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Article #60Re: iStar memo: don't tell customers list of banned newsgroups
From: Xanlithe
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 00:00
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In article <4rt5sv$3u@milo.vcn.bc.ca>, lalee@vcn.bc.ca says... > >So they can't monitor IRC, FTP, and e-mail traffic yet they can monitor >6000+ (rough estimate) UseNet newsgroups and somehow screen what is >contained within. If van.general was bombarded with illegal material for >a matter of months that is crossposted from banned newsgroups, would >van.general be up for removal/banning? > Actually 20000+. And it appears that yes this NG would have to be banned if I-Star knew what it contained. But don't let any of us fool ourselves: this was only a quasi-legal decision. Because they have not taken steps to fully scrutinize and do many more deletions, it is obvious that they are not truly worried about being nabbed or nailed for illegal material. They have made a political/moral decision about which groups you may have access to. To me, that's scary, because they have now appointed themselves the "guardians". If they go further than they have so far and delete all the groups in which illegal material appears, or is likely to appear, then I will believe it's a purely legal decision. Don't hold your breath.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11544f,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid11544f,public X-Google-Thread: 12c2cc,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid12c2cc,public X-Google-Thread: fb1ea,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gidfb1ea,public X-Google-Thread: 10643c,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid10643c,public X-Google-Thread: 115882,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid115882,public X-Google-Thread: 10aaae,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid10aaae,public X-Google-Thread: 1046d5,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid1046d5,public X-Google-Thread: 13d6bc,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid13d6bc,public From: jay@inforamp.net (Xanlithe) Subject: Re: iStar memo: don't tell customers list of banned newsgroups Date: 1996/07/15 Message-ID: <4sed4u$n6e@news.inforamp.net> X-Deja-AN: 168430720 distribution: inet references: <4rmsbp$5ur@insight.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <jbtoacf.-0707960850350001@ip93-106.tor.interlog.com> <4ro8na$du@news.intranet.ca> <radfordr-0807961957040001@ts39-13.tor.istar.ca> <4rs9m5$rf9@milo.vcn.bc.ca> <rgd-0807962243540001@ts10-04.tor.istar.ca> <4rt5sv$3u@milo.vcn.bc.ca> organization: Your Organization newsgroups: inforamp.general,inforamp.support,alt.censorship,comp.org.eff.talk,can.legal,can.infohighway,tor.general,alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,alt.society.civil-liberty,ont.general