Re: FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-23 Thread Kevin Elliott
At 16:22 + 7/21/00, Gil Hamilton wrote: >When Japan comes to the FBI asking them to please get that site >containing the names taken down, the appropriate response from the >FBI is "I'm sorry about the embarrassment this must be causing you, >but Mr. Young does not appear to be breaking any

Re: FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-21 Thread T. Bankson Roach
Title: RE: FBI Requests File Removal You make some good points. After giving it more thought, I think that the agents should be reported to their superiors and that John should explain to them that he takes their "threat" seriously and that he is doing just what he has done, making

Re: FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-21 Thread Anonymous
>The FBI did not seek a court order, which is the legal way to >(sometimes) quash speech. Rather, it applied extra-legal pressures. I happen to come from an euro country where authorities worked solely by FUDding, Kafka-style. That is the strongest mode of reign available. It appears that civil

RE: FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-21 Thread John Young
Special Agent James Castano said the call he made to me was his first for matter like that. He was friendly, open, answered all my questions the best he could, and asked others if he didn't know. We chatted about the DeCSS trial here in NY. His unit he said deals with computer crime, IP violation

Re: FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-21 Thread Tim May
At 4:22 PM + 7/21/00, Gil Hamilton wrote: >Tom Roach writes: >>First, we know about Carnivore, or think we do. What earthly good is it >>to put the agent's names in the public domain? Unless you planned to do >>something cruel, evil or harmful to people "doing their job" it would >>serve no us

RE: FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-21 Thread Tim May
n. In this case, however, John is not >threatening the agents with shotguns. Yet the agents did >more than just gently advise John. > >There is a real difference when the attitude is bad. > >Ern > >-Original Message- >From: T. Bankson Roach >[<mailto:[EM

Re: FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-21 Thread Gil Hamilton
Tom Roach writes: >First, we know about Carnivore, or think we do. What earthly good is it >to put the agent's names in the public domain? Unless you planned to do >something cruel, evil or harmful to people "doing their job" it would >serve no useful purpose. I disagree. What part of "doing the

Re: FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-21 Thread Patrick Henry
>What earthly good is it >to put the agent's names in the public domain? Unless you planned to do >something cruel, evil or harmful to people "doing their job" it would >serve no useful purpose. I don't consider anyone working for the U.S. government in a capacity to take away Constitutionally-p

RE: FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-21 Thread Ernest Hua
Title: RE: FBI Requests File Removal Hmmm ... I will have to totally (but respectfully) disagree. The underlings are not necessarily just delivering a friendly reminder in this case. Threats are generally considered not just in poor taste, but real criminal offenses, when it comes from

Re: FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-21 Thread Anonymous
> Dave Marzigliano & James Castano This is what Internet was all about. Authugrities cannot beat lone individuals into submission that easy any more. And it becomes crystal clear why, in few short years, one will need a state license for web publishing. Off to start collecting donations for JYA

FBI Requests File Removal

2000-07-20 Thread John Young
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] July 20, 2000 Federal Bureau of Investigation NCCS, New York C37 Dear FBI, This confirms my telephone remarks today that I decline your request to remove the list of members of Japan's Public Security Investigation Agency posted on Cryptome: http://cryptome.org/psia-l