1996-08-31 - Re: Los Angeles Times article on Helsingius and anon.penet.fi

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From: loki@infonex.com (Lance Cottrell)
To: Declan McCullagh <cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-08-31 23:44:02 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 07:44:02 +0800

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From: loki@infonex.com (Lance Cottrell)
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 07:44:02 +0800
To: Declan McCullagh <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Los Angeles Times article on Helsingius and anon.penet.fi
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At 12:45 PM 8/31/96, Declan McCullagh wrote:
<SNIP>
>Note Esther Dyson's comments:
>
>         "The damage that can be done by anonymity is far bigger" than in
>   any other medium, said Esther Dyson, chairwoman of the Electronic
>   Frontier Foundation. "In the end, you need to be able to get at
>   somebody's identity to enforce accountability, and the question is how
>   do you also enforce freedom of speech and freedom from prosecution for
>   unpopular opinions."
>
<SNIP>

Is this the official EFF position on remailers? This strong anti-remailer
position needs to be retracted or widely publicized.

        -Lance


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