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rbv@cypress.UUCP (Roger Vanderveen) writes:
>Call me crazy, but I am thoroughly disgusted when I hear of *any*
>system where privacy and censorship of email is allowed.  I'm hoping
>to see stronger case-law and legislation to protect users' rights
>soon.

>OK, you're crazy.

>Like I'm told by completely-free-speech-advocates when I don't like
>the content of TV shows: just change the channel, you don't have to
>watch it!

>Funny how some people are dead set against government regulation,
>until it suits their purposes.

Perhaps you don't mind when sysadmin's read your mail; perhaps it
wouldn't mean anything to you if were to lose your job because
you were caught saying things that were "against the company" in
your mail.  Further more, how does it possibly "suit my purposes"
to have this sort of regulation?

As for the TV show analogy, what world are you living in?  There is NO
similarity.  I completely agree about that sort of thing; when people
complain about music, movies and such.  What I'm talking about is
a user's right to privacy on the system, and in fact, does he/she have
any?

Censoring email is analogous to having your boss listen to your
phone line.  I suppose that you wouldn't mind if he/she did that, eh?

-Rich
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