mouse droppings

In the march '96 issue of macworld there's a "Viewpoint" reporting on the
progress of the info superhighway.  Privacy and security issues predominate
the text, the primary source of which is larry irving --- "a top
administration adviser on telecommunications."
One issue, "mouse droppings" --- "a trail of every site they visit and for
how long [on the www], was highlighted as an example of existing privacy
regulations falling short of consumer expectations.  Apparently, the
amorphous public is shocked, *SHOCKED* I tell you , to discover that their
service providers are selling the personal preference information to the
highest bidder.  More info in article.
Would some rocket scientist speak to this terrifying mouse droppings issue?


j. ercole <joee@li.net>
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On Wed, 24 Jan 1996, j. ercole wrote:

> In the march '96 issue of macworld there's a "Viewpoint" reporting on the
> progress of the info superhighway.  Privacy and security issues predominate
> the text, the primary source of which is larry irving --- "a top
> administration adviser on telecommunications."

Larry Irving is a deputy secretary at the Commerce Department, and heads 
up the NTIA and NII initiatives. He has a strong  civil rights 
background, and actually uses the net rather than just having some aide 
send him some clippings.

> Larry Irving is a deputy secretary at the Commerce Department, and heads 
> up the NTIA and NII initiatives. He has a strong  civil rights 
> background, and actually uses the net rather than just having some aide 
> send him some clippings. 

Is Mr. Irving one of the people responsible for the recent positive 
statements coming out of Commerce?

On Thu, 25 Jan 1996, Alex Strasheim wrote:

> 
> Is Mr. Irving one of the people responsible for the recent positive 
> statements coming out of Commerce?

In general the whole Commerce team is pretty good on this; their goal in 
life is to help US companies sell stuff; it's State and defense that are 
interested in controlling exports. Ron Brown has a top-notch team, and 
he's one of the best politicans (in the good sense) in the country today, 
and is willing to really fight for the interests of Commence. Of course, 
the downside shows in the ethics questions (sigh)

 Of course, State tends to treat arms sales the way other departments
treat logoes boxes of chocolates, to be given away as parting gifts make
guests feel welcome. F-15Es to the Saudi's? Kind of like giving F-4s to 
the Shah.