Re: COTSE?

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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 23:46:46 -0400

In article <Xns93A7857457078collyut@203.59.27.131>, LLK@hushmail.com
says...
> nemo outis@erewhon.com (nemo outis) wrote in
> news:7bFKa.292418$3C2.8223906@news3.calgary.shaw.ca:
>
> > They won't protect you if you use the service to make death
> > threats to George Bush - but for protecting your privacy they
> > will do all that is possible under the law.
>
> Interesting paradox:
>
> "They won't protect you if you use the service to make death
> threats to George Bush - but for protecting your privacy they
> will do all that is possible under the law."
>
> If they can't protect my information from the people I need protection from
> the most, why would I care how SPAM free or whatever their email services
> are...
>
>
> Uner the law it would be quite easy to protect a customers info from the
> likes of the government. COTSE keep their access logs for a week after
> access, much too long for a privacy sevice.
>
> And you all make out COTSE's $6 a month as "super low", It's, measly $18
> saving on Anonymizers service.
>
> Then again, the two services are for different types of users...IMO it's
> hard to beat Anonymizer if you're looking for ACTUAL privacy from everyone
> including Big Brother. BUt if you just want privacy to get away from freaks
> and the like I would say COTSE is better...
>
> ~Seb
>

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to track who sent what.

Disallowed Uses of The Anonymizer

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