John, the PATRIOT Act passed last week: http://usgovinfo.miningco.com/bllegday.htm
Note, that I tend to agree with most that the PATRIOT Act is the best of the three main proposals out there. It sucks, but it sucks less than the others. Also, several of it's provisions will expire within a few years. As far as the SSSCA, I hope it never passes. It would be nice to have a discussion on it, as we had planned earlier. In addition, having someone tell us exactly how we will be affected by the PATRIOT Act would also be beneficial. Did anyone read about the DeCSS linking victory? Regards, Dustin > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of John Hebert > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 8:09 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [brluglist] some analysis and info on various technology > related bills and laws > > > SSSCA > http://www.politechbot.com/docs/hollings.090701.html > > Note that the bill was delayed on 10/26/01 due to > opposition by the tech community: > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/26/126230&mode=thread > but it could easily be introduced as a knee-jerk > reaction to future terrorist activities. > > USA Patriot Act: > http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/Terrorism_militias/2001103 > 1_eff_usa_patriot_analysis.html > > I personally would like to know how are elected > officials feel about the SSSCA, the USA Patriot Act > and similar efforts. What about inviting such an > official to a gathering of the computer user groups > here in this area (BRLUG, CCCC, BRMUG, LAFIX, NOLUG)? > > John Hebert > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find a job, post your resume. > http://careers.yahoo.com > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
