AAAS Anonymity Project

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Subject:      AAAS Anonymity Project
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     The Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law Program of the
     American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is
     conducting an on-line survey to learn more about the uses of anonymity
     and pseudonymity on the Internet.  The survey, together with a series
     of focus group meetings and an invitational conference, is part of a
     project being funded by the National Science Foundation.  The project
     will generate a set of criteria describing the contexts in which
     anonymous and pseudonymous communications are desirable, permissible,
     or undesirable, and a set of guidelines for the use of anonymous and
     pseudonymous communications in those situations where their use is to
     be encouraged or at least tolerated.  Please visit the Project website
     to learn more about this timely project and tell us about your
     experiences with anonymity or pseudonymity:
     http://www.aaas.org/spp/anon.

     Founded in 1848, the AAAS is a nonprofit scientific society dedicated
     to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence, and to
     the public's understanding of science and technology.  AAAS is the
     world's largest federation of scientific and engineering societies,
     with nearly 300 affiliates.  In addition, AAAS has a membership of
     more than 143,000 scientists, engineers, science educators,
     policymakers, and interested citizens dedicated to scientific and
     technological progress in service to society.  AAAS is the publisher
     of the prestigious, peer-reviewed, weekly journal, SCIENCE.

     Project on Anonymous Communications on the Internet
     Directorate for Science & Policy Programs
     American Association for the Advancement of Science
     1200 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20005
     Tel: 202 326 6600 Fax: 202 289 4950
     E-mail: anonspp@aaas.org
     URL: http://www.aaas.org/spp/anon

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On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Robert Hettinga wrote:

>      The Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law Program of the
>      American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is
>      conducting an on-line survey to learn more about the uses of anonymity
>      and pseudonymity on the Internet.  The survey, together with a series
>      of focus group meetings and an invitational conference, is part of a
>      project being funded by the National Science Foundation.  The project
>      will generate a set of criteria describing the contexts in which
>      anonymous and pseudonymous communications are desirable, permissible,
>      or undesirable, and a set of guidelines for the use of anonymous and
	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Sounds like an attempt at furthering legislation to curtail our freedoms.
I say stay the hell away from this.  It smells of evil TLA's.


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On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Ray Arachelian wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Robert Hettinga wrote:

[...]

> >      anonymous and pseudonymous communications are desirable, permissible,
> >      or undesirable, and a set of guidelines for the use of anonymous and
> 	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Sounds like an attempt at furthering legislation to curtail our freedoms.
> I say stay the hell away from this.  It smells of evil TLA's.

OTOH if no-one is perpeard to speak up in such formums to defend our
freedom then it will be all the more easy for them to legistrate.  "We did
this study and no-one gave us a good reson for the remailers to
exist. Therefor we should have all the remailers such down and there
owners shot."

Please excuse my spelling as I suffer from agraphia see the url in my header. 
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Save the ABC Is $0.08 per day too much to pay?  ex-net.scum and prouud     
I'm sorry but I just don't consider 'because its yucky' a convincing argument