From: Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 18:34:27 +0800
To: "Declan B. McCullagh" <declan+@CMU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Remailer Operator Liability? [NOISY RESPONSE]
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>> distributed to a minor who was using a nym. I think pressure on anonymous
>> remailers is going to increase as various groups complain that the paw
>> innocent widdle kiddies are "vulnerable to corruption"(or some bullshit like
>> that) because their age can be hidden. Read the decision. The CDA _may_ be
>
>This is true. Yesterday evening I interviewed the director of
>enforcement for a TLA here in DC. He expressed his concern about
>anonymous remailers and anonymity online. (More on this later.)
>
>The word here in DC is "accountability."

You can always attract government officials by offerering them
other bureauspeakisms, like "plausible deniability" and
"convenient leak mechanisms for 'reputable sources'".

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