[11130] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Re[2]: "Fed **deal** may speed
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl Denninger)
Tue Mar 22 07:42:10 1994
From: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
To: steve@nsf.gov (Stephen Wolff)
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 1994 01:18:13 -0600 (CST)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.07.9403211158.J3941-b100000@mon.cise.nsf.gov> from "Stephen Wolff" at Mar 21, 94 11:09:58 am
> On Fri, 11 Mar 1994, Martin L. Schoffstall wrote:
> > .
> > On another baselin issue, the NSF and its contractors have wiretapped
> > information out of the NSFNet for years, fundamentally ignoring the
> > complaints of many organizations. ...
> > .
>
> You should define what you mean by "wiretap," and exactly whom you are
> accusing of patently illegal activity.
>
> Neither NSF nor its awardees examine the contents of email or other
> communications on the NSFNET. Network-level statistics from IP headers
> are collected for engineering purposes.....
>
> The data collection by NSFNET grantees is consistent with sound
> engineering practice, and I fail to see that anyone's privacy is
> threatened.
To whom is that data released? Is it avaialble on request to anyone and
everyone, or is it held closely by any particular organization?
"If I be paying for it (and I am thorugh tax dolars) I would like to know
how it breaks down".
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