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[Prev| Next| Index] 2/14/96, frantz@netcom.com, Los Gatos, CA USA
My Use of the Internet
By Bill Frantz, frantz@netcom.com.
My name is Bill Frantz. I am a 51 year old computer consultant,
and I live in Los Gatos, California.
I use the Internet both for my business and for my personal
activities. I communicate with clients, and keep up with advances
in the state of computer technology. I use PGP when my clients
require confidentiality because it is the only system I have
available which provides at least 90 bits in its symmetric key
encryption.
As part of my personal activities, I participate regularly in
several on line forums, covering public policy, environmental
issues, and speleology. These forums allow me to communicate with
people around the world who share my interests. Freedom of speech
on the Internet allows us to discuss the direction of scientific
research, debate the merits of public policies, support
candidates, plan meetings, and develop new cave rescue protocols,
to name just a small sample. Internet communication allows us to
overcome the barriers of time zone and space, and create an
online community.
I also use email to communicate with my family. My sons are a
long distance away, and it is far easier to reach them through
email than it is to catch them at home on the telephone. With the
distances separating us, it is easier to develop family plans
through email than it is over the telephone. For exchanges
requiring confidentiality , PGP encrypted email is the safest
long distance option.
All in all, the Internet is a tool which enhances my life and
allows me to be a better citizen. Bill