Re: FTC online workshop on privacy

It's unsurprising that some of the same groups backing the CDA are
backing this, since they used danger to children as an excuse for it. (A
rather transparent one, given the actions vs Compuserve). I am disappointed in
EPIC for cooperating with them.

From:	IN%"declan+@CMU.EDU"  "Declan B. McCullagh" 22-MAY-1996 17:46:10.71

>Excerpts from internet.cypherpunks: 22-May-96 Re: FTC online workshop on
>.. by Declan McCullagh@CMU.EDU 
>> The legislation being introduced at 10:30 am will restrict selling
>> mailing lists with childrens' names and other identifying info on them,
>> including email lists. Another attempt to regulate the net, or a good
>> thing?

>Whoops. I should have said the press conference happened at 10:30 am.
>The bill will be introduced in both houses later this  week.

>Interesting press conference. Enough is Enough! took quite a bit of time
>to rant about the dangers of the Internet. Pedophiles, chat rooms,
>illegal pornography.

>You get the idea.

	Quite.
	-Allen

Excerpts from cypherpunks: 22-May-96 Re: FTC online workshop on .. by
"E. ALLEN SMITH"@ocelot. 
>         It's unsurprising that some of the same groups backing the CDA are
> backing this, since they used danger to children as an excuse for it. (A
> rather transparent one, given the actions vs Compuserve). I am
disappointed in
>  
> EPIC for cooperating with them.

You shouldn't be, and I should have been more clear. There is a broad
coalition of groups supporting this legislation, including (from memory)
the Kids off Lists! project, Center for Media Education, and Consumer
Federation of America.

I'm putting together a writeup of the press conference today and the
language of the bill. More on this later tonight.

-Declan