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General Information about the Electronic Frontier Foundation
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) was founded in July, 1990,
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to assure freedom of expression in digital media, with a particular
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emphasis on applying the principles embodied in the Constitution
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and the Bill of Rights to computer-based communication.
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>From the beginning, EFF was determined to become an organization
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that would combine technical, legal and public policy expertise, and
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would apply these skills to the myriad issues and concerns that arise
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whenever a new communications medium is born.
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By remaining faithful to this initial vision, EFF has become an
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organized voice for the burgeoning community of nationally and
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inter- nationally networked computer users. We perform the
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multiple roles of guardian, advocate and innovator, to serve and
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protect the public interest in the information age.
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We have defended civil liberties in court. We have shaped the policy
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debate on emerging communications infrastructure and regulation.
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We have increased awareness both on the Net and among those law
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enforcement officials, policy makers and corporations whose
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insufficient under- standing of the digital environment threatened
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the freedom of Cyberspace. Yet there is still much to be done.
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Goals of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, 1993
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EFF's mission is to understand the opportunities and challenges of
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digital communications, in order to foster openness, individual
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freedom and community.
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We expect to carry out our mission through activities in the following
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areas:
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POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY. EFF has been working to
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promote an open architecture for telecommunications by various
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means, including the Open Platform Initiative, the fight against the
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FBI's Digital Telephony wiretap proposal, and efforts to free robust
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encryption technologies from NSA control.
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FOSTERING COMMUNITY. Much of the work we have done has been
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directed at fostering a sense of community in the online world.
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Because we realize that we know far less about the conditions
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conducive to the formation of virtual communities than is necessary
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to be effective in creating them, we will devote a large portion of our
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R & D resources to developing better understanding in this area.
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LEGAL SERVICES. EFF was born to defend the rights of computer
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users against overzealous and uninformed law enforcement officials.
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This continues to be an important focus of EFF's work. We provide
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legal information to individuals who request it and support for
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attorneys who are litigating. We maintain print and online legal
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archives, disseminate this information, and make it available for
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downloading. Our board and staff are continuously engaged in
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writing and speaking about these issues.
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. We have started many projects over the
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years as their need became apparent. Going forward, EFF will allocate
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resources to investigate and initiate new projects. To ensure that our
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projects have the greatest impact and can reasonably be completed
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with the resources available, EFF will sharpen its selection and
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review process.
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Structure of EFF
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EFF currently maintains offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and
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Washington, D.C. In June, all operations will be consolidated into our
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Washington office.
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EFF's Cambridge office currently deals with member services, some
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legal services and our online communications. The Cambridge office
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also maintains the central library and our main computing facilities,
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including our Internet site, eff.org, which hosts our mailing lists;
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ftp.eff.org, home of our anonymous ftp archives; and our Gopher
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server, which enables users to locate and download files using the
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Gopher client program.
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EFF's Washington office is charged with policy-making, coalition
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building, forming congressional liaisons, and the administration of
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the Communications Policy Forum. EFF's legal services and
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publications functions are also coordinated out of Washington.
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EFF is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. We are an operating
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foundation and do not make grants. EFF is a membership
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organization with both individual and corporate members from
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throughout the United States and the world.
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How to Connect to the EFF
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Internet and USENET:
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General information requests, submissions for EFFector Online, and
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the like can be mailed to eff@eff.org.
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If you receive any USENET newsgroups, your site may carry the
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newsgroups comp.org.eff.news and comp.org.eff.talk. The former is a
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moderated newsgroup for announcements, newsletters, and other
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information; the latter is an unmoderated discussion group for
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discussing the EFF and issue relating to the electronic frontier.
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For those unable to read the newsgroups, there are redistributions
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via electronic mail. Send requests to be added to or dropped from
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the eff-news mailing list to eff-request@eff.org.
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Mail eff-talk-request@eff.org to be added to a redistribution of
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comp.org.eff.talk by mail; please note that it can be extremely high-
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volume at times.
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A document library containing all of the EFF news releases, John
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Barlow's "Crime and Puzzlement", and other publications of interest is
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available via anonymous FTP from ftp.eff.org. Mail ftphelp@eff.org if
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you have questions, or are unable to use FTP.
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To be on a mailing list specific to a discussion of technical and policy
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pub-infra-request@eff.org.
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The WELL:
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There is an active EFF conference on the WELL, as well as many other
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related conferences of interest to EFF supporters. Access to the WELL
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is $15/month plus $2/hour. Outside the San Francisco area, telecom
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access for $4.50/hour is available through the CompuServe Packet
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Network. If you have an Internet connection, you can reach the
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WELL via telnet at well.sf.ca.us; otherwise, dial 415 332 6106 (data).
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The WELL's voice number is 415 332 4335.
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CompuServe:
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Our forum on CompuServe has also opened recently. GO EFFSIG to
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join. Many of the files on ftp.eff.org, as well as other items of interest,
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are mirrored in the EFFSIG Libraries.
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America Online
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EFF is planning to host its own area on AOL. Cliff Figallo (Fig on AOL)
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is coordinating the creation of this area. A selection of EFF
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information files already exists in the Awakened Eye Sig which is
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also in the MCM Forum.
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Our Addresses
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.
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666 Pennsylvania Avenue S.E., Suite 303
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Washington, DC 20003
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+1 202 544 9237
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+1 202 547 5481 FAX
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Internet: eff@eff.org
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.
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238 Main St.
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Cambridge, MA 02142
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+1 617 576 4500
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+1 617 576 4520 FAX
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Internet: eff@eff.org
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MEMBERSHIP IN THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
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In order to continue the work already begun and to expand our
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efforts and activities into other realms of the electronic frontier, we
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need the financial support of individuals and organizations.
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If you support our goals and our work, you can show that support by
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becoming a member now. Members receive our bi-weekly electronic
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newsletter, EFFector Online (if you have an electronic address that
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can be reached through the Net), answers to your legal questions,
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special releases and other notices on our activities. (Because we
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believe that support should be freely given, you can receive these
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things even if you do not elect to become a member.)
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Your membership dues and other donations are fully tax deductible.
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Mail to:
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.
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238 Main St.
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Cambridge, MA 02142
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I wish to become a member of EFF. I enclose: $_______
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$20.00 (student or low income membership) $40.00 (regular
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membership)
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$100.00 (Corporate or organizational membership.
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This allows any organization, if it wishes, to designate up to five
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individuals
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within the organization as members.)
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[ ] I enclose an additional donation of $_______
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Name:
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Organization:
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Address:
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City or Town:
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State: Zip: Phone: ( ) (optional)
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FAX: ( ) (optional)
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Email address:
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I enclose a check [ ].
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Please charge my membership in the amount of $ to my Mastercard [
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] Visa [ ] American Express [ ]
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Number:
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Expiration date:
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Signature: ________________________________________________
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Date:
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Our privacy policy: The Electronic Frontier Foundation will never sell
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any part of our membership list. We will, from time to time, share
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this list with other nonprofit organizations whose work we determine
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to be in line with our goals. However, you must explicitly grant us
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permission to share your name with these other groups. Member
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privacy is our default.
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I hereby grant permission to EFF to share my name with other
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nonprofit groups from time to time as it deems appropriate [ ].
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Initials:___________________________
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Last Update: 16 February 1993
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