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- From: karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish)
- Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
- Subject: Re: WELL anonymity policy
- Date: 25 Dec 1992 19:14:41 GMT
- Organization: Mindcraft, Inc.
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- References: <1hctt2INNs0h@agate.berkeley.edu> <1992Dec24.182141.10509@eff.org> <1hd3qoINNsls@agate.berkeley.edu>
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- In article <1hd3qoINNsls@agate.berkeley.edu> spp@zabriskie.berkeley.edu
- (Steve Pope) writes:
- >And as for what Cliff has said here, it was along the
- >lines of: anybody can get an anonymous account if they are
- >willing to cover up and lie about their identity going in.
-
- Steve, please don't summarize away the things Cliff said that
- were most relevant to the discussion.
-
- His first response was that he'd had about half a dozen
- discussions with prospective subscribers over this issue
- in six years, and that two had been vocally dissatisfied with
- the outcome.
-
- His comments to the effect that the WELL can't ultimately
- identify their customers absolutely, and that they don't
- really care as long as the bills get paid, is a simple
- acknowledgement of the reality that overrides any and all
- administrative policies. The most common motivation for
- registering with a false name is to avoid paying for the
- service.
- --
-
- Chuck Karish karish@mindcraft.com
- (415) 323-9000 x117 karish@pangea.stanford.edu
-