[IFWP] Re: Re[4]: [IDNO-DISCUSS] icann.edleman.19990819 / Access to ICANN Santiago real video feed (fwd)

[Planet Communications Computing Facility]

Your points are of interest, but don't alter my consideration.  The issues
have already been debated under US law and the appropriate acts to
maintain those rights to privacy are already in force.

Regards
Jeff Mason

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On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, William X. Walsh wrote:

> Sunday, August 22, 1999, 5:02:47 PM, Planet Communications Computing Facility 
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> > As I expected there are no gurantees.  The issue is not weither the
> > Berkman Center is composed of angels - or fruits aging in fine wine, it is
> > privacy, a right granted to democratic societies.
> 
> Really?
> 
> This "right to privacy" only goes so far.  When it comes to many areas
> of our society, there is no right to privacy. For example, property
> ownership is a matter of public record, and indeed there are companies
> who specialize in compiling data from the various country halls of
> records and placing them into a searchable database.  This is just one
> of MANY public databases used by companies such as 1800ussearch.com to
> locate people.
> 
> There are NUMEROUS other areas. Privacy and anonymity are not one in
> the same.  Try and enter a proceeding of Congress without
> identification sometime, and without being logged in.  See how far
> this "right to anonymity" goes in public proceedings such as that.
> 
> It is really anonymity you are fighting for rather than privacy.  And
> in that area we have to place real limits on that.  We have seen the
> abuses that can arise from anonymity on these very lists.  I say that
> if someone wants to be a participant, then they have an obligation to
> register their participation and to have their name and affiliation
> attached to their comments.
> 
> This is inline with many areas of public policy where government
> meetings are conducted as well.  For example, in our City Council,
> before you are allowed to address the Council openly, you must
> identify yourself.
> 
> These concerns are nothing more than an area to try and be nitpicky
> and to find any possible fault whatsoever, for the sake of having a
> plethora of things to point to as criticisms.
> 
> I say its not the quantity of criticisms, but the QUALITY of the
> criticisms that is important. They need to stand up on their own
> merits, not as a huge body of complaints that gain legitimacy because
> of their sheer number.
> 
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