[12677] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Re: Personal attacks are no substitute for logical consistency
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stanton McCandlish)
Thu May 26 01:51:20 1994
From: Stanton McCandlish <mech@eff.org>
To: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 15:50:50 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: djw@eff.org, karl@mcs.com, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <m0q6Oss-000BcKC@mercury.mcs.com> from "Karl Denninger" at May 25, 94 02:44:58 pm
> > I believe Mr. Weitzner referred to this endless, pointless qualities
> > of this so-called discussion, not the principles and bases behind them.
>
> Indeed. He and I have repeatedly asked for simple, yes or no answers to
> policy questions. We have not received them. You and yours have
> perpetuated the pointless qualities rather than choosing to shed light on
> the policy <facts> of your organization.
You have receive reams of answers. Some of them may not be yes or no, but
that's just to bad. These are not binary issues, they are greyscales.
--
Stanton McCandlish * mech@eff.org * Electronic Frontier Found. OnlineActivist
"In a Time/CNN poll of 1,000 Americans conducted last week by Yankelovich
Partners, two-thirds said it was more important to protect the privacy of
phone calls than to preserve the ability of police to conduct wiretaps.
When informed about the Clipper Chip, 80% said they opposed it."
- Philip Elmer-Dewitt, "Who Should Keep the Keys", TIME, Mar. 14 1994
