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- EFFector Online Volume 6 No. 4 10/29/1993 editors@eff.org
- A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424
-
-
- In This Issue:
-
- Markey Applauds Initiative to Put SEC Corporate Filings on Internet
- Commerce Dept.'s Economic Bulleting Board on the Internet
- First European Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy
- Extenisve Govt. Fax/Email Gateways Provided in Canada
-
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- Subject: Markey Applauds Initiative to Put SEC Corporate Filings on Internet
-
- WASHINGTON -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of
- the House Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee, today
- applauded the National Science Foundation's decision to fund a
- pilot project aimed at making corporate disclosure documents
- available through the Internet computer network. The project
- will take corporate filings submitted to the SEC's Electronic
- Data Gathering and Retrieval (EDGAR) system and make them
- available electronically, where they can be accessed by the
- public.
-
- "This project will launch EDGAR right into cyberspace," said Rep.
- Markey, who explained that, "Soon, the public will be able to
- obtain low-cost electronic access to a mother lode of
- information, including registration statements, and annual and
- periodic reports from virtually every major U.S. corporation."
-
- Rep. Markey said, "This pilot project may help to demonstrate new
- and more efficient ways of making large government databases
- available to the public over the information superhighway."
-
- "It can potentially benefit investors seeking access to current
- information about companies, economists and other researchers
- interested in corporate trends and developments, journalists
- covering the business beat, and other individuals or public
- interest groups interested in understanding what is going on in
- corporate America."
-
- Since the early 1980's, the SEC has been developing the EDGAR
- program to automate the filing, acceptance, dissemination, and
- analysis of the more than 10 million pages of disclosure
- information annually submitted by public companies.
-
- In February, the SEC approved formal implementation of the EDGAR
- program, under which the first mandatory electronic filings began
- earlier this week for about 500 large corporations and investment
- companies. Another 1,200 companies were required to use the
- system starting in July, and over 3,0000 companies will be
- required to file their disclosures using EDGAR by the end of this
- year. Eventually, all 15,000 SEC-registered companies will be
- required to use the system.
-
- As the EDGAR program has moved towards operational status, many
- potential users of the filings -- such as investors, finance
- professionals, journalists, researchers, and public interest
- groups -- have expressed concerns about the potential high cost
- of public access to EDGAR information under the SEC's current
- dissemination strategy. This strategy relies on a private
- information vendor, who sells EDGAR at a regulated wholesale
- price to other retial information vendors, who in turn resell the
- data to the public. Over the last several months, the
- Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, which has
- jurisdiction over the SEC and is responsible for national
- telecommunications policy, has been examining the adequacy of
- this dissemination strategy.
-
- In response to the Subcommittee's inquiries, in April, the SEC
- announced two steps aimed at offering the public greater access
- to corporate filings submitted through its Electronic Data
- Gathering Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system, including
- providing CD-ROMs to Federal Depository Libraries and making
- diskettes available through the SEC's public reading rooms. At
- the same time, the SEC expressed technical and cost concerns
- regarding suggestions that it directly fund electronic access to
- EDGAR data.
-
- In July, the House of Representatives approved the SEC's
- Authorization Bill (H.R. 2239), which earlier was reported by the
- Subcommittee and the full Energy and Commerce Committee. The
- Committee report accompanying the bill expressed support for
- initiatives aimed at making EDGAR data available over the
- Internet, stating that:
-
- The Committee agrees that there exists a need for a
- broad-based government policy on information
- dissemination, and it also believes that it would be
- unacceptable if time- and cost-efficient access to
- Commission filings in electronic form were denied to
- significant groups of market participants and other
- interested parties because of a failure of the existing
- dissemination approach to meet their needs.
-
- The Committee noted that the prospects for a significant retail
- market for EDGAR data developing "are at present uncertain" and
- that therefore, "a pilot project aimed at providing EDGAR data to
- the university research community and other interested persons
- over the Internet ... may prove to be a useful supplement to the
- current dissemination strategy, which will continue to rely on
- private vendors for distribution of EDGAR data."
-
- Rep. Markey concluded, "I want to commend the National Science
- Foundation for their leadership in taking the initiative to
- provide the funding for this project. Both the New York
- University Stern School of Business and the Internet Multicasting
- Service are performing an invaluable public service in agreeing
- to investigate ways of making EDGAR data available over the
- Internet, and I wish them success as they move forward with this
- important project."
-
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-
- According to Carl Malamud of the Internet Multicasting Service, EDGAR
- should be available for public access "sometime early in 1994." To get a
- copy of the press release, and info on how to get updates on the EDGAR
- database's availability, send requests to edgar-announce@town.hall.org.
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- Subject: Commerce Dept.'s Economic Bulletin Board on the Internet
-
- The Commerce Department's Economic Bulletin Board (EBB) will be accessible
- through the Internet without charge between July 26, 1993 until September 30,
- 1993. During this introductory period, the EBB will be available via telnet.
- To access the EBB, telnet to EBB.STAT-USA.GOV and login as TRIAL; no password
- is required.
-
- The EBB is a one-stop source for current information from the Department of
- Commerce, Department of Labor, Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve Board,
- and many others federal agencies. Over 2,000 files covering topics such as
- gross domestic product, employment, foreign trade information, financial and
- monetary indicators, and regional statistics, are available.
-
- You can search for files among the following general topics:
-
- Summaries of Current Economic Conditions U.S. Treasury Auction Results
- National Income and Product Accounts Regional Economic Statistics
- Major Economic Indicators Energy Data
- Price and productivity Data Daily Trade Opportunities (TOPS)
- Foreign Trade Data International Market Insights
- Industry Sector Analysis Current Business Statistics
- Industry Statistics Fiscal and Monetary Policy Data
- U.S. Trade Representative Press Releases Employment data
- Bureau of Export Administration Notices Special Studies and Reports
-
- For more information, please call (202) 482-1986 or send E-mail to
- awilliams@esa.doc.gov
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-
- Subject: First European Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy
-
- ECPF-93
-
- The New Cavendish Club
- London, England
-
- 20th November 1993
-
- Organised by ECFP Ventures Limited
-
- Co-operating organisations :
- The Libertarian Alliance
- Privacy International, UK
- UK Cryptoprivacy Association
-
-
- SCOPE
- ______________________________
-
- The widespread use of computers and
- communication systems has brought considerable
- benefits to our business and personal lives and will
- continue to change and shape the way in which we
- live. However, with those benefits come unprecedented
- threats to our personal privacy and potential for abuse.
-
- A variety of different models for protection of
- individual privacy in the electronic age have been
- suggested, ranging from state regulation to individual
- action through the use of strong cryptography.
- However, these solutions bring with them their own
- class of problems, including excessive state
- involvement in private matters and the frustration of
- law enforcement and national security objectives.
-
- The First European Conference on Computers,
- Freedom and Privacy will both provide an introduction
- to these issues and the technological developments
- that drive them, and examine different ways in which
- individual rights can be guaranteed. These questions
- are central to the preservation of a free society in the
- Information Age.
-
- John M. Brimacombe
- Conference Chair
-
-
- KEYNOTE SPEAKER
- ______________________________
-
- John Gilmore
- Email: gnu@cygnus.com
-
- OTHER SPEAKERS
- ______________________________
-
- John Brimacombe (Chairman)
- Email: john@mantis.co.uk
-
- Simon Davies
- Email: davies@privint.demon.co.uk
-
- Tom Burroughes
- Email: tom@reptile.demon.co.uk (after 10 October 1993)
-
- David Chaum
- Email: chaum@digicash.nl
-
- Duncan Frissell
- Email: frissell@panix.com
-
- Elaine Fletcher
-
- Chris Tame
-
- Russell Whitaker
- Email: whitaker@eternity.demon.co.uk
-
- FEES
- ______________________________
-
- Student 10.00 ($16.00 U.S.)
- Normal 17.50 ($28.00 U.S.)
- Normal before 1 Nov 93: 15.00 ($24.00 U.S.)
- Press (Contact for arrangements)
-
-
- You may pre-order copies of transcripts of the proceedings,
- which will be shipped within 90 days after the conference:
-
- Video and audio recordings will be made of the conference, in
- its entirety. No pre-sales will be made; tapes go on sale in
- December 93/January 94.
-
- For more detailed information, contact:
-
- 16 Circus Road
- MM Box 8593
- London NW8 6PG
- England
-
- Please direct any further enquiries to the above address, or:
- ecfp-1st@eternity.demon.co.uk (Email)
- +44 81-812-2661 (Manned message service; quick response)
-
-
- Note: this is a shortened form of the conference announcement. The full text,
- giving information on the speakers, registration form, directions, schedule,
- etc., is available as /pub/EFF/Temp/Confs/cfp1.uk, by anonymous ftp to
- ftp.eff.org.
-
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-
- Subject: Extensive Govt. Fax/Email Gateways Provided in Canada
-
- Planet Communications & Computing Facility in association with
- Digital Chicken is pleased to announce a new fax/email gateway
- for City and Metropolitan Toronto Politicians, Greater Toronto
- Members of Parliament, Hospitals, Ontario Government ministries,
- churches, etc. etc.
-
- As many of you know, we have a funny mailing address, and since
- our node is still unregistered (registration Nov. 5th - we hope)
- in order to take advantage of this gateway you must address your
- email as follows.
-
- utgpu!plan9!chyk!<user_id@utcc.utoronto.ca
-
- Please substitute the <user_id above with the correct USER I.D.
- listed below for the organization or individual you want to
- reach.
-
- Please remember, this is mainly a fax gateway - so include your
- fax telephone number or/and address so that the individuals /
- organizations listed can reply to you. I hope you enjoy the
- service and find it beneficial.
-
-
- Name/Individual/Organizations User I.D. Fax Number
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- June Rowlands, Mayor Toronto rowlands 416-392-0026
- Green Party of Canada green 613-232-3081
- Chief McCormack mccormac 416-324-6026
- Metro Toronto Police
- General metcop 416-324-0695
- Public Complaints Bureau metcopcb 416-324-0551
- Board of Commissioners metcopbr 416-324-0693
- Ontario Police Public
- Complaints Commissioner copcomp 416-325-4704
- Premier of Ontario ontprem 416-325-3745
- Minister of Health onthlth 416-326-1571
- Minister of Finance ontfin 416-326-9096
- Ombudsman of Ontario ombud 416-586-3485
- Chief Electoral Officer
- of Ontario elect 416-321-6853
- York Regional Police yorkcop 905-853-5810
- Peel Regional Police peelcop 905-453-7370
- Ontario Provincial Police opp 705-329-6195
- Halton Regional Police haltcop 416-825-9416
- Minister of Agriculture & Food ontagri 416-326-3083
- Ontario Film Review Board ontfilm 416-314-3632
- Minister of Transportation onttrans 416-327-9185
- Town of Ajax ajax 905-686-8352
- Town of Oakville oakville 905-815-2025
- City of Mississauga mississ 905-896-5575
- City of Toronto toronto 416-392-1446
- City of Etobicoke etobicok 416-394-8895
- Borough of East York eastyork 416-778-9134
- City of North York noryork 416-395-7337
- City of York york 416-394-2803
- City of Brampton brampton 905-874-1119
- Minister of Economic Trade
- & Development ontecdev 416-325-6918
- Minister of Labour ontlabor 416-326-1449
- Solicitor General and Minister
- of Correctional Service ontsolg 416-326-5085
- Attorney General ontatg 416-326-4016
- Minister of Natural Resources ontnatur 416-314-2159
- Minister of Citizenship ontcitiz 416-314-0022
- Minister of Consumer and
- Corporate Relations ontcons 416-326-5820
- Minister of Community and
- Social Services ontsoc 416-325-5221
- Minister of Education ontedu 416-325-2608
- Minister of Environment ontenvir 416-323-4682
- Minister of Housing onthouse 416-585-6935
- Ontario Human Rights
- Commission onthumrt 416-314-4533
- Canadian Human Rights
- Commission canhumrt 416-973-6184
- MPP Don Mills donmills 416-696-0181
- MPP Oakville-South oaksouth 905-842-0332
- MPP Fort York fortyork 416-363-0835
- MPP Lake Nipigon nipigon 416-327-0968
- MPP Dovercourt overcou 416-653-1054
- MPP Etobicoke-West etobwest 416-695-1222
- MPP Mississauga-South misssth 416-278-1525
- MPP Oriole oriole 416-494-2440
- MPP Downsview dwnsview 416-740-2474
- MPP Eglinton eglinton 416-482-2776
- MPP Etobicoke-Lakeshore etoblake 416-259-3704
- MPP Beaches-Woodbine beachwd 416-421-3741
- MPP Oakwood oakwood 416-781-4116
- MPP Etobicoke-Humber etohumb 416-233-4321
- MPP High Park-Swansea highpark 416-762-4499
- MPP Lawrence lawrence 416-785-4524
- MPP Mississauga-North missnor 416-826-4553
- MPP Mississauga-West misswest 416-566-5264
- MPP Etobicoke-Rexdale etobrex 416-745-5670
- MPP Mississauga-East misseast 416-276-6933
- MPP Brampton-North bramnor 416-840-7845
- MPP Durham-West durwest 416-683-8643
- Ministry of Northern
- Development & Mines northern 416-327-0665
- Ministry of Culture, Recreation
- and Tourism tourism 416-325-6195
- Information and Privacy
- Commissioner/Ontario ipcont 416-325-9195
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
- Toronto romantor 416-977-6063
- Anglican Church of Canada anglican 416-968-7983
- United Church of Canada united 416-925-3394
- Bahai' Faith Toronto bahaitor 416-889-8184
- Letters to the editor
- Toronto Star torstar 416-869-4322
- Globe and Mail globe 416-585-5085
- Toronto Sun torsun 416-947-3228
- Now Magazine now 416-461-2886
- Xtra! xtra 416-925-6674
- Eye Weekly eye 416-971-7786
- City Councillors
- City of Toronto - Councillors council 416-392-1050
- Chairman, Metro Toronto
- Council chairman 416-392-3799
- The Hospital for Sick Children sickkids 416-813-7161
- The Toronto Hospital torhosp 416-340-5888
- Addiction Research Foundation addict 416-595-5017
- Donwood Institute donwood 416-425-7896
- Casey House (AIDS hospice) casey 416-962-5147
- Humber Memorial Hospital humber 416-249-1312
- Oakville Trafalgar Memorial
- Hospital trafalg 416-338-4636
- Orthopaedic/Arthritic Hospital ortharth 416-967-8593
- Sunnybrook Health Science
- Centre sunny 416-480-4588
- Doctor's Hospital doctors 416-923-1370
- Central Hospital central 416-969-4183
- Wellesley Hospital wellesly 416-926-4874
- North York Gen.Hospital nyghosp 416-756-6384
- Etobicoke Gen.Hospital eghosp 416-747-8608
- York-Finch Gen.Hospital yfghosp 416-747-3883
- Bloorview Children's Hospital blrview 416-494-9985
- Hugh McMillan Rehabilitation
- Centre hughrhb 416-425-6591
- St. Michael's Hospital stmike 416-864-5669
- St. Joseph's Health
- Centre (Toronto) stjoetor 416-530-6346
- Queensway Gen.Hospital queens 416-253-0111
- North York Branson Hospital branson 416-635-2537
- Toronto East General &
- Orthopaedic Hospital, Inc. tegh 416-469-6106
- Scarborough Centenary Health
- Centre scarcent 416-281-7323
- Scarborough Grace General
- Hospital scargrac 416-495-2631
- Scarborough General Hospital scargen 416-438-9318
- Grace Hospital, Toronto gracetor 416-925-3211
- Northwestern General Hospital nwestgen 416-658-2192
- Mount Sinai Hospital mtsinai 416-586-8787
- Princess Margaret Hospital prmarg 416-926-6547
- Women's College Hospital womens 416-323-7314
- Lyndhurst Hospital lyndhrst 416-422-5216
- Peel Memorial Hospital peelmem 416-451-8439
- Ajax-Pickering General
- Hospital ajaxpick 416-683-1262
- Mississauga General Hospital missgen 416-848-7139
- Credit Valley Hospital credit 416-820-0020
- Queen Street Mental Health
- Centre queenst 416-583-4307
- Clarke Institute of Psychiatry clarke 416-979-5679
- Markham-Stouffville Hospital mrkstouf 416-472-7086
- Shouldice Hernia Surgery shouldic 416-889-4216
- Toronto Transit Commission ttc 416-485-9394
- Prime Minister of Canada primemin 613-941-6900
- Toronto Public Library torlib 416-393-7782
- Etobicoke Public Library etoblib 416-394-5050
- Scarborough Public Library scarlib 416-396-8808
- Brampton Public Library bramlib 905-799-0806
- Mississauga Public Library misslib 905-615-3615
- City of York Public Library yorklib 416-394-2781
- East York Public Library eylib 416-396-3812
- North York Public Library nylib 416-395-5542
- Metro Toronto Reference
- Library referenc 416-393-7229
- East York Board of Education eyedu 416-465-2237
- Etobicoke Board of Education etobedu 416-394-3803
- Metro Toronto Roman Catholic
- Separate School Board rcssbedu 416-229-5345
- North York Board of Education nyedu 416-395-8210
- Peel Board of Education peeledu 905-890-6698
- Scarborough Board of Education scarbedu 416-396-4856
- Toronto Board of Education toredu 416-393-9969
- York Board of Education yorkedu 416-727-3984
- CityTV citytv 416-593-6397
- CFMT TV cfmttv 416-265-0509
- CFTO TV cftotv 416-299-2273
- Canadian Broadcasting
- Corporation (CBC) cbc 416-963-9036
- Global Television Network global 416-446-5371
- CTV Television Network ctv 416-928-0907
- Beaches-Metro News beachmet 416-698-1253
- Ontario Legal Aid Plan olap 416-979-8669
- Ontario Legal Aid Plan
- Scarborough Area olapscar 416-750-7184
- Fire Departments
- City of Toronto torfire 416-392-0161
- City of Scarborough scarfire 416-396-7765
- City of North York nyfire 416-395-7286
- City of Etobicoke etobfire 416-394-8589
- City of York yorkfire 416-394-2764
- Borough of East York eyfire 416-396-3757
- Town of Ajax ajaxfire 905-683-8119
- City of Brampton bramfire 905-874-2727
- City of Mississauga missfire 905-615-3756
- Ambulance Services
- Metro Toronto ambulanc 416-392-2008
- Art Gallery of Ontario artont 416-979-6646
- New Democratic Party of Canada ndpcan 613-996-9584
- Canadian Federal Immigration
- and Refugee Board immrefbr 416-954-1165
- Government of Canada
- Minister of Health & Welfare health 613-952-7746
- Minister of the Environment environ 819-953-3457
- Minister of Transportation transpor 613-995-0327
- Minister of Fisheries/Oceans fisherie 613-990-7292
- Minister of Labour labour 819-953-3419
- Minister of Supply & Service supply 819-953-1908
- Minister of National Revenue revenue 613-952-6608
- Minister of Agriculture agricult 613-996-9219
- Minister of Consumer and
- Corporate Affairs consumer 819-953-4930
- Toronto Blue Jays bluejays 416-341-1250
- Toronto Maple Leafs leafs 416-977-5364
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