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From: rogue@cellar.UUCP (Rogue Winter)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Prodigy charged with invading users' privacy
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Date: 3 May 91 20:01:30 GMT
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mbrown@testsys.austin.ibm.com (Mark Brown) writes:

> Many People write:
> > I *KNEW* Prodigy was E-vil In-car-nate!
> 
> Well, I've read Bill Seurer's test, here and in comp.risks.
> 
> ....and I'm waiting for the lynch mob to start eating crow.
> 
> Mark Brown
> MAIL: mbrown@testsys.austin.ibm.com OR uunet!testsys.austin.ibm.com!mbrown
> 		Which came first: The Chicken or the Legba?
>       DISCLAIMER: Any personal opinions stated here are just that.


I hate to sully Bill Seurer's reputation, but I am awaiting a second, 
independent, confirmation of his tests.  Mr. Seurer seems like a decent and 
competent person, but the fact that he works for IBM presents a potential 
conflict of interest.

Rogue Winter       | "The truth knocks on the door and you say, 
rogue@cellar.uucp  | "Go away, I'm looking for the truth," and so
uunet!cellar!rogue | it goes away.  Puzzling."
Cellar 215/3369503 |  -Robert Pirsig (quoted in Zen_To_Go, Jon Winokur)