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From: jbdp@jenny.UUCP (Julian Pardoe)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: stop big brother stop
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Date: Sat, 6-Jul-85 09:41:55 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul  6 09:41:55 1985
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In article uiucme.1500004 keith@uiucme.uiucme writes:
> Here is the simple, pragmatic conclusion to the big brother discussion:
>
> IF you're plotting  to over throw the government, or any other crime worth
>    being noticed over
> THEN you have something to worry about and should be VERY careful about
>      sending things vi a email, USMail, phone, telex, etc.
> ELSE IF you say things that could offend somebody or make them wonder about
>         your philosophy, morality, or disposition
>      THEN IF you are worried about what They think of you
>           THEN you should be careful and tactful using the net, email, 
>                USMAIL, phone, telex, etc.
>           ELSE you can say anything you want.

I think he's forgotten at least one IF-clause; before the final ELSE insert:

IF  you  don't  trust  the Government and the law-enforcement agencies and all
employees involved in ``email, USMail, phone, telex,  etc'' not to take unfair
advantage  of  information  they gain from snooping or be otherwise corrupt OR
IF there are unjust laws in your country (*)  THEN  you'd  better  be  totally
boring or keep quiet ELSE ...

Julian Pardoe

(*) Here of course we lose all contact with anything definite,  but I'll throw
in laws against homosexuality for a starter.  How  many  causes  that  we  now
accept  as  ``worthy'' -- the abolition of slavery or child-labour for example
-- were not originally opposed by people in power who  would  have  been  very
happy to frustrate them by snooping if they could have?

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