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Subject: Re: Moderators- You may be violating the law

Author: James Robertson

Date: 07:51:54 06/30/00

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On June 30, 2000 at 07:57:09, robert michelena wrote:

>This nonsense about posting real names  made me wonder if this august body
>realizes that by posting the real names of individuals, they may be violating
>federal law.
>
>For instance, are they certain the individuals are truly adults??  There is a
>federal act that makes it illegal to post information concerning minors.
>
>Secondly, apparantly there is a possibility that those of us who signed on where
>not informed properly that our real names were going to be posted online.  I
>don't necessarily have a problem with that, but I do know that I did not notice
>this fact when signing on.
>
>If I were the CCC I would seriously look into this issue of privacy.  There are
>many instances of people going to court for violation of their privacy.

If that is the case, then it is a federal crime to pay your taxes because the
IRS demands to know your real name.

If you have problems giving out your real name, then don't sign up. Same as
getting a credit card or attending a university: either give your name or go
home.

James



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