From: Adamsc@io-online.com (Adamsc)
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 14:27:58 +0800
To: "loki@infonex.com>
Subject: Re: Los Angeles Times article on Helsingius and anon.penet.fi
Message-ID: <19960901041425937.AAA191@IO-ONLINE.COM>
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On Sat, 31 Aug 1996 14:54:37 -0700, Lance Cottrell wrote:

>>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.

I doubt they'd publicize it; it'd probably cost them a *lot* of supporters.


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