[81730] in Cypherpunks
Re: There's no general right to privacy -- get over it, from Netly
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Barber)
Fri Jun 13 12:31:22 1997
From: Jeff Barber <jeffb@issl.atl.hp.com>
To: declan@pathfinder.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 11:50:24 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: ravage@EINSTEIN.ssz.com, cypherpunks@EINSTEIN.ssz.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970613105505.13113D-100000@cp.pathfinder.com> from "Declan McCullagh" at Jun 13, 97 10:56:11 am
Reply-To: Jeff Barber <jeffb@issl.atl.hp.com>
Declan McCullagh writes:
>
> I suspect the scare about privacy has led to muddled thinking.
I agreed with the point of your article, though you might have been
more careful when uttering the magic word "right".
> I'm surprised not to hear more from other folks here: my position is one
> cypherpunks have advocated for years -- controlling what data flow from my
> computer is my responsibility.
I completely agree with your position. I assumed the lack of reaction
was simply because you're preaching to the choir here.
-- Jeff
