CDT Policy Post 2.31 - Join Rep. Eshoo Online, Tues. 9/16, 8:00 EDT

[Bob Palacios]

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   The Center for Democracy and Technology  /____/     Volume 2, Number 31
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      A briefing on public policy issues affecting civil liberties online
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 CDT POLICY POST Volume 2, Number 31                    September 16, 1996

 CONTENTS: (1) Join Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) Live Online
               Tuesday Sept 17, 8:00 pm EDT
           (2) How to Subscribe/Unsubscribe
           (3) About CDT, contacting us

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(1) Join Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) Live Online Tuesday Sept 17, 8:00 pm EDT

Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA) will be live online on Tuesday September
17 at 8:00 pm EDT (5:00 pm PDT) to discuss her efforts bring privacy and
security to the Internet through the reform of US encryption policy.
Eshoo will also take questions from Netizens during the discussion.

Representative Eshoo, who represents the heart of California's Silicon
Valley, is a co-sponsor of HR 3011, the "Security and Freedom through
Encryption (SAFE) Act of 1996", a founding member of the Congressional
Internet Caucus, and a strong advocate for enlightened Internet policies.

Momentum in Congress for real reform of US encryption policy remains
strong. The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on HR
3011 on Wednesday September 25, 1996, and the Senate Commerce Committee is
expected to vote on the Burns/Leahy "Pro-CODE" bill (S. 1726) soon.

DETAILS ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION:

 At 8:00 pm EDT (5:00 pm PDT), point your browser to:

             http://www.hotwired.com/wiredside/

To participate you will need to have RealAudio installed on your computer
(available free at http://www.realaudio.com/). You also need to
be a registered HotWired member (there is no charge for registration -
visit http://www.hotwired.com/ for details).

This forum is the 6th in a series of events organized by the Center for
Democracy and Technology and the Voters Telecommunications Watch with the
purpose of bringing the Internet Community into the debate over critical
Internet policy issues.

For further information, please visit the following sites:

* For Background on the Encryption Issue:

   The Encryption Policy Resource Page:    http://www.crypto.com/
   CDT's Encryption Policy Issues Page:    http://www.cdt.org/crypto/

* For details on Congress and the Internet:

   CDT's Congress and the Net Page   http://www.cdt.org/net_congress/
   Voters Telecommunications Watch:  http://www.vtw.org/
   HotWired's WiredSide Chat:        http://www.hotwired.com/

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(3) ABOUT THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY/CONTACTING US

The Center for Democracy and Technology is a non-profit public interest
organization based in Washington, DC. The Center's mission is to develop
and advocate public policies that advance democratic values and
constitutional civil liberties in new computer and communications
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End Policy Post 2.31                                            9/16/96
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