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- Date: Wed, Mar 31, 1993 11:21:44
- From: CuD Moderators <tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu>
- Subject: File 1--Special Issue on CFP III (introduction)
-
- The Third annual Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy was
- held
- 9-12 March, 1993, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel In
- Burlingame, Calif. A crowd of experts, non-experts, students,
- professionals, and law enforcement and others assembled to discuss
- issues of Electronic Democracy and the impact of computer
- technology
- in social change. From the various accounts, it appears that the
- conference was more than a success. Formal sessions, BOF ("birds of
- a
- feather") informal meetings, and lively interaction generated
- enthusiastic discussion on The Well (voice: 415-332-4335; telnet:
- well.sf.ca.us).
-
- We reproduce a flavor of the conference with the following posts.
- The
- value and efficacy of bridging the gap between cybernauts and law
- enforcement and intelligence agencies sparked considerable
- passionate
- debate. CuD shares the view that, while it is never wise to be
- overly
- optimistic about the potential success of such bridges, they can do
- no
- harm, and the potential for reform far outweighs and disadvantages
- that we can see. We find Bob Steele's comments in File #9
- convincing.
-
- Planning for next year's conference has begun, and if it's as
- strong
- as the '93 conference was reported to be, there will undoubtedly be
- more applicants. Perhaps the organizers could expand the number of
- scholarships to make it possible for those who couldn't otherwise
- afford it to attend.
-
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