Sorry to post a non-Chlamy item on the network, but I though other folks
might be interested in seeing this. It was sent to me by my brother who is
a computer jockey at MIT.
>> Beth
>> > From: MX%"alainl at MIT.EDU" 24-OCT-1995 14:15:03.45
> > Subj: Big Brother is Watching
>> >
> >
> >
> > Saw this and figured others would like to know
> > about it.
> >
> > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 1995 18:44:44 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: rotenberg at epic.org (Marc Rotenberg)
> > Subject: Risk of visiting wrong place on the Web
> >
> > The Marketry company of Bellevue, Washington is now
> > selling E-mail
> > addresses
> > of Internet users obtained from Newsgroup postings. From
> > the company's
> > press
> > release:
> >
> > "These are E-mail address of individuals who are
> > actively using
> > the Internet to obtain and transfer information. They
> > have
> > demonstrated a substantial interest in specific area
> > of information
> > on the Internet. They are regularly accessing
> > information in their
> > interest areas from newsgroups, Internet chats and
> > websites. . . .
> > The file is anticipated to grow at the rate of 250,000
> > E-Mail
> > addresses per month, all with Interest selections."
> >
> > What are the interest areas currently available? "Adult,
> > Computer,
> > Sports, Science, Education, News, Investor, Games,
> > Entertainment
> > Religion, Pets." The release notes that "additional
> > interests areas
> > will be added, please inquire." Activities of US and
> > non-US Net users
> > will be included in the Marketry product.
> >
> > *The Washington Post* reported that the president of
> > Marketry, Norm
> > Swent,
> > would not disclose who the actual owner of the list is.
> > "That really is
> > confidential information," Swent said, "and we are
> > obviously bound by
> > confidentiality agreements with the list owner."
> >
> > WHAT YOU CAN DO:
> >
> > (a) Sit back, let your newsgroup postings get swept up
> > by the data
> > scavengers and watch the junk E-mail pile high on your
> > system, or
> >
> > (b) Send E-mail to Marketry and tell them to STOP
> > SELLING PERSONAL
> > DATA GATHERED FROM THE NET. Send E-mail to:
> > listpeople at marketry.com> > and tell your friends to send E-mail. And tell your
> > friends'
> > friends.
> >
> > It's your name. It's your mailbox. Think about it.
> >
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Beth Ferro Mitchell Department of Biology
(315) 445-4509 Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY 13214
email: mitchell at maple.lemoyne.edu
