Posted on Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
NEW YORK (Routers) - Cypherpunks gathering for their annual conference
decided today to adopt a voluntarily-developed speech code for their
members, covering what they may write, say, or code.
The voluntary standards will be submitted to the Department of Justice
for review. The role of government, if needed at all, should be limited
to enforcing compliance with voluntarily developed speech standards
reflecting consensus among affected interests.
...more in original article...
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--Tim May (Mandatory Voluntary Internet Self-Rating Follows)
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