--- begin forwarded text From: Dov Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ZKS Press Releases <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Zero-Knowledge Press Release] Experts to Call for Rejection of Internet Wiretap Plan Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:19:59 -0500 Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================== Zero-Knowledge Systems Press Release, http://www.zeroknowledge.com ================================================================== MEDIA ADVISORY EXPERTS TO CALL FOR REJECTION OF INTERNET WIRETAP PLAN WHAT: Internet privacy company Zero-Knowledge Systems, in conjunction with leading members of the privacy, cryptography, legal and business communities, will present an Open Letter to members of the Internet Engineering Task Force, urging them not to adopt protocols that will facilitate eavesdropping on the Internet. The Open Letter will be presented as the IETF membership prepares to debate whether to "develop new protocols or modify existing protocols to support mechanisms whose primary purpose is to support wire- tapping or other law enforcement activities." The Open Letter presentation will immediately follow the Junkbusters Privacy in Commerce Awards, which spotlight the good, the bad and the ugly about privacy and businesses. Earlier in the day, Zero-Knowledge Systems president Austin Hill will participate in the FTC/Commerce Dept. Public Workshop on Online Profiling. WHEN: Monday, November 8th, 1999. Reception begins 5:00 PM, events begin 5:30 PM sharp. WHERE:The Holeman Lounge National Press Club 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor Washington, DC 20045 For more information or to speak with Austin Hill, please contact:: Dov Smith Director of Public Relations 514.287.7447 x 248 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zeroknowledge.com or Kristy Jarosh Weber Group Public Relations 415.616.6037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # # _______________________________________________________ Dov Smith, Director of Public Relations Zero-Knowledge Systems Inc. -- "Nothing Personal" T: 514.287.7447 x 248 E: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] F: 514.287.0967 W: http://www.zeroknowledge.com Press Room: http://www.zeroknowledge.com/pressroom _______________________________________________________ --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
