Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site jenny.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!mcvax!ukc!kcl-cs!jenny!jbdp From: jbdp@jenny.UUCP (Julian Pardoe) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: stop big brother stop Message-ID: <253@jenny.UUCP> Date: Sat, 6-Jul-85 09:41:55 EDT Article-I.D.: jenny.253 Posted: Sat Jul 6 09:41:55 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 8-Jul-85 05:30:18 EDT Organization: U of Cambridge Comp Lab, UK Lines: 41 Xpath: kcl-cs west44 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? ------------- The views expressed herein etc etc... ------------- University of Cambridge Tel: +44 223 352435 ext. 265 Computer Laboratory Arpa: <@ucl-cs: jbdp@cl.cam.ac.uk> Corn Exchange Street Janet: jbdp@UK.AC.Cam.CL CAMBRIDGE, CB2 3QG UUCP: mcvax!ukc!cl-jenny Great Britain