Computer underground Digest Sun Mar 12, 1995 Volume 7 : Issue 20
ISSN 1004-042X
Editors: Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer (TK0JUT2@NIU.BITNET)
Archivist: Brendan Kehoe
Semi-retiring Shadow Archivist: Stanton McCandlish
Correspondent Extra-ordinaire: David Smith
Shadow-Archivists: Dan Carosone / Paul Southworth
Ralph Sims / Jyrki Kuoppala
Ian Dickinson
Monster Editor: Loch Nesshrdlu
CONTENTS, #7.20 (Sun, Mar 12, 1995)
File 1--NPTN 1995 Annual Meeting (fwd)
File 2--GII Free Expression Letter
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Date: Sun, 22 Jan 1995 11:06:37 -0600 (CST)
From: David Smith <bladex@BGA.COM>
Subject: File 1--NPTN 1995 Annual Meeting (fwd)
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Date--Fri, 20 Jan 1995 14:49:17 -0500 (EST)
From--Peter F. Harter <pfh@nptn.org>
<REPOST FREELY AND WIDELY IN ITS ENTIRETY>
NPTN's Annual Affiliate & Organizing Committee Meeting -- 1995:
An International Free-Net Community Computing Conference
MAY 17-20, 1995
In The Valley of the Sun at Arizona State University,
Computing Commons Building, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A.
Sponsored By:
The National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN)
Arizona Telecommunication Community (AzTeC) Computing
Arizona State Public Information Network (ASPIN)
1. The Annual Meeting:
NPTN is proud to announce the preliminary details for the Annual Affiliate
and Organizing Committee Meeting. AzTeC, NPTN's first Free-Net Affiliate
in Arizona, is playing host with Arizona State University at their tremendous
Computing Commons facility. This announcement is preliminary in scope but
all details of place and time are set. Registration forms and detailed
travel and entertainment information will be forthcoming.
The purpose of this announcement is to alert the Free-Net community and its
friends and interested parties of what promises to be a watershed event.
1994 was an exciting year for Free-Nets in terms of growth and issues.
1995 promises to be even more critical as the medium we work and play in
changes around us.
Free-Net community computing systems lead the community networking movement;
however, many issues and potential problems demand comprehensive review and
discussion. Without a convergence of ideas and thinking, progress and
future growth will be difficult. Hence the Annual Meeting will be a
working meeting involving the direct participation of folks from Free-Net
Affiliates, Organizing Committees, and special guest experts. (Please see
the call for participation and topic suggestions below.)
It is not a conference where speakers pontificate about how things can be
or should be. Instead, the structure and strategy focuses on enlisting the
creativity, energy, and leadership of members of the Free-Net family
itself. While the Annual Meeting will be an open meeting (e.g., users,
companies, institutions, other community computer systems), priority will
be given to NPTN Affiliates and Organizing Committees.
Work product and resolution of issues is key; however, fun is in the mix:
High profile speakers will be featured in the evenings; information
describing entertainment options will made available so that one can take
in Arizona before and or after the Annual Meeting.
New information is integrated into the Annual Meeting: A vendor array area
will be available for attendees to peruse and sample. Vendors will come
from a wide variety of nonprofit and commercial areas.
2. The Preliminary Agenda:
Since the Annual Meeting focuses on hitting hard issues head on, a structure
has been devised. This structure aims to provide a robust exchange of
information and discussion by all in attendance by breaking down issues
into topic tracks, numbered in no particularly order or importance below.
These track numbers correspond to the panels and work groups in the
following proposed agenda. Since it is a proposed agenda, however, it is
subject to change based upon ideas submitted during the call for
participation phase (see below).
Topic Tracks:
# 1 - Legal
# 2 - Funding
# 3 - Content
# 4 - Management
# 5 - Technical
Daily Schedule:
<PLEASE NOTE: This is a draft agenda and will be modified as suggestions
are made by participants and attendees so that the Annual Meeting will
fulfill the interests of Affiliates and Organizing Committees.>
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1995: "Registration & Settling In"
2-8pm Registration materials, refreshments at the Computing Commons.
6-10pm Dinner in "Old Town" Tempe: Folks can enjoy the diverse cuisine
offered in this fine town, engage in "birds of a feather" groups
at local watering holes, and meet those folks behind the e-mail.
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1995: "State of the Network & Opportunities Ahead"
7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
-- Time to check e-mail at the electronic cafe of free computer
terminals, to check out the vendor array, to continue some of
those conversations from last night over some coffee, fresh
fruit, juice, bagels and other fare.
8:30-8:40 Welcoming Remarks -- Peter Harter (NPTN), Joe Askins (AzTeC),
and Skip Brand (ASPIN)
8:40-9:00 State of the Free-Net Network Address -- Dr. Thomas Grundner
(NPTN)
9:00-10:30 Panel I: "Concepts of a Free-Net"
* Moderator - leads panel through a dialogue and facilitates Q&A
* Five panelists present and then lead work groups in the
afternoon.
# 1 - Competition with private industry.
# 2 - Fees and types of fee based revenue streams.
# 3 - Local Content: Local people and institutions using and
developing Local information resources to fulfill Local
information needs under Local governance and
participation.
# 4 - Defining a Free-Net that is manageable and
sustainable.
# 5 - The Rural Information Network: Advances in hardware,
software and communications technologies that make
starting and operating a Free-Net easier and more
effective.
10:30-11:00 Refreshment Break (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
11:00-12:30 Panel II: "Laws and Liabilities of Electronic Communities"
* Moderator --
* Five panelists --
# 1 - Insurance issues, needs, and packages.
# 2 - Advertising / Information Providers.
# 3 - Copyright Infringement.
# 4 - Acceptable Use Policies and User Registration Contracts.
# 5 - Security Issues and Contingency Plans.
12:30-1:30 Boxed Lunch (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons) Take your
lunch with you to enjoy the breezes along the walks lined with
palm trees or up to the plaza gazing over campus to relax and
take in the sunshine.
1:30-3:00 Panel I Work Groups: Break out into discussion groups led by
topic track panelists; policy development and production of
summary reports.
3:00-3:30 Refreshment Break (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
3:30-5:00 Panel II Work Groups: Break out into discussion groups led by
topic track panelists; policy development and production of
summary reports.
5:00-6:00 Break: Visit the electronic cafe to do e-mail, the vendor array
in the Kaleidoscope Room, talk a walk around campus and town,
help your work group chair put together his summary report and
submit it electronically, or take a swim at your hotel.
6:00-7:00 Happy Hour
7:00-9:00 Banquet Dinner & Pizzazz Speaker either live or via CU-See-Me
with Q&A.
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1995
7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
-- Time to check e-mail at the electronic cafe of free computer
terminals, to check out the vendor array, to continue some of
those conversations from last night over some coffee, fresh
fruit, juice, bagels and other fare.
8:30-9:00 International Issues in Community Computing -- TBA
9:00-10:30 Panel III: "Economics & Sustainability Structures"
* Moderator --
* Five panelists --
# 1 - 501(c)(3): Revenue Streams and Funding Sources.
# 2 - New Business Model for Free-Nets.
# 3 - Content as a revenue stream.
# 4 - Financial planning and purchasing strategies.
# 5 - Configuration and scaling up to meet demand: scalable
dialup versus network access.
10:30-11:00 Refreshment Break (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
11:00-12:30 Panel IV: "Global Gateway: Paths Forward"
* Moderator --
* Five panelists --
# 1 - Transborder, regional, and cross-industry Partnerships
or
Access Issues As Seen From Afar
# 2 - NTIA's TIIAP 1995 and other grants in building the GII
# 3 - WWW and linking Tempe to Timbuktu
# 4 - Agile Business Practices in an international medium
# 5 - Platform and system standardization? Solutions toward
seamless operation of a decentralized network of
disparate community computer systems.
12:30-1:30 Boxed Lunch (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons) Take your
lunch with you to enjoy the breezes along the walks lined with
palm trees or up to the plaza gazing over campus to relax and
take in the sunshine.
1:30-3:00 Panel III Work Groups: Break out into discussion groups led by
topic track panelists; policy development and production of
summary reports.
3:00-3:30 Refreshment Break (Kaleidoscope Room & Computing Commons)
3:30-5:00 Panel IV Work Groups: Break out into discussion groups led by
topic track panelists; policy development and production of
summary reports.
5:00-6:00 Break: Visit the electronic cafe to do e-mail, the vendor array
in the Kaleidoscope Room, talk a walk around campus and town,
help your work group chair put together his summary report and
submit it electronically, or take a swim at your hotel.
6:00-7:00 Happy Hour
7:00-9:00 Banquet Dinner & Pizzazz Speaker either live or via CU-See-Me
with Q&A.
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1995
** This day is for NPTN Affiliates and Organizing Committees only. **
8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast (Computer Commons)
8:30-11:00 Affiliate Council Meeting: Making an underutilized resource
productive and how NPTN can better support its work.
10:00 Refreshments
11:00-1:30 Board of Trustees Meeting
12:00 Boxed lunches
1:30 --- Golf, touring, dinner in Phoenix for birds of a feather....
Call for Participation:
Since this meeting is for the members of the Free-Net family, participation
is integral to the Annual Meeting. Participation entails speaking on a
panel and then leading and chairing the corresponding work group in the
afternoon that same day. Preparation would not be lengthy as one's panel
remarks will only be fifteen minutes in length. The substance of one's
thoughts will come out during the Q&A sessions following each panel and
during the intensive work groups in the afternoon which will produce an
electronic summary of their conclusions that will be published in an Annual
Meeting report. Interested parties should submit a topic and brief
explanation of why they are interested in speaking to NPTN, care of
<cfp@nptn.org> -- the "call for participation" mailbox. Participants will
be selected and finalized by May 1, 1995.
All panel discussion and work group break out rooms are equipped with
computers, audio-visual equipment, white boards, and other tools. Special
requests for equipment and or setup will be answered and accommodated as
best can be done.
Registration Information:
Quality and attendee satisfaction is a high priority: From complimentary
telephone debit cards, to guest Internet accounts, to computer terminal and
printer use privileges, to a highly results driven agenda, the Annual
Meeting aims to fulfill people's interests and needs during their stay in
Tempe. The Annual Meeting fee goes toward defraying food, facilities, and
materials costs. NPTN, AzTec, and ASPIN have budgeted the event at an
at-cost rate so that none of us loses our shirts:
For NPTN Affiliates & Organizing Committees:
PRE-REGISTRATION (BEFORE April 15, 1995) - $150.00 U.S.
LATE REGISTRATION (AFTER April 15, 1995) - $200.00 U.S.
For All Others:
PRE-REGISTRATION (BEFORE April 15, 1995) - $200.00 U.S.
LATE REGISTRATION (AFTER April 15, 1995) - $250.00 U.S.
Accommodations & Transportation:
Since Arizona State University resides in a "college town" hotels,
restaurants, bars, shops and various points of interest are all within a
few minutes walk of the campus and the Computing Commons building. Three
hotels have been selected for their rates and proximity to campus. Special
rates have been negotiated; however, earlier reservations are necessary in
order to guarantee the low Annual Meeting rate. Most provide for a free
shuttle from the Phoenix International Airport -- a commercial shuttle is
also available for a nominal fee. Hence, renting a car for the duration of
the Annual Meeting is unnecessary. However, in making plans to travel to
Tempe, one can certainly rent a car to see some of the sights nearby before
and or after the Meeting. (More tourism information will be made available
soon.) It is recommended that one make airline reservations earlier so as
to take advantage of discounts.
A detailed listing of hotels, pricing, and contact information will be made
available to those that inquire to <amq@nptn.org> -- "annual meeting
questions" e-mail address.
It is recommended that individuals considering attending make their hotel
reservations in advance as hotel space in May in Tempe, AZ, can be at a
premium due to other conferences and events. From our surveying of hotels
it is recommended that folks make their hotel arrangements before March 10,
1995.
GENERAL QUESTIONS:
General conference questions can be directed to <amq@nptn.org> -- "annual
meeting questions".
MORE INFORMATION COMING!!!
This material and additional details will become available on NPTN's Web
site <http://www.nptn.org/> after Feb. 1, 1995. Further updates and
details can be had at NPTN's ftp site and by e-mail and by snailmail after
Feb. 1st.
END.
*****
---
Peter F. Harter, Executive Director & General Counsel
The National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN)
Offices: 30680 Bainbridge Road, Solon, Ohio 44139-2268 U.S.A.
U.S. Mail: P.O. Box 1987, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-0187 U.S.A.
E-mail: pfh@nptn.org Voice: 216/498-4050 Fax: 216/498-4051
Free-Net is a service mark of NPTN registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
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Date: 17 Feb 1995 14:15:16 -0500
From: "Dave Banisar" <banisar@EPIC.ORG>
Subject: File 2--GII Free Expression Letter
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
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For Immediate Release
For Further Information, Please Contact:
Ann Beeson phone: 212-972-8400 x258
e-mail: beesona@hrw.org
Gara LaMarche phone: 212-972-8400 x207
e-mail: lamarcg@hrw.org
Marc Rotenberg phone: 202-544-9240
e-mail: rotenberg@epic.org
HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS URGE GORE
TO PROTECT FREE EXPRESSION ON INFO-HIGHWAY
February 16, 1995 -- A coalition of leading human rights and
civil liberties groups today urged Vice President Al Gore to
carry the banner of free speech to Brussels where the G-7
will meet next week to discuss the future of the global
information infrastructure (GII). The coalition alleges
that the current U.S. agenda for the GII is incomplete
because it fails to include core free expression principles.
The Clinton Administration has stated that it wants to
achieve support from the G-7 for five basic principles for
building the GII: encouraging private investment; promoting
competition; creating a flexible regulatory environment;
providing open access to networks and services for providers
and users; and ensuring universal service. The
Administration gave a detailed description of these
principles in a document released yesterday entitled "The
Global Information Infrastructure: Agenda for Cooperation."
The coalition asks the U.S. to add a "sixth principle" for
adoption at next week's G-7 gathering that "explicitly
recognizes a commitment to protect and promote the free
exchange of information and ideas on the GII." The letter
(a copy of which is attached) recommends that the Clinton
Administration:
-protect against censorship and promote diverse ideas and
viewpoints on the GII.
-support broad access to the GII by people of all
nations.
-promote strong information privacy rights on the GII.
The group points to the inevitable impact the GII will have
on social, political, and economic life. If properly
designed, the GII will "motivate citizens to become more
involved in decisionmaking at local and global levels as
they organize, debate, and share information unrestricted by
geographic distances or national borders."
The letter was signed by Human Rights Watch, Electronic
Privacy Information Center, American Civil Liberties Union,
American Library Association, Article 19, Center for
Democracy and Technology, Electronic Frontier Foundation,
People for the American Way, and Privacy International.
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February 16, 1995
The Honorable Al Gore
Vice President of the United States
S212 Capitol Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Vice President:
We understand that you will be addressing the G-7
Ministerial Conference on the Information Society, which
takes place in Brussels February 25-26, 1995. The
undersigned represent leading human rights and civil
liberties organizations dedicated to promoting free
expression in the new information age. We write today to
ask you to urge the G-7 ministers to adhere to international
free expression principles in any international agreement
regarding the development, content, control and deployment
of the global information infrastructure (GII).
Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
proclaims:
*Everyone has the right . . . to seek, receive and impart
information and ideas through any media and regardless of
frontiers.*
Since the Universal Declaration was adopted in 1948, the
ability of individuals to exercise their free expression
rights has been transformed by technological advances.
Today, interactive communications technologies provide an
opportunity to reinvigorate Article 19 by empowering
citizens to seek, receive and impart information and ideas
instantaneously, across the globe.
The GII can motivate citizens to become more involved in
decisionmaking at local and global levels as they organize,
debate, and share information unrestricted by geographic
distances or national borders. Increased citizen awareness
and involvement will contribute to the spread of democratic
values. In particular, the GII has the potential to:
* permit individuals with common interests to
organize themselves in forums to debate public policy
issues.
* provide instant access to a wide range of
information.
* increase citizen oversight of government affairs.
* decentralize political decisionmaking.
* empower users to become active producers of
information rather than passive consumers.
Already, existing online networks empower citizens
worldwide. Individuals in war-torn countries have used the
Internet and other online networks to report human rights
abuses quickly to the outside world. When traditional means
of communication broke down and the war in Sarajevo made it
impossible for civilians to leave their homes without
risking their lives, many citizens used online technology to
communicate with family members, the international press,
and humanitarian relief agencies. People from across the
globe are communicating online to fight censorship,
scrutinize government, and exchange information and
strategies on an endless array of subjects.
However, the GII's inevitable impact on social, political, and
economic life presents risks as well as opportunities.
Although the extraordinary potential for a GII has been
suggested by existing online communications networks, the
present online community is still quite limited. Only
countries with a sophisticated telecommunications
infrastructure are able to take advantage of online
technology. While the Internet has reached more than 150
countries, two-thirds of the Internet host computers are in
the U.S., and the 15 countries with the most Internet hosts
account for 96% of all Internet hosts worldwide. As a recent
report noted, "the Internet's diffusion appears to be
inversely related to the occurrence of humanitarian crises --
it is precisely those nations that lack a strong presence on
the Net where wars, famines and dictators abound."
Even in countries with advanced telecommunications
infrastructures, only persons with access to equipment and
training can take advantage of new information resources.
General illiteracy remains the primary obstacle to computer
literacy. And while the GII may foster an unprecedented
sharing of cultural traditions, current users of online
technology are primarily American, affluent, white, and
male.
Finally, some governments have inhibited online expression
through limitations on the use of encryption technology,
restrictive access practices, and content liability laws.
Just as authoritarian governments control other forms of
media, governments may restrict access to the GII out of fear
that citizens will use it to undermine government authority.
In India, exorbitant licensing fees operate to exclude many
people from online services, and an archaic telegraph law
requires online carriers to ensure that no obscene or
objectionable messages are carried on their networks. In
Singapore, users of Teleview, the government's sophisticated
public interactive information system, must agree not to use
the service to send "any message which is offensive on moral,
religious, communal, or political grounds." Even the United
States has continued to impose restrictions on the free flow
of technologies designed to provide users with greater privacy
and to foster freedom of communication.
The undersigned organizations have reviewed "The Global
Information Infrastructure: Agenda for Cooperation." We
understand that the U.S. hopes to achieve support among G-7
countries for five core principles as the basis for a global
information infrastructure: encouraging private investment;
promoting competition; creating a flexible regulatory
framework; providing open access to the network for all
information service providers; and ensuring universal
service. We recognize the importance of these principles in
providing a foundation for a GII and applaud the
administration's support of universal service. However, we
believe that the administration has failed to address some
core free expression principles. Absent consideration of
these principles, the current U.S. position on the future of
the GII is incomplete.
To reduce the risks of the GII and to maximize its potential
to promote democracy, the GII must adopt and expand upon
international standards of free expression. The following
international rights and freedoms are of particular
relevance to online activity:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
* Article 19: "Everyone has the right to freedom
of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to
hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and
impart information and ideas through any media and
regardless of frontiers."
* Article 7: "All are equal before the law and are
entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of
the law."
* Article 12: "No one shall be subjected to
arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or
correspondence."
* Article 18: "Everyone has the right to freedom
of thought, conscience and religion."
* Article 20: "Everyone has the right to freedom
of peaceful assembly and association."
* Article 21: "Everyone has the right to take part
in the government of his country."
* Article 27: "Everyone has the right freely to
participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy
the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its
benefits."
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(ICCPR)
* Article 19: The right "to hold opinions without
interference" and "to seek, receive and impart information
and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers . . .
through any media."
* Article 17: Freedom from "arbitrary or unlawful
interference with privacy, family, home or correspondence."
* Article 18: "Freedom of thought, conscience and
religion."
* Article 21: "The right of peaceful assembly."
* Article 22: "The right to freedom of association
with others."
* Article 25: The right "to take part in the
conduct of public affairs."
* Article 26: "All persons are equal before the
law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal
protection of the law. . . . [T]he law shall prohibit any
discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and
effective protection against discrimination on any ground
such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or
other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or
other status."
All of the G-7 members, including the United States, are
parties to the ICCPR. The International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the American
Convention on Human Rights, the European Convention for the
Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and the
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights also contain
important free expression standards which should be
considered in developing the GII.
In the strong tradition of free speech protection under the
First Amendment of the United States Constitution, the U.S.
should advocate for the universal application of two
important free expression principles not yet codified in
international law. First, the U.S. should advocate for an
explicit prohibition against prior censorship. Second, the
U.S. should promote an explicit prohibition against
restrictions of free expression by indirect methods such as
the abuse of government or private controls over newsprint,
radio broadcasting frequencies, or equipment used in the
dissemination of information, or by any other means tending
to impede the communication and circulation of ideas and
opinions.
Recommendations:
The undersigned organizations have identified three
principal areas of concern regarding free expression and the
GII: content regulation, access, and information privacy.
We recommend the following guidelines to address those
concerns.
Content Issues
Recognizing the mandates of Articles 7, 18, 19, and 20 of
the UDHR, and Articles 18, 19, 21, 22, and 26 of the ICCPR,
we call on the Clinton Administration to protect the free
exchange of information and ideas on the GII.
* Prior censorship of online communications should
be expressly prohibited on the GII.
* Any restrictions of online speech content should
be clearly stated in the law and should be limited to direct
and immediate incitement of acts of violence.
* Laws that restrict online speech content should
distinguish between the liability of content providers and
the liability of data carriers.
* Online free expression should not be restricted
by indirect means such as the abuse of government or private
controls over computer hardware or software,
telecommunications infrastructure, or other equipment
essential to the operation of the GII.
* The GII should promote noncommercial public
discourse.
* The right of anonymity should be preserved on the
GII.
* The GII should promote the wide dissemination of
diverse ideas and viewpoints from a wide variety of
information sources.
* The GII should enable individuals to organize and
form online associations freely and without interference.
Access Issues
Recognizing the mandates of Articles 7, 19, 20, 21, and 27
of the UDHR, and Articles 19, 21, 22, 25, and 26 of the
ICCPR, we call on the Clinton Administration to support
broad access by individuals and groups to the GII
development process, to online training, and to the GII
itself.
* Governments should provide full disclosure of
information infrastructure development plans and should
encourage democratic participation in all aspects of the
development process.
* The GII development process should not exclude
citizens from countries that are currently unstable
economically, have insufficient infrastructure, or lack
sophisticated technology.
* The GII should provide nondiscriminatory access
to online technology.
* To guarantee a full range of viewpoints, the GII
should provide access to a diversity of information
providers, including noncommercial educational, artistic,
and other public interest service providers.
* The GII should provide two-way communication and
should enable individuals to publish their own information
and ideas.
* To protect diversity of access, the GII should
have open and interoperable standards.
* Deployment of the GII should not have the purpose
or effect of discriminating on the basis of race, colour,
sex, language, religion, political or other opinion,
national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
* The GII should encourage citizens to take an
active role in public affairs by providing access to
government information.
* Governments should encourage widespread use of
the GII and should strive to provide adequate training.
Information Privacy
Recognizing the mandates of Article 12 of the UDHR and
Article 17 of the ICCPR, we call on the Clinton
Administration to promote strong information privacy rights
on the GII. Online communications are particularly
susceptible to unauthorized scrutiny. Encryption technology
is needed to ensure that individuals and groups may
communicate without fear of eavesdropping. Lack of
information privacy would inhibit online speech and
unnecessarily limit the diversity of voices on the GII.
* Governments should ensure enforceable legal
protections against unauthorized scrutiny and use by private
or public entities of personal information on the GII.
* Personal information generated on the GII for one
purpose should not be used for an unrelated purpose or
disclosed without the person's informed consent.
* Individuals should be able to review personal
information on the GII and to correct inaccurate
information.
* The GII should provide privacy measures for
transactional information as well as content.
* The Clinton Administration should oppose controls
on the export and import of communications technologies,
including encryption.
* Users of the GII should be able to encrypt their
communications and information without restriction.
* Governments should be permitted to conduct
investigations on the GII pursuant only to lawful authority
and subject to judicial review.
The G-7 Ministerial Conference on the Information Society
will focus international attention on the development of the
global information infrastructure. We encourage the Clinton
Administration to use this opportunity not simply to promote
free expression values in principle, but to secure these
values through specific decisions regarding the development,
content, control and deployment of the GII. We request that
the U.S. add a "sixth principle" for adoption by the G-7
gathering that explicitly recognizes a commitment to protect
and promote the free exchange of ideas and information on the
GII. The U.S. is seen as the world's champion of the
fundamental right of free expression, and it should continue
to carry the free speech banner as it shapes the development
of the GII.
Sincerely,
Gara LaMarche, Director
Ann Beeson, Bradford Wiley Fellow
Free Expression Project
Human Rights Watch
Marc Rotenberg
Executive Director
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Ira Glasser
Executive Director
American Civil Liberties Union
Judith F. Krug
Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom
American Library Association
Sandy Coliver
Law Program Director
Article 19 International Centre Against Censorship
Jerry Berman
Executive Director
Center for Democracy and Technology
Andrew Taubman
Executive Director
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Arthur J. Kropp
President
People for the American Way
Simon Davies
Director General
Privacy International
cc: The Honorable Ronald Brown
United States Secretary of Commerce
___________________________________________________________________
David Banisar (Banisar@epic.org) * 202-544-9240 (tel)
Electronic Privacy Information Center * 202-547-5482 (fax)
666 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Suite 301 * ftp/gopher/wais cpsr.org
Washington, DC 20003 * HTTP://epic.digicash.com/epic
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Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 22:51:01 CDT
From: CuD Moderators <cudigest@sun.soci.niu.edu>
Subject: File 3--Cu Digest Header Info (unchanged since 26 Feb, 1995)
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