From jwarren@well.sf.ca.us Tue Feb 22 15:47:25 1994 Received: from well.sf.ca.us (jwarren@well.sf.ca.us [198.93.4.10]) by eff.org (8.6.4/8.6.4) with ESMTP id PAA28645; Tue, 22 Feb 1994 15:47:23 -0500 Received: from localhost (jwarren@localhost) by well.sf.ca.us (8.6.5/8.6.5) id KAA10491; Tue, 22 Feb 1994 10:51:33 -0800 Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 10:51:33 -0800 From: Jim Warren Message-Id: <199402221851.KAA10491@well.sf.ca.us> To: jwarren@well.sf.ca.us Subject: GovAccess.020: crypto hearings; state telecom; regional NII; PUBPOL-L Status: RO Feb.22, 1994 "The revolution will not be televised, but the proceedings will be available online." -- Art McGee I have received a request that I discontinue this "quote pablum." They're brief pablum, but I can terminate 'em if that's the dominant preference. But, until I see more ug's than ahhh's, I'll continue them. The complainant also asked, > Is this really the best your readers can come up with? [he offered none] Well?? [consider his gauntlet herewith thrown] :-) --jim %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ONLINE OPPOSITION ESCALATING AGAINST ADMINISTRATION'S PERVERTED-PRIVACY PLANS [Within two weeks, CPSR gathered more than 10,000 co-signatores, online, to their petition asking the President to halt administration efforts to guarantee that U.S. voice and data electronic communications will be less secure than is trivially possible with globally-published cryptography (see GovAccess.015). In somewhat over a week, EFF received more than 2,250 online messages supporting Rep. Cantwell's HR3627 that would force reality into U.S. export prohibitions on world-known crypto software (GovAccess.018).] --- [from EFF's Exec.Dir.] ... help us call for Congressional hearings on Clipper by writing to Senator Patrick Leahy c/o leahy@eff.org. As we have previously reported, the Clinton Administration has announced that it plans to proceed on every front to make the Clipper Chip encryption scheme a national standard and to discourage the development and sale of alternative powerful encryption technologies. If the government succeeds in this effort, the resulting blow to individual freedom and privacy could be immeasurable. So far, the government has resisted requests that it explain its policy. When the Presidential Decision Directive calling for Clipper deployment first appeared last spring, the Administration promised a report that re-evaluated cryptography and privacy policy in light of technological changes, the coming of the National Information Infrastructure, and the end of the Cold War. The Administration also made a commitment to meaningful public dialog before taking any major action on escrow deployment or new legislation. Yet in spite of the efforts of EFF, CPSR, ACLU, and other groups to provide extensive input to the Administration, the promised policy report never arrived, and the Administration has now said there will be no report after all. This failure of public accountability makes Congressional hearings an absolute necessity. There are individuals in Congress willing to look into the Clipper proposal and related policies--if they hear from you. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), who chairs one of the key committees responsible for these issues, has asked for comments and concerns about the viability of the Clipper initiative. Here's where we need your help. *Please write Senator Leahy at leahy@eff.org and ask that the Senate hold hearings about Clipper.* Senate hearings may be the only means of ensuring public feedback about Clipper, and, just as important, they may be the only means of forcing the Administration to explain its Clipper policy. Please express your concerns about the United States' Clipper policy and cryptographic policy in general. Your letters in support of hearings will be printed out and delivered to the senator. Our fight to keep national encryption policy out in the open--and to continue allowing individuals to use encryption to ensure their own privacy--has only just begun. In the coming weeks and months, we will be working to give you more ways to make your voice heard on these vital public issues. ... --Jerry Berman, Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) *- See ftp://ftp.eff.org/pub/EFF/Policy/Clipper/ for more information on the Clipper/Skipjack key escrow scheme. [And, email supporting H.R. 3627 to relax export restrictions on published encryption techniques can be sent to cantwell@eff.org with "I support H.R. 3627" as Subject. They'll be delivered to Rep. Cantwell.] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% RESOURCE AVAILABLE: SELECTED 1993 STATE TELECOM LEGISLATION From nii_agenda-approval@world.std.com Tue Feb 1 20:17:19 1994 From: Burck Smith A list of SELECTED 1993 STATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION, compiled by the Center for Policy Alternatives, is available on the gopher CCN-THE CENTER FOR CIVIC NETWORKING (which can be found on the list of all gophers in the world). This information is also available by anonymous ftp from world.std.com:/ftp/amo/civicnet We will be keeping this information updated on a regular basis. BROUGHT TO YOU BY: The Center for Policy Alternatives and the Center for Civic Networking have entered into a collaborative agreement to promote public interest telecommunications policy at the local, state and national levels. We will stress the necessity of providing access to the information infrastructure to all elements of society, and the need to promote and support local networking initiatives. The Center for Policy Alternatives is a non-profit policy center for leaders in the fifty states. Policy Alternatives serves as a resource for progressive information and a catalyst for action on a wide range of economic, social and environmental policy issues. We provide innovative and practical policy options, direct state assistance and a leadership forum where a rich diversity of people and ideas come together. For more information or comments, contact Burck Smith; v: (202) 387 6030; fax(202) 986 2539; email: cfpa@cap.gwu.edu The Center for Civic Networking is a non-profit organization that promotes public benefits of the global information infrastructure that is emerging from today's Internet and the convergence of the telephone, cable and computer industries. The Center is the organization in the United States that serves civic networking practitioners and promotes policies, products and services that can support the sustainable development of local economies and communities in the 21st century. For more information, contact Richard Civille; e-mail: rciville@civicnet.org %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% NII LIST: NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE REGIONAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT niiregional-l to subscribe, mail to : majordomo@rain.org in the message, type: subscribe niiregional-l (no name necessary) messages to the list go to: niiregional-l@rain.org The National Information Center for Regional NII Project Devemlopment is a clearinghouse for information exchange relevant to Regional networking activities that focus on constructing locally-responsive onramps to the National Information Superhighway. These model onramps will not only open Cities and multiple County Regions to the NII, they will also be bi-directional - in that they will establish themselves as unique destinations on the NII (as FTP sites and Virtual Reference/Information Centers). City and County government, Community Network, School district, nonprofit, business and industry Network developers and Internet users will be able to share experiences and resources through this list. The NIIRegional list allows peer-to-peer discussion for question and answer postings. Topics include: technology issues, community organization techniques, information provider recommendations, user training and education methods, information acquisition techniques and national NII related news issues. The NIIRegional list is sponsored by the Santa Barbara Regional Access Information Network (S.B. RAIN) - send comments, ideas for the development of an NII Regional Network Archive FTP site to Timothy Tyndall, Director, RAIN Network - rain@rain.org %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% PUBPOL-L: PUBLIC-POLICY DISCUSSION-LIST BEGAN LAST SUMMER From: Steven L Clift Sat Jul 3 16:15:16 1993 Sender: NEW-LIST - New List Announcements PUBPOL-L on LISTSERV@VM1.SPCS.UMN.EDU Public Policy Network or LISTSERV@UMINN1.BITNET PUBPOL-L is an electronic forum for graduate students, professionals, faculty, and staff in the fields of public policy, public administration, planning, and other related areas. Substantial areas of discussion will include current public policy issues, events and conferences, research, teaching, curriculum and courses, employment and career opportunities, activities of public policy practitioners, use of electronic communication in the public sector, and other topics of interest. 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Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Telephone: (612)625-9505 [This list *does* have a strongly-academic style and content. --jim] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Mo' as it Is. --jim Jim Warren, columnist for MicroTimes, Government Technology, BoardWatch, etc. 345 Swett Rd., Woodside CA 94062; voice/415-851-7075; fax/415-851-2814 >> To join the GovAccess list, email a request to jwarren@well.sf.ca.us .<< >> Permission herewith granted for unlimited reposting and recirculation.<<