RE: Civil Disobedience

[Jose Nazario <jose () biocserver BIOC cwru edu>]

On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Joel Rivers wrote:

> What civil liberties are we giving up?  Since when is hacking,
> virus-writing, and website defacing a civil liberty?

> I'll say that the "increase in government surveillance authority" is
> the primary area of concern in regards to "losing civil liberties" in
> this bill. If anything, this is the area we should be focusing our
> concern, not on harsh penalties for those who are attempting illegal
> behavior.

the use of crypto, ie in PGP, and the research into vulnerabilities
definitely qualify as free speech in many arenas. these laws has the
potential to compromise that civil liberty.

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