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- Computer underground Digest Tue Jan 04 1994 Volume 6 : Issue 02
- ISSN 1004-042X
-
- Editors: Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer (TK0JUT2@NIU.BITNET)
- Archivist: Brendan Kehoe (BEST WISHES, BK)
- Shadow-Archivists: Dan Carosone / Paul Southworth
- Ralph Sims / Jyrki Kuoppala
- Ian Dickinson
- Copy Editor: Greg Sharegold
-
- CONTENTS, #6.02 (Jan 04 1994)
- File 1--Welcome to 1994 and Vol 6 of Cu Digest
- File 2--BRENDAN KEHOE UPDATE
- File 3--Public Hearings on Privacy
- File 4--Software patent holds up $1 billion network
- File 5--Article on online sexual harassment
- File 6--Call for Pioneer Awards Nominations
- File 7--Public Hearings on Privacy
- File 8--Feds Bust Boston-area Gay BBS (#1)
- File 9--Feds Bust Boston-area Gay BBS (#2)
- File 10--Dutch Hewlett-Packard User Group Conference, May '94
-
- Cu-Digest is a weekly electronic journal/newsletter. Subscriptions are
- available at no cost electronically from tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu. The
- editors may be contacted by voice (815-753-0303), fax (815-753-6302)
- or U.S. mail at: Jim Thomas, Department of Sociology, NIU, DeKalb, IL
- 60115.
-
- Issues of CuD can also be found in the Usenet comp.society.cu-digest
- news group; on CompuServe in DL0 and DL4 of the IBMBBS SIG, DL1 of
- LAWSIG, and DL1 of TELECOM; on GEnie in the PF*NPC RT
- libraries and in the VIRUS/SECURITY library; from America Online in
- the PC Telecom forum under "computing newsletters;"
- On Delphi in the General Discussion database of the Internet SIG;
- on the PC-EXEC BBS at (414) 789-4210; and on: Rune Stone BBS (IIRG
- WHQ) (203) 832-8441 NUP:Conspiracy; RIPCO BBS (312) 528-5020
- CuD is also available via Fidonet File Request from 1:11/70; unlisted
- nodes and points welcome.
- EUROPE: from the ComNet in LUXEMBOURG BBS (++352) 466893;
- In ITALY: Bits against the Empire BBS: +39-461-980493
-
- ANONYMOUS FTP SITES:
- AUSTRALIA: ftp.ee.mu.oz.au (128.250.77.2) in /pub/text/CuD.
- EUROPE: ftp.funet.fi in pub/doc/cud. (Finland)
- UNITED STATES:
- aql.gatech.edu (128.61.10.53) in /pub/eff/cud
- etext.archive.umich.edu (141.211.164.18) in /pub/CuD/cud
- ftp.eff.org (192.88.144.4) in /pub/CuD
- halcyon.com( 202.135.191.2) in mirror2/cud
- ftp.warwick.ac.uk in pub/cud (United Kingdom)
- KOREA: ftp: cair.kaist.ac.kr in /doc/eff/cud
-
- COMPUTER UNDERGROUND DIGEST is an open forum dedicated to sharing
- information among computerists and to the presentation and debate of
- diverse views. CuD material may be reprinted for non-profit as long
- as the source is cited. Authors hold a presumptive copyright, and
- they should be contacted for reprint permission. It is assumed that
- non-personal mail to the moderators may be reprinted unless otherwise
- specified. Readers are encouraged to submit reasoned articles
- relating to computer culture and communication. Articles are
- preferred to short responses. Please avoid quoting previous posts
- unless absolutely necessary.
-
- DISCLAIMER: The views represented herein do not necessarily represent
- the views of the moderators. Digest contributors assume all
- responsibility for ensuring that articles submitted do not
- violate copyright protections.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1993 22:58:01 CST
- From: CuD Moderators <cudigest@mindvox.phantom.com>
- Subject: File 1--Welcome to 1994 and Vol 6 of Cu Digest
-
- We welcome new readers, but on a sad note with the news of Brendan
- Kehoe's accident (see update file below). The response of offers of
- help for him have been impressive, and his many friends on the net
- wish him a speedy recovery and have made it obvious that we are here
- as a resource.
-
- Because of a backlog of material, there will be three CuDs this week,
- but then we'll attempt to return to our once-a-week schedule.
-
- We remind folks to send in articles (but avoid short "me too" posts),
- news blurbs, and other info. We've received a number of comments from
- readers, especially those on Unix using nn as their reader, that they
- never see the CuD header. So, we'll reproduce it below for those who
- have never seen it.
-
- Happy New Year--------
-
- Gordon and Jim
-
- ==== Cu Digest Header Follows - Delete if you've seen it ===
-
- Computer underground Digest Sun Jan 02 1994 Volume 6 : Issue 01
- ISSN 1004-042X
-
- Editors: Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer (TK0JUT2@NIU.BITNET)
- Archivist: Brendan Kehoe
- Shadow-Archivists: Dan Carosone / Paul Southworth
- Ralph Sims / Jyrki Kuoppala
- Ian Dickinson
- Copy Editor: Craig Shergold, XIII
-
- CONTENTS, #6.01 (Jan 02 1994)
- File 1 --Cu Digest Content Index, Vol 5.01 - 5.95 (1993)
-
- Cu-Digest is a weekly electronic journal/newsletter. Subscriptions are
- available at no cost electronically from tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu. The
- editors may be contacted by voice (815-753-0303), fax (815-753-6302)
- or U.S. mail at: Jim Thomas, Department of Sociology, NIU, DeKalb, IL
- 60115.
-
- Issues of CuD can also be found in the Usenet comp.society.cu-digest
- news group; on CompuServe in DL0 and DL4 of the IBMBBS SIG, DL1 of
- LAWSIG, and DL1 of TELECOM; on GEnie in the PF*NPC RT
- libraries and in the VIRUS/SECURITY library; from America Online in
- the PC Telecom forum under "computing newsletters;"
- On Delphi in the General Discussion database of the Internet SIG;
- on the PC-EXEC BBS at (414) 789-4210; and on: Rune Stone BBS (IIRG
- WHQ) (203) 832-8441 NUP:Conspiracy; RIPCO BBS (312) 528-5020
- CuD is also available via Fidonet File Request from 1:11/70; unlisted
- nodes and points welcome.
- EUROPE: from the ComNet in LUXEMBOURG BBS (++352) 466893;
- In ITALY: Bits against the Empire BBS: +39-461-980493
-
- ANONYMOUS FTP SITES:
- AUSTRALIA: ftp.ee.mu.oz.au (128.250.77.2) in /pub/text/CuD.
- EUROPE: ftp.funet.fi in pub/doc/cud. (Finland)
- UNITED STATES:
- aql.gatech.edu (128.61.10.53) in /pub/eff/cud
- etext.archive.umich.edu (141.211.164.18) in /pub/CuD/cud
- ftp.eff.org (192.88.144.4) in /pub/CuD
- halcyon.com( 202.135.191.2) in mirror2/cud
- ftp.warwick.ac.uk in pub/cud (United Kingdom)
- KOREA: ftp: cair.kaist.ac.kr in /doc/eff/cud
-
- COMPUTER UNDERGROUND DIGEST is an open forum dedicated to sharing
- information among computerists and to the presentation and debate of
- diverse views. CuD material may be reprinted for non-profit as long
- as the source is cited. Authors hold a presumptive copyright, and
- they should be contacted for reprint permission. It is assumed that
- non-personal mail to the moderators may be reprinted unless otherwise
- specified. Readers are encouraged to submit reasoned articles
- relating to computer culture and communication. Articles are
- preferred to short responses. Please avoid quoting previous posts
- unless absolutely necessary.
-
- DISCLAIMER: The views represented herein do not necessarily represent
- the views of the moderators. Digest contributors assume all
- responsibility for ensuring that articles submitted do not
- violate copyright protections.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 16:22:13 CST
- From: CuD Moderators <tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu>
- Subject: File 2--BRENDAN KEHOE UPDATE
-
- For those who missed it, Brendan Kehoe, author of ZEN AND THE ART OF
- THE INTERNET, the CuD archivist at ftp.eff.org, and long-time net
- denizen, was seriously injured in an automobile accident on Friday, 31
- December, in Newton, Pennsylvania.
-
- According to Newton police, the accident was called in at 1:45 p.m,
- and police arrived at 1:49 p.m. According to a police spokesperson,
- Brendan was driving on Eagle Road, on which there is a stop sign at
- the Rightstown road intersection, where the accident occured.
- According to the police spokesperson, there was one passenger with him
- who was treated and released.
-
- Brendan was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
- Attempts to contact their patient information number (215-662-3308)
- today were unsuccessful.
-
- Brendan's brother suggested that cards could be sent to his mother at
- the hotel in which she was staying (see below) for a short time, but
- it might be better if cards were sent directly to the hospital until
- further notice:
-
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Founders' Building, Room 579
- 3400 Spruce St.
- Philadelphia, PA 19104
-
- We urge readers to send him a card. We will be collecting the notes
- that come in wishing him well via e-mail, and send them to him in
- about two weeks. So, if you want to send him an E-note, send it to us
- (tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu) with the subject header: TO BRENDAN
-
- Aaron Dickey compiled the following messages from the
- comp.org.eff.talk Usenet group for the folks on Mindvox
- (mindvox.phantom.com):
-
- Subject--Brendan Kehoe Critically Injured
- From--kieran (Aaron Dickey)
- Date--Tue, 04 Jan 94 01:57:07 EST
-
- +---------- Forwarded message ----------
- Date--Mon, 3 Jan 1994 14:41:00 CST
- From--TK0JUT2%NIU.bitnet@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu
- Subject--Brendan Kehoe critically injured in car accident
-
- Brendan Kehoe, Cu Digest archivist at ftp.eff.org and author of
- ZEN AND THE ART OF THE INTERNET, was critically injured in an
- automobile accident in Pennsylvania on Friday, 31 December. He
- sustained massive head injuries, but on Monday, the prognosis for
- his survival was "cautiously optimistic," according to his
- brother. Tragically, the severity of the injuries will likely
- produce permanent disability, although the nature and extent
- remains uncertain at this time. Doctors expect that he will be
- semi-comatose for at least two weeks.
-
- The hospital is not allowing him to receive flowers or other
- tangibles. Cards may be sent to him at:
-
- Brendan Kehoe
- c/o Alice Kehoe
- Penn Tower Hotel
- Civic Center Blvd ad 34th Street
- Philadelphia, PA 19104
-
- Brendan will not be able to directly communicate for some time.
- But, his brother and a few friends intend to set up a net-link to
- keep people informed of his condition.
-
- ==========================================================================
-
- +---------- Forwarded message ----------
- Date--Mon, 3 Jan 1994 15:26:14 -0500 (EST)
- From--Stanton McCandlish <mech@eff.org>
- Subject--Brendan Kehoe hospitalized - update 01/03/94 3pm EST
-
- For those that missed the news, Brendan Kehoe was involved in an injurious
- automobile accided that left him hospitalized. See previous post for details.
- When we have info on where to send get well notes, etc., we'll post it, so
- please hold off on the inquiries. Kehoe is the author of "Zen and the Art
- of the Intenet", and has been a long-time EFF volunteer, maintaining the
- CuD archives on ftp.eff.org. Mike Godwin contacted Brendan's family and
- had this to report:
- 'He is in "fair" condition today, according to his brother. The
- auto accident caused Brendan a number of head injuries. His right
- ear was destroyed, says his brother, but there is evidence that
- he retains hearing in his left ear.
-
- 'The surgeons performed a number of craniotomies to relieve the pressure
- caused by pooling blood in his skull, and removed a section of the left
- side of his brain. The doctors predict that if he recovers--he is still
- at risk of death--he will be aphasic. They are not certain whether he will
- be able to recover his ability to speak and comprehend language through
- rehabilitation.'
-
- Stanton McCandlish * mech@eff.org * Electronic Frontier Found. OnlineActivist
-
- ============================================================================
-
- +---------- Forwarded message ----------
- Date--Mon, 3 Jan 1994 17:04:19 -0500
- From--farber@central.cis.upenn.edu (David Farber)
- Subject--Re--Brendan Kehoe critically injured in car accident (fwd)
-
- If you want to keep in touch with his condition you can call Brendan Kehoe
- patient info # is 215 662-3308. As stated cards etc are not receivable but
- for record the hospital address and his room number is:
-
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Founders' Building, Room 579
- 3400 Spruce St.
- Philadelphia, PA 19104
-
- ==================================================================
-
- From--Stanton McCandlish <mech@eff.org>
- Subject--Brendan Kehoe hospitalized - update 10pm EST, 01/03/94
-
- According to Pat McGregor <pat@cygnus.com>, by way of the Two Glees (Glee
- Willis <pgw@unr.edu> and Glee Harrah Cady <glee@netcom.com>):
-
- Brendan, as of 4pm, was not comatose any longer, but semi-conscious, and
- is recognizing voices, faces, music, etc. He was operated on 3 times to
- relieve pressure on the brain. The surgery and damage have left him with
- in "restless and irritable" shape, apparently a good sign. It was also
- observed that his pelvis, which broke, took most of the damage in the wreck,
- preventing more internal injury.
-
- He's being moved from the ICU to a regular room soon. Following that, he'll
- be relocated to Boston for more surgery and rehab.
-
- Doctors will need to wait a few weeks before they can fully assess his
- condition, as his brain is still subject to swelling, and the accident
- caused a lot of other damage. His entire face is in need of reconstructive
- surgery.
-
- Cyngus plans to continue him on salary, and he did have health insurance, but
- "there will be expenses" Pat understates, mentioning that he and some others
- are looking into setting up a fund to help defray these costs. EFF's also
- been thinking about how to go about this, so it looks pretty likely that
- there will be one.
-
- Thanks to Pat and Glee and Glee for passing on the info.
-
- For those that missed the news, Brendan Kehoe was in a really bad car wreck.
- See previous posts for more details, incl. phone/address info, etc.
- Brendan is a long-time EFF volunteer, wrote "Zen and the Art of the
- Internet", and is the archivist for Computer underground Digest.
-
- Stanton McCandlish * mech@eff.org * Electronic Frontier Found. OnlineActivist
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1993 13:00:10 EST
- From: Dave Banisar <banisar@WASHOFC.CPSR.ORG>
- Subject: File 3--Public Hearings on Privacy
-
- Public Hearings on Privacy
- NEWS
- US OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
-
-
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: George Idelson (USOCA)
- December 10, 1993 (202)634-4344
- Patricia Faley (USOCA)
- (202)634-4329
-
- PUBLIC HEARINGS ON INFORMATION AGE PRIVACY SET FOR CALIFORNIA AND
- WASHINGTON, DC.
-
- Sacramento: January 10-11, 1994; Washington, DC: January 26-27,
- 1994. Public Invited to Participate.
-
- Representatives from the public, private and non profit
- sectors will present their views on personal privacy and data
- protection in the information age at public hearings of a U.S.
- Government task force in early 1994.
-
- The hearings will be open meetings of the Privacy Working
- Group, chaired by Patricia Faley, Acting Director of the United
- States Office of Consumer Affairs (USOCA). The Working Group is
- part of a task force set up by the Clinton Administration to
- consider how to spur development of an "information
- superhighway." officially known as the National Information
- Infrastructure (NII), the "data highway" will be capable of
- exchanging data, voice and images electronically within a vast
- network of individuals, businesses, government agencies and other
- organizations around the world. Ensuring ready access to
- information is the goal of the Administrative initiative, but
- protecting individual privacy is essential to its success.
-
- The public meetings will examine privacy issues relating to
- such areas as law enforcement, financial services, information
- technology, and di:rect marketing. The California mooting,
- January 10th and llth, will be hosted by Jim Conran, Director,
- California Department of Consumer Affairs in the First Floor
- Hearing Room at 400 R Street in Sacramento. The Washington, DC
- meeting, January 26th and 27th, will be held at the U.S.
- Department of Commerce Auditorium, 14th & Constitution Ave. NW.
- Registration begins at 8:30am, meetings at 9am.
-
- The public is invited to attend, question speakers and to
- make brief comments, but space is limited. Concise written
- statements for the record should be sent to "Privacy," USOCA,
- 1620 L Street NW, Washington DC 20036 or faxed to (202)634-4135.
-
- # # #
-
- United States Office of Comumer Affairs - 1620 L Street, NW, Washington,
- D.C. 20036-5605
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1993 12:56:51 +0200 (WET)
- From: ygoland@SEAS.UCLA.EDU
- Subject: File 4--Software patent holds up $1 billion network
-
- Forwarded message:
- >From league-tactics-request@ai.mit.edu Sat Dec 18 21:09:55 1993
- From--friedman@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Noah Friedman)
-
- A billion dollar DoD procurement for a new communications network
- maybe running into problems because of software patents dealing with
- encryption. The Defense Message System network will serve nearly one
- million users, and will replace a existing global Defense network.
- The project, being managed by the Air Force Standard Systems Center,
- will be a billion-dollar boost for the C/C++ COTS industry, with
- companies such as Microsoft, Lotus, ATT, and MCI planning to bid on
- the project.
-
- Unfortunately, the encryption technology planned for use in the
- DMS network is the subject of a long-running battle between the
- government and Public Key Partners (PKP). PKP claims that the
- proposed Digital Signature Standard (DSS) put forward by the National
- Institute of Standards (NIST) in 1991 infringes on public-key patents
- held by RSA Data Security and Prof. Claus Schnorr, both represented
- by PKP.
-
- Last summer the Commerce Department, after two years of
- unsuccessfully dealing with the legal challenges of PKP's software
- patents, said it would hand over an exclusive license for DSS to PKP.
- But over one hundred companies condemned the plan as illegal, and NIST
- backed off. The deal was also opposed by the European Community and
- the Canadian government. The deal would allow PKP to charge $1 for
- each public-key certificate issued using DSS.
-
- As of last week, the DoD was not prepared to say whether the
- procurement would be delayed by the patent problem. Negotiatons
- between PKP and the Commerce Department are still underway.
-
- For information, see an article in December 15, 1993 issue of
- Network World, page 4, on the patent issues, and an article in the
- November 1 edition of Federal Computer Week, page 2, for an article on
- the DMS procurement.
-
- ============================
- Greg Aharonian
- Internet Patent News Service
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 03 Jan 94 14:17:04 CST
- From: Mitch Pravatiner <U15289@UICVM.BITNET>
- Subject: File 5--Article on online sexual harassment
-
- The Winter, 1994 issue of _On the Issues_ magazine includes an article
- called "Take Back the Net!," by Stephanie Brail, on sexual harassment
- online. It describes some common forms of harassment via email and
- real-time talk, on the Internet and commercial online services. It
- cites a survey by Anita Borg, of the Systers mailing list, which
- reported that 20 percent of the 500 respondents had been harassed
- online. The article goes on to describe several of the major online
- services, including the percentage of women among their subscribers.
- (The ECHO service in New York is highest, at 40 percent; Delphi and
- Compuserve are tied for last, at 10 percent.) It reports that a new,
- woman-oriented ser-vice, called WIRE (Women's Information Resource and
- Exchange) has been estab-lished in San Francisco, bringing together
- databases on topics such as women's history, women's health issues,
- networking for women business owners, and others.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 15:34:45 -0500
- From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@EFF.ORG>
- Subject: File 6--Call for Pioneer Awards Nominations
-
- THE THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EFF PIONEER AWARDS:
- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
- Deadline: January 20, 1994
-
- In every field of human endeavor,there are those dedicated to expanding
- knowledge,freedom,efficiency and utility. Along the electronic frontier,
- this is especially true. To recognize this,the Electronic Frontier
- Foundation has established the Pioneer Awards for deserving individuals
- and organizations.
-
- The Pioneer Awards are international and nominations are open to all.
-
- In March of 1992, the first EFF Pioneer Awards were given in Washington
- D.C. The winners were: Douglas C. Engelbart, Robert Kahn, Jim Warren, Tom
- Jennings, and Andrzej Smereczynski. The 1993 Pioneer Award
- recipients were Paul Baran, Vinton Cerf, Ward Christensen, Dave
- Hughes and the USENET software developers, represented by the
- software's originators Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis.
-
- The Third Annual Pioneer Awards will be given in Chicago, Illinois
- at the 4th Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy
- in March of 1994.
-
- All valid nominations will be reviewed by a panel of impartial judges
- chosen for their knowledge of computer-based communications and the
- technical, legal, and social issues involved in networking.
-
- There are no specific categories for the Pioneer Awards, but the
- following guidelines apply:
-
- 1) The nominees must have made a substantial contribution to the
- health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based
- communications.
-
- 2) The contribution may be technical, social, economic or cultural.
-
- 3) Nominations may be of individuals, systems, or organizations in
- the private or public sectors.
-
- 4) Nominations are open to all, and you may nominate more than one
- recipient. You may nominate yourself or your organization.
-
- 5) All nominations, to be valid, must contain your reasons, however
- brief, on why you are nominating the individual or organization,
- along with a means of contacting the nominee, and your own contact
- number. No anonymous nominations will be allowed.
-
- 6) Every person or organization, with the single exception of EFF
- staff members, are eligible for Pioneer Awards.
-
- 7) Persons or representatives of organizations receiving a Pioneer
- Award will be invited to attend the ceremony at the Foundation's
- expense.
-
- You may nominate as many as you wish, but please use one form per
- nomination. You may return the forms to us via email to
-
- pioneer@eff.org
-
- You may mail them to us at:
- Pioneer Awards, EFF,
- 1001 G St. NW
- Suite 950 East
- Washington, DC 20001
-
- You may FAX them to us at:
- +1 202-393-5509
-
- Just tell us the name of the nominee, the phone number or email address
- at which the nominee can be reached, and, most important, why you feel
- the nominee deserves the award. You may attach supporting
- documentation. Please include your own name, address, and phone number.
-
- We're looking for the Pioneers of the Electronic Frontier that have made
- and are making a difference. Thanks for helping us find them,
-
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation
-
- -------EFF Pioneer Awards Nomination Form------
-
- Please return to the Electronic Frontier Foundation
- via email to: pioneer@eff.org
- via surface mail to:
- EFF
- 1001 G St. NW
- Suite 950 East
- Washington, DC 20001
- via FAX to +1 202 393 5509
-
-
- Nominee:
-
- Title:
-
- Company/Organization:
-
- Contact number or email address:
-
- Reason for nomination:
-
- Your name and contact information:
-
- Extra documentation attached:
-
- DEADLINE: ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVE BY THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER
- FOUNDATION BY MIDNIGHT, EASTERN STANDARD TIME U.S., JANUARY 20, 1994.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1993 13:00:10 EST
- From: Dave Banisar <banisar@WASHOFC.CPSR.ORG>
- Subject: File 7--Public Hearings on Privacy
-
- Public Hearings on Privacy
- NEWS
- US OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
-
-
-
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: George Idelson (USOCA)
- December 10, 1993 (202)634-4344
- Patricia Faley (USOCA)
- (202)634-4329
-
- PUBLIC HEARINGS ON INFORMATION AGE PRIVACY SET FOR CALIFORNIA AND
- WASHINGTON, DC.
-
- Sacramento: January 10-11, 1994; Washington, DC: January 26-27,
- 1994. Public Invited to Participate.
-
- Representatives from the public, private and non profit
- sectors will present their views on personal privacy and data
- protection in the information age at public hearings of a U.S.
- Government task force in early 1994.
-
- The hearings will be open meetings of the Privacy Working
- Group, chaired by Patricia Faley, Acting Director of the United
- States Office of Consumer Affairs (USOCA). The Working Group is
- part of a task force set up by the Clinton Administration to
- consider how to spur development of an "information
- superhighway." officially known as the National Information
- Infrastructure (NII), the "data highway" will be capable of
- exchanging data, voice and images electronically within a vast
- network of individuals, businesses, government agencies and other
- organizations around the world. Ensuring ready access to
- information is the goal of the Administrative initiative, but
- protecting individual privacy is essential to its success.
-
- The public meetings will examine privacy issues relating to
- such areas as law enforcement, financial services, information
- technology, and di:rect marketing. The California mooting,
- January 10th and llth, will be hosted by Jim Conran, Director,
- California Department of Consumer Affairs in the First Floor
- Hearing Room at 400 R Street in Sacramento. The Washington, DC
- meeting, January 26th and 27th, will be held at the U.S.
- Department of Commerce Auditorium, 14th & Constitution Ave. NW.
- Registration begins at 8:30am, meetings at 9am.
-
- The public is invited to attend, question speakers and to
- make brief comments, but space is limited. Concise written
- statements for the record should be sent to "Privacy," USOCA,
- 1620 L Street NW, Washington DC 20036 or faxed to (202)634-4135.
-
- # # #
-
-
-
- United States Office of Comumer Affairs - 1620 L Street, NW, Washington,
- D.C. 20036-5605
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 17 Dec 1993 00:39:41 GMT
- From: cburian@UX4.CSO.UIUC.EDU(Christopher J Burian)
- Subject: File 8--Feds Bust Boston-area Gay BBS (#1)
-
- The UPI wire service reported that Medford, Massechusetts resident
- Alden L. Baker Jr. was indicted Wednesday for distributing child
- pornography from his computer bulletin board, "Boston's Eagle's Nest."
-
- Baker is also accused of employing or coercing a minor to engage in
- sexually explicit acts for images to be distributed via computer.
- Prosecutors claim that the BBS made available for download many images
- involving the use of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. If
- convicted, Baker could be sentenced up to 10 years in prison and a
- fine of up to $100,000 on each count.
-
- US Attorney Donald K. Stern said, "The use of computerized 'bulletin
- board' systems which distribute pornographic images to members
- throughout the country are particularly deserving of our vigorous
- prosecution."
-
- Here is a commentary from a Boston-area resident:
-
- ==== Repost ====
-
- From--kip@world.std.com (Bob B Chatelle)
- Subject--Feds Bust Boston-area Gay BBS
- Date--Thu, 16 Dec 1993 22:17:56 GMT
-
- According to today's Boston Herald, Federal prosecutors have arrested
- the sysop of a local gay BBS called the Boston Eagle's Nest and
- charged him with distributing child pornography. The sysop is facing
- ten years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
-
- Busting gay boards is SOP for the Feds here in the Boston area.
- During the summer of 1992, they busted a very fine board called Doug's
- Den, which I very much miss. Doug's Den was busted on the usual bogus
- kiddie-porn charges. (I downloaded enough porn from Doug's Den to
- know that the charges were false.) I'm sure that the charges against
- the Eagle's Nest are just as phony as the charges against Doug's Den.
- The intent is to close down the boards and discourage other boards
- from operating--or at least from exercising their First Amendment
- rights.
-
- I'm curious about how many gay boards all over the country Janet Reno
- and her stormtroopers are shutting down. Any info will be greatly
- appreciated.
- Date: Sunday, 19 Dec 23:18:21 PST
- From: anonymous by request <tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu)
- Subject: File 9--Feds Bust Boston-area Gay BBS (#2)
-
- Here's a post from comp.org.eff.talk that might interest CuD
- readers, where a discussion is in progress.
-
- =================
-
- Date--18 Dec 1993 20:41:40 GMT
- From--betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz)
- Subject--MA BBS bust for child pornography
-
- Here are some excerpts from the Boston Globe article, Friday Dec 17, 1993,
- pp 37 and 49:
- +++++
-
- The federal indictment of a Medford man in an alleged scheme to
- distribute child pornography through a computer bulletin board marks
- the start of a major crackdown on computer crimes, especially those
- that prey on children, US Attorney Donald K. Stern said yesterday.
-
- According to the indictment, Baker enticed young boys to engage in
- sex acts in his Medford home, where he photographed them [description
- of BBS uploading deleted]
-
- The equipment and assorted paraphernalia, along with large stocks of
- child pornography, were uncovered by Medford police, who searched his
- home while investigating the rape charge against Baker.
-
- Alden J. Baker Jr, 44, who is serving a 6- 10 year term in Gardner
- State prison for raping his limousine driver, now faces a 187-count
- indictment for sexual exploitation of minors.
-
- [ 10 paragraphs of stuff about how BBS's are trucking porno on the
- information highway, and advertising and selling memberships,
- deleted]
-
- Medford police began to investigate Baker about three years ago,
- when a 31-year-old, emotionally handicapped man walked into the police
- station and charged that Baker had raped him.
-
- [pp on doubts about pursuing the case deleted]
-
- But police not only pursued the case that led to Baker's rape
- conviction, they also made surprising discoveries at his High Street
- home. Among the leg chains, whips, and cattle prods, they found a
- system of computer equipment allegedly used to send child pornography
- from Anchorage to New Zealand.
-
- Police also seized hundreds of hard-core videotapes, printed
- pornography, and instant photographs. They also found extensive camera
- equipment as well as a raft of computer hardware and software.
-
- The FBI joined the case and discovered that Baker would entice
- teen-age boys to come to his house, then induce them to engage in
- sexually explicit conduct for the cameras, according to his
- indictment. Neighbors told police they routinely saw boys leaving
- Baker's house early in the morning.
-
- Despite Baker's alleged success with his bulletin board,
- single-subject bulletin boards generally have not demonstrated much
- staying power, said Jeff Lipton, of Boardwatch Magazine. "Porno
- boards, or boards that cater to one premise, don't last," he said.
-
- Receivers of the information as well as the disseminators are
- criminally liable, but prosecutor Pellegrini says that the present
- push is to eliminate the distributor.
-
- In this case, she said, "Instead of just getting one or two spokes,
- we got the whole wheel."
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 8 Dec 1993 09:18:53 +0100
- From: prompt@HACKTIC.NL(Frank A. Vorstenbosch)
- Subject: File 10--Dutch Hewlett-Packard User Group Conference, May '94
-
- Please find enclosed our information package on the 1994 PROMPT
- Anniversary Conference. In case you do not know us: PROMPT is the
- Dutch user group for all Hewlett-Packard calculators and handheld
- computers.
-
- We celebrate our 10th anniversary in 1994, and we have organized a
- number of activities to celebrate this. One of them was inviting
- numerous 'famous' HP personalities to write a guest article for our
- journal throughout 1993.
-
- Another, and perhaps the most important event will be the conference
- in 1994. To take care of organizational matters, we have established
- a separate foundation, HPCALC. After a relative long period of silence
- since the 1992 HPCC London conference, we are in a position now to
- start taking registrations.
-
- The information enclosed comprises general information on the
- conference, a registration form, and a call for papers. To ensure that
- the conference will be a great success:
-
- Please spread the word!
-
- We ask you to distribute the enclosed information to as many
- interested friends, collegues, etc. If you want more information, or
- if you want to contribute, please contact us at one of the addresses
- shown in the accompanying information.
-
-
- Hoping to see you at the conference,
-
- The PROMPT Committee
-
- ------------------ CUT HERE ---------------
-
- The 1994 Anniversary Conference On graphical interfaces, user groups
- and PC compatibility (or Is bigger better in handheld computing?)
-
- Dear HP user,
-
- PROMPT - the Dutch user group for all Hewlett-Packard calculators and
- handheld computers - is proud to announce the 1994 PROMPT Anniversary
- Conference.
-
- We celebrate our 10th anniversary in 1994, and we have organized a
- number of activities to celebrate this. One of them was inviting
- numerous 'famous' HP personalities to write a guest article for our
- journal throughout 1993.
-
- Another, and perhaps the most important event will be the conference
- in 1994. To take care of organizational matters, we have established
- a separate foundation, HPCALC. After a relative long period of silence
- since the 1992 HPCC London conference, we are in a position now to
- start taking registrations. For information on how to register, look
- at the end of this article.
-
- When and where
- +--------------
-
- The conference will be held at the Galaxy hotel right in the heart of
- Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conference will be held in the weekend of
- 28 and 29 May 1994.
-
- We have set aside four rooms for the conference: one large one, where
- the main presentations will be held, two smaller rooms for workshops,
- and one final room where clubs and dealers can present themselves. All
- presentations and workshops will be held in the English language.
-
- Main theme
- +----------
-
- There will be a number of main threads throughout the conference.
-
- - Calculators and education
-
- With the advent of more and more powerful calculators, the question
- arises whether these so called 'super calculators' should be
- allowed for use in higher education.
-
- At the conference, we would like to start a discussion on this
- topic, looking into reasons to forbid (or encourage) their use, and
- also comparing the rules in the different countries around the
- world.
-
- - Graphical user interfaces
-
- Was the introduction of the HP48G and GX models just the beginning
- in the quest for the friendliest user interface? Or, will the fancy
- forms and menus just hamper the serious user? Given the limited
- computation power present in a handheld, where should the line be
- drawn? We hope to answer these and other questions on this subject
- at our conference.
-
- - User groups
-
- The user groups catering for HP calculators and handhelds seem to
- go up and down in the 'popularity polls'. Were there once many
- thriving user groups all around the world, it seems that a large
- number of them are no longer with us. The last few years, however,
- new groups are being formed, either on a formal or informal basis.
- Have the still surviving clubs changed?
-
- What does the 'perfect' user group look like: regular meetings,
- glossy maga-zines, mail order? Seen in this light, is there a
- function for the Europe-wide body HEX?
-
- Aside from these threads, there will be a number of workshops, where
- the more 'practical' sides of using the calculators and handhelds will
- be shown. Currently planned topics include: User and System RPL,
- Synthetic Programming, Use of the Solver, Databases and C programming
- on the 95/100, etc.
-
- The latest machines from Hewlett-Packard will of course be in the
- limelight most (such as the 48G and GX, 100LX), but don't think there
- will nothing of interest to, say, 41 die-hards! And we never know if
- there might be some news to spread during the conference...
-
- Small print
- +-----------
-
- There should be a registration form with this introduction, or you
- should be able to get it from the same source. Attendance fee for the
- conference (two days) will be f175 (175 guilders, approximately US$
- 95, or UKP60) if you register before the 31st of january 1994, f200 if
- registering later. This will cover entry to the conference, a copy of
- the proceedings, and coffee, tea and lunch on both days.
-
- There will be farewell diner organized on Sunday, for which you can
- register separately, at f50 per person. You are expected to find your
- own way on Saturday evening (although we can probably organize
- something for the foreign visitors).
-
- The Galaxy hotel
- +----------------
-
- If you would like to stay the night (or two) at the Galaxy hotel,
- please tick the appropriate box on the registration form. The Galaxy,
- a luxurious hotel right in the heart of Amsterdam, offers a special
- deal for conference attendees at f150 guilders per person per night.
- If this is not within your budget, we can provide you with a list of
- alternatives, and we might be able to help with reservations.
-
- More information
- +----------------
-
- If you want to write a paper for the proceedings, or if you want to
- hold a presentation or workshop, please read the Call for Papers,
- which can be found at the same palce where you got this information
- sheet. We will send new information to all user groups and Bulletin
- Board Systems who received this information. We will also post
- messages to the appropriate newsgroups on the Internet. If you would
- like more information, please feel free to contact us in one following
- ways:
-
- - Email:
- prompt@hacktic.nl or kuiperh@nlr.nl
-
- - Fax:
- +31-(75)-167183
-
- - BBS:
- +31-70-355 8674 (14400,8N1)
- (leave a message for the sysop)
-
- - Regular mail:
- P.O. Box 1081
- 1500 AB Zaandam
- Netherlands
-
- On behalf of the PROMPT committee,
-
- Herman Kuiper
- Frank A. Vorstenbosch
-
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-
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