Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!menudo.uh.edu!nuchat!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Lotus Marketplace Keywords: CD-Rom consumer database,privacy Message-ID: Date: 19 Nov 90 15:11:24 GMT References: <48514@cornell.UUCP> <4960@rsiatl.UUCP> <1990Nov18.224340.3041@agate.berkeley.edu> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 17 In article <1990Nov18.224340.3041@agate.berkeley.edu> larry@belch.Berkeley.EDU (Larry Foard) writes: > I think in general laws restricting publicly available information will be > counter productive. I agree (surprised?). I'm just glad that someone mentioned this online so I can go about protecting myself. > It would make much more sense if companys providing this type of information > where held liable for any damages resulting from failing to correct misleading > information. Agreed. It's like seatbelts: insurance companies got seatbelt laws passed by threatening to raise their premiums if they weren't. A better solution would have been to impose a higher deductible if your injuries could have been prevented by wearing a seatbelt. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. 'U` peter@ferranti.com