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From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Idea for VERY IMPORTANT legislation
Message-ID: <1991Jun16.034908.13708@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 16 Jun 91 03:49:08 GMT
References: <1991Jun11.184820.21733@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <1991Jun15.060651.28547@looking.on.ca>
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In article <1991Jun15.060651.28547@looking.on.ca> brad@looking.on.ca (Brad Templeton) writes:
>Make it illegal for the government to track the activities of people
>based on their (financial) interactions with the network?  Yes, this
>is a good idea.
>
>Make it illegal for other people to do this?  Bad idea.  Instead you
>should make sure that you don't do business with people who don't agree
>to keep this information confidential.  Database police are not needed.
>-- 
>Brad Templeton, ClariNet Communications Corp. -- Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473


Brad's advice, while commendably idealistic, is sort of like advising
a cattle farmer not to do business with a rustler.  "Badges?  We don't
need no stinking badges!" 

Bob Jacobson
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