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                Date: 1999-04-07
                 
                 
                EFF Pioneer Awards, Wired ueber ENFOPOL
                
                 
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      Bei einer Soiree der Electronic Frontier Foundation in der Nacht auf  
Mittwoch [Washington D.C.] wurden die jährlichen Internet Pioneer  
Awards vergeben. Sie ergingen an Simon Davies [Privacy  
International],  Drazen Pantic [Radio B92] und an den kürzlich   
verstorbenen John Postel. 
 
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 Declan McCullagh  
 
3:00 a.m.  7.Apr.99.PDT WASHINGTON 
.... 
But on Tuesday, the staunch Georgia conservative showed up here  
at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference to warn of the  
dangers of an overly intrusive government.  
 
Barr said that as the 19th century dawned, natural resources were  
vital to our country. A century later, it was financial resources. Now,  
he said, information "will represent power in the 21st century."  
 
He condemned the collection of information by both corporations and  
the government, and said that Congress needs to intervene.  
... 
The Austrians have their own problems. A proposal that is nearly  
certain to become law will expand police surveillance capability to a  
level not seen since the Nazis, said Erich Moechel from  
Quintessenz. "They can wiretap according to this law ... without the  
order of an independent court," he said.  
 
And Russia? Forget about it. The country has already banned  
encryption software that can be used to shield sensitive information  
from prying eyes. More recently, the FSB -- the successor to the  
KGB -- has required Internet service providers to allow agents to  
monitor all communications.  
 
"[They] must maintain hardware, software, and a dedicated line to  
the local FSB department," Moechel said. The US government has  
required telephone companies to build in similar capabilities, though  
officials say surveillance will take place only with a court order.  
 
A representative from the US Department of Justice said that  
societies had to balance freedom with security. No surveillance at all  
would be fine, said Scott Charney, "if everyone were law abiding, but  
they're not."  
.... 
One audience member asked whether Justice Department-backed  
restrictions on overseas encryption sales that keep encryption out of  
the hands of human rights workers in Kosovo can be justified. "You  
have to balance a lot of competing equities," Charney replied.  
 
full story 
http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/18987.html
                   
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