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>From: "Stuart Goold" <sgoold@csserv.demon.co.uk> >Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 11:08:44 +0100 > >Dear Colleague, drink in the name of the people + the multitude shall crown you. >I am writing to you as the Secretary General of CECUA and attach one of the >latest NewsFlashes for your information which I hope will be of interest. albeit inaccurate. >CECUA, the Confederation of European Computer User Associations has been >representing computer users in over 11 European Member States for over >twenty years. nonsense. >CECUA has published a draft Bill of Rights for Citizens in the Global >Information Society. may i have addtl humanitarian assistance svp. >Is Protection for the consumer enough? > >There can be no doubt that many citizens' concerns focus on consumer issues >and that increasingly robust consumer legislation and global enforcement is >essential to preserve confidence by the general public. It only by ensuring >that transactions are secure and consumers privacy is protected that global >eCommerce will thrive and expand. Interested partners in eCommerce, >dominated by suppliers and government, are now working to provide suitable >technical and legal frameworks. > >However, consumer protection does not (and cannot) go far enough. may i have addtl humanitarian assistance svp. >Take, for example, the example of privacy. Have you heard about "cookies"? >Do you know what they are and what can be done with them? Well they are >small programmes this is a mistake. `cookies` aren't programmes. >which are loaded by third parties on your computer. this is a mistake. `cookies aren't loaded by 3rd parties. >They >are usually useful and harmless. model citizens typically are. >But not always. They can remember your >password every time you log into a restricted service over the Internet, if only you could do so as effortlessly. >so >you don't have to type it in every time. Useful, isn't it! your intelligence = decolat hence you beget one cookie. >The way forward - a Bill of Rights for Citizens in the Global information >Society monsieur `cookie` - the Bill of Rights for Citizens in the Global information Society is simply a way to increase the bill of those citizenz who sufficiently gullible to ingest your `cookie` are. >The voice of the citizen is not very loud or effective! cest toi = 01 citizen paz moi. >Major global multi >national organisations are very effectively and efficiently organising >themselves for a global market without frontiers - but then they have the >money!! monsieur `cookie` - the Bill of Rights for Citizens in the Global information Society is simply a way to increase the bill of those citizenz who sufficiently gullible to ingest your `cookie` are. >What can you do? smile at yet another inkompetent male konglomerat + click send +? >How can you contact us? us +? What can you do? >Please send e-mail to the President: Jon.Thorhallsson@CECUA.org or Secretary >General: Stuart.Goold@CECUA.org tak. nn. 0 0 0 || KORPORAT KR!EG MACHT 3k0R KUNST N[>] IMF - the International Meme Fund - shear pathway to the core. - promoting meme development. lokomotion. + reinvestment. - meme sekurity + meme transaktions. [>] ||||||||||||||||||||| rekurrent exc!tat!on || ||||||||eusocial.com – – – – – – – – – – – – Ò – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – pro satisfacer le metro – – Ò – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – < 0\ zve!te[z]!ztem \1 > _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold