Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 12:54:54 -0700 Subject: GovAccess.064: we're incompetent; net-literate rep; Palo Alto civicnet APPARENTLY FEDS THINK CITIZENS ARE TOO DUMB TO JUDGE FOR OURSELVES [I wonder if Alderidge Ames worked for the FBI before, or after, the CIA? Essentially, this *is* an *ACTION ALERT* against a federal mandate that our homes and businesses be forced to be "wiretap-ready" - ready for abuse by any Richard Nixon or J. Edgar Hoover who's willing to exercise their authority and incumbancy. Speak up *NOW*! - or plan to speak *very* "correctly" in the future. --jim] === From washofc!banisar@uu5.psi.com Mon Sep 26 14:55:50 1994 Organization: Electronic Privacy Information Center From: Dave Banisar The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is asking a federal judge to delay for five years a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking disclosure of documents the Bureau has cited in support of the FBI Wiretap Bill now pending in Congress. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is fighting for the public release of two surveys conducted by the FBI on alleged "technical problems" that hamper wiretapping. FBI Director Louis Freeh has cited these surveys in Congressional testimony in support of H.R. 4922 and S. 2375, legislation that would require the re-design of the nation's telecommunications infrastructure to facilitate electronic surveillance. The FBI is pushing for quick enactment of the legislation in the waning days of the current session of Congress. The bill has been slowed, however, by strong grassroots opposition coordinated by EPIC, Voters Telecomm Watch and other organizations. According to David Sobel, EPIC's legal counsel, "it's ironic that the FBI is asking Congress to move quickly on this legislation at the same time that it is seeking to delay the release of relevant documentation until 1999." A hearing on the FBI's delay request will be held in federal court in Washington, DC, on September 29. The Senate Judiciary Committee may be holding a markup on the bill on Wed, September 28. Please call or fax the Judiciary Committee and express your concerns at 202-224-5225 (voice), (202) 224-9516 (fax) For more information about the FBI Wiretap Bill, check the Voters Telecomm Watch (VTW) gopher site (gopher.panix.com) or send e- mail to . ------------------------------ SILICON VALLEY MAJOR-PARTY CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE KNOWS THE ISSUES !! From Bmbrink@aol.com Wed Sep 28 12:42:24 1994 Sender: "Bmbrink" --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Freedom and Technology Date: 94-09-22 15:51:06 EDT From: Bmbrink To: bmbrink@netcom.com CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS MUST REMAIN INVARIANT, REGARDLESS OF TECHNOLOGY World renowned constitutional scholar, Harvard Prof. Laurence Tribe, felt that this nation's constitutional freedoms are so endangered that he proposed a Constitutional Amendment [First Computers, Freedom & Privacy Conference, March 26, 1991]: "This Constitution's protections for the freedoms of speech, press, petition, and assembly, and its protections against unreasonable searches and seizures and the deprivation of life, liberty or property without due process of law shall be construed as fully applicable without regard to the technological method or medium through which information content is generated, stored, altered, transmitted or controlled." PRIVACY MUST BE PROTECTED * Electronic speech is threatened with surveillance and censorship. * Electronic press is often refused access to computerized public records. * Electronic assembly is increasingly threatened with government monitoring. * Privately-owned computer systems and bulletin-board systems (BBS) that served as electronic post offices for hundreds of thousands of citizens have been seized and searched, and sometimes destroyed or converted to government use without any trial, prosecution, conviction or just compensation. * The administration seeks to require costly additions to the public and private telecommunications systems throughout this nation exclusively for the purpose of allowing government to perform covert eavesdropping anywhere, by a few keystrokes in Washington. Eavesdropping could be performed when authorized by law, including not just court-issued search warrants, but all the other possible authorizations that may be classified or secret. * Numerous government agencies are collecting personal information about citizens demanded under penalty of law, and are then selling it to private users without the knowledge or consent of those citizens. If I am elected, I will (1) seek suggestions via the nets for legislation to address these threats, (2) utilize the nets to seek public review of *all* draft legislation that I consider introducing, and (3) use all of the resources at my disposal to personally assure their prompt implementation. [Yes, I have met with him several times on these matters and am very impressed. Among other things, he's been online for at least several years, has been a principal in numerous high-tech startups, has a Stanford Ph.D. in Operations Research and a Harvard MBA. In comparision, his opponent (a one- term incumbant) - whom I've known for ten years - completed junior college and has no significant work-experience outside of party politics. --jim] ------------------------------ PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, COMMUNITY NETWORKING LIST-SERVER [FYI: When I subscribed to the listserv, I received this message. --jim] From Majordomo-Owner@svi.org Wed Sep 28 16:55:19 1994 From: Majordomo@svi.org -- Welcome to the pa-comnet mailing list! ... Here's the general information for the list you've subscribed to, in case you don't already have it: Welcome to Palo Alto Community Networking mailing list service This service allows us to discuss issues connected with Community Computer Networking in Palo Alto through e-mail. All e-mail addressed to PA-COMNET@svi.org will be broadcast to you and to the rest of the subscription list. 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