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Subject: Information Control
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Date: 20 Mar 91 23:42:23 GMT
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In-reply-to: woolf@isi.edu's message of 20 Mar 91 17:25:16 GMT

In article <17230@venera.isi.edu> woolf@isi.edu (Suzanne Woolf) writes:

   I'm generally uncomfortable with suggesting "more laws" as an
   answer to anything, but what would people want to see in a
   "Propagation of Private Information" law? What should the
   principles behind it be?  We have specific laws that cover specific
   types of information (e.g. credit); how, and to what, should they
   be extended?

I would not want to see a law such as this.  I don't want to see
George Orwell's world become reality.  A law such as this will require
the information police to enforce it.  When I have a conversation with
someone, I don't want to have to worry about what I can and can not do
with the information they give me.  The simplest solution is to take
responsibility for your own privacy.  Become informed.  Don't rely on
government to cover your ass.  Use the free flow of information to
your advantage by finding out which companies will help you to protect
your privacy.

Daniel Guilderson
ryan@cs.umb.edu