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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (30879)10/4/2001 2:11:19 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
I don't see any reason I should have to expose my identity. What's in it for me? I hate spam and junk mail, but are you ready to surrender your privacy as a result of terrorism? I'm not. That was an interesting read.

Maybe we should limit free speech because I'm sure the terrorists used words for their plans. While I hate spam, I'm not ready to surrender my liberties to end it. The ISPs could end spamming if they wanted to. Is there any reason why someone needs 20 or 30 identical names and send out 1000's of emails? Probably not. It's one thing for the ISPs to restrict it and quite another for the government to do it. That's what email filters are for.



To: Lane3 who wrote (30879)10/4/2001 2:24:16 PM
From: Poet  Respond to of 82486
 
Nice essay by Mossberg. And he makes a good point about the security violations of "marketers and hucksters who flourish in cyberspace" being as dangerous to privacy as government.

I do wonder how the internet will change in the aftermath of all this. Will anonymity be impossible? Should it be?


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