[thelist] "Anonymous web-surfing should be a criminal offense"

I think this may be a case of one individual 'going off the meds' -- it
doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

- amanda

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> [mailto:thelist-admin@lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Wolfgang Bromberger
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 10:59 AM
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> Subject: [thelist] "Anonymous web-surfing should be a criminal offense"
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>
> "Anonymous web-surfing should be a criminal offense"
>
> A Dutch Member of Parliament, Oussama Cherribi, who formerly opposed
> Scientology by posting its copyrighted documents on his  website, came out
> against anonymity on the net. Without anonymity, the materials that
> elevated Scientology from a mere wealthy "religious" cult to a butt of
> net.scorn never would have  come to light -- let alone into Cherribi's
> hands. His outburst was provoked by an announcement by  XS4ALL, the
> venerable Dutch ISP with roots in the  "Hacktic" techno-anarchist
> collective, that it would participate in Zero Knowledge Systems'  Freedom
> Network, a new  client-server network for obscuring the activities and
> identities of netizens as they go about their net.business.
> The Dutch e-zine _Webwereld_ quoted him as saying, "Anonymous web surfing
> should be a criminal offense, and unlimited anonymity should
> become a penal
> offense." The predictable  justification: "It is a matter of the security
> of the state." We expect many more "official"  reactions of this kind to
> Freedom; but, given the spotty track record of hysterical law-and-order
> fanatics, we won't regard their criticisms as authoritative
> recommendations
> that  Freedom really is as good as we would like.
>
> [..]
> from
> Bitbucket			07.01.2000
> Bits And Blips From Around The Net
>
> isn't there just a similiar campaign in Clinton-land?
> Computer warfare under space agency?
>
> oh, how I hate those "we have to protect you from your freedom"
> talkers..
>
> anyone heard about NZ and the Echelon station there?
>
> sorry for ranting,
> no tip at the moment at hand
> .wolf
>
>
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