From: "Mark M." <markm@voicenet.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 13:41:05 -0800 (PST)
To: Sergey Goldgaber <sergey@el.net>
Subject: Re: Subject: Anonymous Nymserver: anon.nymserver.com
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On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, Sergey Goldgaber wrote:

> On 12 Mar 1997, Pez Dispenser wrote:
> 
> -> Think before you write. I suppose paranoia about terrorist threats
> -> is in the cypherpunk spirit? Perhaps paranoia about those evil criminals
> -> with the big guns coming and hurting us? Gosh, I'm a cypherpunk, I need
> -> to be paranoid about these things! Let's give up all our rights so the
> -> government can protect us!
> 
> Obviously, government intervention is not always the best solution.
> However, stepping up security is in the cypherpunk spirit.

Indeed.  There seems to be a frequent misconception that security == government
intrustion.  Security provides solutions that can be voluntarily accepted or
rejected and which exist to specifically thwart attacks on a system.
Government intrustion provides solutions that benefit government agencies and
not non-LEA types.  Comparing the constant releases of security advisories and
patches to knee-jerk legislation just doesn't work.  As for the point about
"evil criminals with big guns", the libertarian/cypherpunk solution to such a
problem would be to carry a bigger gun and not prohibit the ownership of guns.

> 
> And save the patronising tone.
> 
> 
>  ............................................................................
>  . Sergey Goldgaber <sergey@el.net>      System Administrator        el Net .
>  ............................................................................
>  .   To him who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say   .
>  .                                                      - Bertholt Brecht   .
>  ............................................................................
> 
> 
> 


Mark
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