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From: scratch@hpb.cis.pitt.edu (Steven J. Owens)
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Subject: Re: A second look at Lotus Marketplace: Households
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Date: 12 Jun 91 05:49:06 GMT
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In article <1991Jun03.075217.26914@rfengr.com> rfarris@rfengr.com (Rick Farris) writes:
>In article <42889@cup.portal.com> ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) writes:
>
>> The result is going to be that the data will come out on CD-ROM, but in
>> a form that is much more objectionable than Marketplace:Households was. 
>> The way to fight this kind of database is to get Congress to act, not
>> to get the most responsible and concerned provider of such data to
>> leave the field, leaving it open to other less concerned companies.
>
>Uhhhh.  So are you claiming that if Lotus had stayed in the
>business, these other sleazes wouldn't have gotten involved?
>Think again, bub. 

	No, I think what he's claiming is that it's better to have a
single, large target that's sensitive to consumer attacks (i.e. Lotus)
than many small rhino-hided targets who couldn't care less.  Makes some
sense, but how much? (not taking sides here, trying to clarify what 
looks like a misperception).

Steven J. Owens
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