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EFFector Online Volume 5 No. 3 3/5/1993 editors@eff.org
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A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424
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In this issue:
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Representative Markey Speaks on Tech Policy
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Announcement of Midwest Rural Datafication Meeting
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EFF Funding
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Coverage of Representative Markey's Speech to Computer
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Execs on Technology Policy
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In an article in the New York Times of Tuesday, February 23, 1993
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entitled "Computer Makers Told To Get Involved in Rules" by Steve
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Lohr, it was reported that Representative Edward J. Markey,
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Democrat of Massachusetts and chairman of the House subcommittee
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on telecommunications warned a gathering of computer industry
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executives at a conference in Phoenix that their industry was "in
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danger of losing out in the emerging but potentially enormous
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business of providing computer services to American homes and
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offices unless it became involved in the Federal standard-setting that
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will occur this year." Markey emphasized that, given the Clinton
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Administration's focus on technology policy, some critical steps will
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certainly take place this year toward the establishment of "a so-
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called data superhighway that will eventually reach every home in
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the country."
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Markey said, "Decisions will be made this year that will affect the
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rest of your lives, and unless you participate, the rules will be cut in
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a way that may not be to your advantage."
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As the Times pointed out, "The regulated telephone industry is a
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seasoned practitioner of shaping government rules, but most
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computer and software companies are entrepreneurial upstarts that
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have grown and thrived outside the reach of regulatory controls.
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Traditionally, the industry rarely dealt with Washington."
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Markey described the size of the potential market for services that a
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national network could create and how the speed at which that
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network will develop and which companies will benefit by it depend
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largely on Federal and state regulations which will be on the Federal
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table in the near future.
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The Times then described ISDN as part of a plan promoted by some
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in the computer industry "to insure that digital phone service is
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available nationally at affordable rates" and as "a middle ground
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between the current technology and the super-speed fully fiber-
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optic network that is often discussed. But the fiber-optics data
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highway, by most estimates, would not reach most households until
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after 2010 and at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars.
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"By contrast, the digital network could reach every office and house
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in America in less than five years, estimates Mitchell Kapor,
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president of the Electronic Frontier Foundation."
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"A computer pioneer turned advocate, Mr. Kapor is pushing Federal
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and state regulators to insure that the digital network is available,
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standardized and affordable nationally."
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The Times said that "Markey is preparing Federal legislation to push
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the digital format later this year" and quoted him as saying, "ISDN. is
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something that can be done now, and it will help unleash the next
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wave of computer and software innovation, creating jobs and
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wealth."
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Markey was further quoted as saying, "The Government should set
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standards for openness and fund pilot projects, but it isn't going to
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pay for the information highway. The money just won't be there."
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Regional Group Activities:
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Submitted by Ed Vielmetti in Ann Arbor:
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Preliminary Program Announcement
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Rural Datafication:
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Achieving the goal of Ubiquitous Access to the Internet
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May 14, 1993
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Chicago, IL
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A joint conference focused on extending the services of the Internet
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to difficult-to-reach and typically under-served user communities.
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Jointly sponsored by CICNet and the following state networks
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Illinois: netILLINOIS
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Indiana: INDnet
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Iowa: IREN
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Michigan: MichNet
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Minnesota: MRNet
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New York: NYSERNet
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Pennsylvania: PREPnet
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Wisconsin: WiscNet
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Conference focus and theme:
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CICNet is pleased to announce Rural Datafication as a major
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cooperative initiative among nine networking organizations
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committed to the creation of ubiquitous data networking services
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throughout their region and, indeed, throughout the nation. As part
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of this initiative, these organizations have agreed to co-sponsor a
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conference which builds on an already successful collaboration
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between CICNet and the above networks and which will focus on two
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primary areas:
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1. Ways to most effectively respond to user communities which
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desire Internet services but which are currently unable to obtain
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Internet access.
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2. Ways to best enhance existing services to those populations which
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which make use of non-dedicated connections: i.e., users whose
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access to the Internet is via dial-up modem rather than high speed
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dedicated lines. The focus includes users who use SLIP and PPP to
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get direct connections to the Internet, and users who use Internet
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facilities via dial-up terminal emulation.
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Come, join, and assist us as we plan for increased access for such
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communities. Examples include elementary and high schools, public
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libraries, small businesses, organizations located in remote
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geographic areas, and the rapidly evolving community of users who
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need Internet access from their homes. Help us develop ideas for
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new programs and services both useful and interesting. Meet other
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people who are committed to expanding the network's usefulness.
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Intended Audience:
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We invite you to meet with us to share information and successes
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you may have, to learn from the information and successes of others,
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to talk with people interested in developing the potential of
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networks, and to discuss ways to develop the rural datafication
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theme as a major initiative focused on meeting the needs of the user
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communities discussed throughout this announcement. This
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conference is specifically intended for three key communities:
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1. Providers of networked information, whether they be network
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organizations or not, who are committed to assisting us as we
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pursue our rural datafication strategy.
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2. Users of networked information: teachers, researchers, librarians,
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scientists, lawyers, bankers -- in short, those who are interested in
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contributing to and gaining from the growing electronically-
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connected community. We are particularly interested in attracting
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users interested in the rural datafication concept.
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3. Perhaps of most importance, potential users of networked
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information who which to either learn about the network or
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advise us on how best to construct a truly pervasive and
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ubiquitous data network.
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Agenda, dates and times:
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Friday, May 14th:
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Opening remarks begin at 9:15 am
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Closing remarks will conclude at 4:30 PM
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An optional early registration and opening Reception will be held on
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Thursday, May 13th from 5 - 7pm.
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Location and fees:
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McCormick Center Hotel
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Lake Shore Drive at 23rd Street
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Chicago, IL 60616
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+1.312.791.1900
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Conference room rates: Single $85; Double $95
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Conference fee: $69 -- includes Friday lunch, morning and afternoon
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breaks, and Thursday's registration reception
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To be placed on the list to receive additional information, please
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email, mail, or fax your request for additional information to:
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email: may14@cic.net
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fax: +1.313.998.6105
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mail: Rural Datafication
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CICNet
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2901 Hubbard
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Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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We will need either your e-mail or postal address with the request
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for additional information. We would like you to list a particular area
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of interest that you have, relevant to the theme of the conference.
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Queries may also be directed to Julie-Elise Burroughs at
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+1.313.998.6103 or to Glee Cady at +1.313.998.6419
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EFF Funding
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt,
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nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. Our total budget for 1993
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will be in the neighborhood of $1.7 million.
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Like many other public interest advocacy groups, EFF sustains its
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activities through membership dues, individual donations and gifts,
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and foundation and corporate grants.
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Much of EFF's research on public policy and technology is conducted
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through the Communications Policy Forum (CPF). Jointly sponsored
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by EFF, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), and the American
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Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), CPF brings together consumer groups,
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communications and computer firms, and public policy experts to
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explore communications policy options. CPF does not engage in
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lobbying or take positions on issues. It is broadly supported by
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foundations and corporations with widely divergent and conflicting
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views on communications policy. Funders include:
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Adobe Systems Apple Computers
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AT&T Bauman Foundation
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Bell Atlantic Benton Foundation
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Dun & Bradstreet Electronic Mail Association
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IBM Interval Researc
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Lotus Development Corp. MCI Telecommunications
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Microsoft Corporation Newspaper Assoc. of America
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NCTA RSA Data Security
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Sun Microsystems Tides Foundation
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EFF's policy goals and advocacy positions are determined by EFF's
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board and staff. In support of these positions, EFF does, from time to
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time, assemble political coalitions that include EFF corporate funders
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and other public interest organizations. For example, corporations
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such as Lotus Development Corporation, Microsoft, and Apple
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Computer have contributed funding for EFF's digital privacy work.
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Major individual donations and foundation and corporate grants
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range from $10,000 to $250,000. EFF also receives many smaller
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donations from individuals supportive of its work. EFF has over
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1,000 members who pay dues of either $40 or $20 annually.
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