[ga] Re: [Politech] VeriSign promotes Internet privacy (don't laugh!) [priv]

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Declan, Ray and all,

  Thank you Ray for your interesting and provocative and funny take
on Verisign's promotion of internet privacy.

  Verisign is also promoting it's online Voting system as well virtually
guaranteeing security/privacy of ballots as well...  Yet also introduced
"Site Finder" and has decided from threat of legal action from ICANN
to "Temporarily" suspend it as of today...

Declan McCullagh wrote:

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>
> Reply-To: <ray@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: "Ray Everett-Church" <ray@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>, "'Declan McCullagh'" <declan@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: VeriSign promotes internet privacy (don't laugh!)
> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:04:35 -0700
> Message-ID: <02b101c387c8$bf5dcb70$0300a8c0@Ray>
>
> Words can't even begin to express my feelings... The site fails to address
> VeriSign and Network Solutions own privacy and spam problems. No mention of
> their contribution to the spam problem by a long history of being unable to
> control WHOIS datamining, their past history of allowing spammers to
> register domains with clearly bogus information, and their own datamining
> abuses. (For some actual helpful tips by real privacy advocates, please try
> visiting http://www.InternetPrivacyForDummies.com.)
>
> -Ray
> Co-author of Internet Privacy for Dummies
>
> ==================================
>
>   Web Site Designed to Educate Domain Name Holders on Privacy Issues
>
>     HERNDON, Va., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Network Solutions, a
> full-service provider of domain names, Web sites and e-mail services,
> today announced specific precautions customers can take to protect
> their personal information associated with their domain name
> registrations with the launch of a new consumer privacy advocate Web
> site, http://www.internetprivacyadvocate.org .  The site was created
> to educate domain name customers and the general public on Internet
> privacy issues related to domain name registrations and serves as a
> resource for understanding related industry issues.  Network Solutions
> is the first registrar to offer such a comprehensive forum devoted to
> providing education and tools to its customers and the general public
> to assist them in protecting their online privacy.
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Regards,

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