On Sat, 18 May 2002, at 21:10 [=GMT-0700], George Kirikos wrote: > It's the age-old debate about law & order, vs. privacy, and where to > draw the line. I'm not sure positions will change too much, but I'm for > a system where people can protect their privacy for a small fee by > naming a representative. As I argued in the essay, many folks will jump > up and down that they value privacy immensely. If that is truly the > case, when offered the chance to pay less than their own valuation for > that privacy, they should take that bargain.
It might be useful to look further than North America in this "age-old debate". In the EU other ideas, and laws, are current. As for paying to hide your whois data: I do not want to rob anyone of doing his business, but this is turning things around. I don't think we should have to pay extra to avoid receiving spam, to avoid the possibility of harrassment. By the way, I am all for a public whois for IP numbers. For almost all serious legal actions that suffices. And it exposes only ISPs, not individuals. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bijt.net/
