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EFFector Online Volume 6 No. 4 10/29/1993 editors@eff.org
A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424
In This Issue:
Markey Applauds Initiative to Put SEC Corporate Filings on Internet
Commerce Dept.'s Economic Bulleting Board on the Internet
First European Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy
Extenisve Govt. Fax/Email Gateways Provided in Canada
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Subject: Markey Applauds Initiative to Put SEC Corporate Filings on Internet
WASHINGTON -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of
the House Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee, today
applauded the National Science Foundation's decision to fund a
pilot project aimed at making corporate disclosure documents
available through the Internet computer network. The project
will take corporate filings submitted to the SEC's Electronic
Data Gathering and Retrieval (EDGAR) system and make them
available electronically, where they can be accessed by the
public.
"This project will launch EDGAR right into cyberspace," said Rep.
Markey, who explained that, "Soon, the public will be able to
obtain low-cost electronic access to a mother lode of
information, including registration statements, and annual and
periodic reports from virtually every major U.S. corporation."
Rep. Markey said, "This pilot project may help to demonstrate new
and more efficient ways of making large government databases
available to the public over the information superhighway."
"It can potentially benefit investors seeking access to current
information about companies, economists and other researchers
interested in corporate trends and developments, journalists
covering the business beat, and other individuals or public
interest groups interested in understanding what is going on in
corporate America."
Since the early 1980's, the SEC has been developing the EDGAR
program to automate the filing, acceptance, dissemination, and
analysis of the more than 10 million pages of disclosure
information annually submitted by public companies.
In February, the SEC approved formal implementation of the EDGAR
program, under which the first mandatory electronic filings began
earlier this week for about 500 large corporations and investment
companies. Another 1,200 companies were required to use the
system starting in July, and over 3,0000 companies will be
required to file their disclosures using EDGAR by the end of this
year. Eventually, all 15,000 SEC-registered companies will be
required to use the system.
As the EDGAR program has moved towards operational status, many
potential users of the filings -- such as investors, finance
professionals, journalists, researchers, and public interest
groups -- have expressed concerns about the potential high cost
of public access to EDGAR information under the SEC's current
dissemination strategy. This strategy relies on a private
information vendor, who sells EDGAR at a regulated wholesale
price to other retial information vendors, who in turn resell the
data to the public. Over the last several months, the
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, which has
jurisdiction over the SEC and is responsible for national
telecommunications policy, has been examining the adequacy of
this dissemination strategy.
In response to the Subcommittee's inquiries, in April, the SEC
announced two steps aimed at offering the public greater access
to corporate filings submitted through its Electronic Data
Gathering Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system, including
providing CD-ROMs to Federal Depository Libraries and making
diskettes available through the SEC's public reading rooms. At
the same time, the SEC expressed technical and cost concerns
regarding suggestions that it directly fund electronic access to
EDGAR data.
In July, the House of Representatives approved the SEC's
Authorization Bill (H.R. 2239), which earlier was reported by the
Subcommittee and the full Energy and Commerce Committee. The
Committee report accompanying the bill expressed support for
initiatives aimed at making EDGAR data available over the
Internet, stating that:
The Committee agrees that there exists a need for a
broad-based government policy on information
dissemination, and it also believes that it would be
unacceptable if time- and cost-efficient access to
Commission filings in electronic form were denied to
significant groups of market participants and other
interested parties because of a failure of the existing
dissemination approach to meet their needs.
The Committee noted that the prospects for a significant retail
market for EDGAR data developing "are at present uncertain" and
that therefore, "a pilot project aimed at providing EDGAR data to
the university research community and other interested persons
over the Internet ... may prove to be a useful supplement to the
current dissemination strategy, which will continue to rely on
private vendors for distribution of EDGAR data."
Rep. Markey concluded, "I want to commend the National Science
Foundation for their leadership in taking the initiative to
provide the funding for this project. Both the New York
University Stern School of Business and the Internet Multicasting
Service are performing an invaluable public service in agreeing
to investigate ways of making EDGAR data available over the
Internet, and I wish them success as they move forward with this
important project."
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According to Carl Malamud of the Internet Multicasting Service, EDGAR
should be available for public access "sometime early in 1994." To get a
copy of the press release, and info on how to get updates on the EDGAR
database's availability, send requests to edgar-announce@town.hall.org.
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Subject: Commerce Dept.'s Economic Bulletin Board on the Internet
The Commerce Department's Economic Bulletin Board (EBB) will be accessible
through the Internet without charge between July 26, 1993 until September 30,
1993. During this introductory period, the EBB will be available via telnet.
To access the EBB, telnet to EBB.STAT-USA.GOV and login as TRIAL; no password
is required.
The EBB is a one-stop source for current information from the Department of
Commerce, Department of Labor, Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve Board,
and many others federal agencies. Over 2,000 files covering topics such as
gross domestic product, employment, foreign trade information, financial and
monetary indicators, and regional statistics, are available.
You can search for files among the following general topics:
Summaries of Current Economic Conditions U.S. Treasury Auction Results
National Income and Product Accounts Regional Economic Statistics
Major Economic Indicators Energy Data
Price and productivity Data Daily Trade Opportunities (TOPS)
Foreign Trade Data International Market Insights
Industry Sector Analysis Current Business Statistics
Industry Statistics Fiscal and Monetary Policy Data
U.S. Trade Representative Press Releases Employment data
Bureau of Export Administration Notices Special Studies and Reports
For more information, please call (202) 482-1986 or send E-mail to
awilliams@esa.doc.gov
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Subject: First European Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy
ECPF-93
The New Cavendish Club
London, England
20th November 1993
Organised by ECFP Ventures Limited
Co-operating organisations :
The Libertarian Alliance
Privacy International, UK
UK Cryptoprivacy Association
SCOPE
______________________________
The widespread use of computers and
communication systems has brought considerable
benefits to our business and personal lives and will
continue to change and shape the way in which we
live. However, with those benefits come unprecedented
threats to our personal privacy and potential for abuse.
A variety of different models for protection of
individual privacy in the electronic age have been
suggested, ranging from state regulation to individual
action through the use of strong cryptography.
However, these solutions bring with them their own
class of problems, including excessive state
involvement in private matters and the frustration of
law enforcement and national security objectives.
The First European Conference on Computers,
Freedom and Privacy will both provide an introduction
to these issues and the technological developments
that drive them, and examine different ways in which
individual rights can be guaranteed. These questions
are central to the preservation of a free society in the
Information Age.
John M. Brimacombe
Conference Chair
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
______________________________
John Gilmore
Email: gnu@cygnus.com
OTHER SPEAKERS
______________________________
John Brimacombe (Chairman)
Email: john@mantis.co.uk
Simon Davies
Email: davies@privint.demon.co.uk
Tom Burroughes
Email: tom@reptile.demon.co.uk (after 10 October 1993)
David Chaum
Email: chaum@digicash.nl
Duncan Frissell
Email: frissell@panix.com
Elaine Fletcher
Chris Tame
Russell Whitaker
Email: whitaker@eternity.demon.co.uk
FEES
______________________________
Student 10.00 ($16.00 U.S.)
Normal 17.50 ($28.00 U.S.)
Normal before 1 Nov 93: 15.00 ($24.00 U.S.)
Press (Contact for arrangements)
You may pre-order copies of transcripts of the proceedings,
which will be shipped within 90 days after the conference:
Video and audio recordings will be made of the conference, in
its entirety. No pre-sales will be made; tapes go on sale in
December 93/January 94.
For more detailed information, contact:
16 Circus Road
MM Box 8593
London NW8 6PG
England
Please direct any further enquiries to the above address, or:
ecfp-1st@eternity.demon.co.uk (Email)
+44 81-812-2661 (Manned message service; quick response)
Note: this is a shortened form of the conference announcement. The full text,
giving information on the speakers, registration form, directions, schedule,
etc., is available as /pub/EFF/Temp/Confs/cfp1.uk, by anonymous ftp to
ftp.eff.org.
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Subject: Extensive Govt. Fax/Email Gateways Provided in Canada
Planet Communications & Computing Facility in association with
Digital Chicken is pleased to announce a new fax/email gateway
for City and Metropolitan Toronto Politicians, Greater Toronto
Members of Parliament, Hospitals, Ontario Government ministries,
churches, etc. etc.
As many of you know, we have a funny mailing address, and since
our node is still unregistered (registration Nov. 5th - we hope)
in order to take advantage of this gateway you must address your
email as follows.
utgpu!plan9!chyk!<user_id@utcc.utoronto.ca
Please substitute the <user_id above with the correct USER I.D.
listed below for the organization or individual you want to
reach.
Please remember, this is mainly a fax gateway - so include your
fax telephone number or/and address so that the individuals /
organizations listed can reply to you. I hope you enjoy the
service and find it beneficial.
Name/Individual/Organizations User I.D. Fax Number
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June Rowlands, Mayor Toronto rowlands 416-392-0026
Green Party of Canada green 613-232-3081
Chief McCormack mccormac 416-324-6026
Metro Toronto Police
General metcop 416-324-0695
Public Complaints Bureau metcopcb 416-324-0551
Board of Commissioners metcopbr 416-324-0693
Ontario Police Public
Complaints Commissioner copcomp 416-325-4704
Premier of Ontario ontprem 416-325-3745
Minister of Health onthlth 416-326-1571
Minister of Finance ontfin 416-326-9096
Ombudsman of Ontario ombud 416-586-3485
Chief Electoral Officer
of Ontario elect 416-321-6853
York Regional Police yorkcop 905-853-5810
Peel Regional Police peelcop 905-453-7370
Ontario Provincial Police opp 705-329-6195
Halton Regional Police haltcop 416-825-9416
Minister of Agriculture & Food ontagri 416-326-3083
Ontario Film Review Board ontfilm 416-314-3632
Minister of Transportation onttrans 416-327-9185
Town of Ajax ajax 905-686-8352
Town of Oakville oakville 905-815-2025
City of Mississauga mississ 905-896-5575
City of Toronto toronto 416-392-1446
City of Etobicoke etobicok 416-394-8895
Borough of East York eastyork 416-778-9134
City of North York noryork 416-395-7337
City of York york 416-394-2803
City of Brampton brampton 905-874-1119
Minister of Economic Trade
& Development ontecdev 416-325-6918
Minister of Labour ontlabor 416-326-1449
Solicitor General and Minister
of Correctional Service ontsolg 416-326-5085
Attorney General ontatg 416-326-4016
Minister of Natural Resources ontnatur 416-314-2159
Minister of Citizenship ontcitiz 416-314-0022
Minister of Consumer and
Corporate Relations ontcons 416-326-5820
Minister of Community and
Social Services ontsoc 416-325-5221
Minister of Education ontedu 416-325-2608
Minister of Environment ontenvir 416-323-4682
Minister of Housing onthouse 416-585-6935
Ontario Human Rights
Commission onthumrt 416-314-4533
Canadian Human Rights
Commission canhumrt 416-973-6184
MPP Don Mills donmills 416-696-0181
MPP Oakville-South oaksouth 905-842-0332
MPP Fort York fortyork 416-363-0835
MPP Lake Nipigon nipigon 416-327-0968
MPP Dovercourt overcou 416-653-1054
MPP Etobicoke-West etobwest 416-695-1222
MPP Mississauga-South misssth 416-278-1525
MPP Oriole oriole 416-494-2440
MPP Downsview dwnsview 416-740-2474
MPP Eglinton eglinton 416-482-2776
MPP Etobicoke-Lakeshore etoblake 416-259-3704
MPP Beaches-Woodbine beachwd 416-421-3741
MPP Oakwood oakwood 416-781-4116
MPP Etobicoke-Humber etohumb 416-233-4321
MPP High Park-Swansea highpark 416-762-4499
MPP Lawrence lawrence 416-785-4524
MPP Mississauga-North missnor 416-826-4553
MPP Mississauga-West misswest 416-566-5264
MPP Etobicoke-Rexdale etobrex 416-745-5670
MPP Mississauga-East misseast 416-276-6933
MPP Brampton-North bramnor 416-840-7845
MPP Durham-West durwest 416-683-8643
Ministry of Northern
Development & Mines northern 416-327-0665
Ministry of Culture, Recreation
and Tourism tourism 416-325-6195
Information and Privacy
Commissioner/Ontario ipcont 416-325-9195
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Toronto romantor 416-977-6063
Anglican Church of Canada anglican 416-968-7983
United Church of Canada united 416-925-3394
Bahai' Faith Toronto bahaitor 416-889-8184
Letters to the editor
Toronto Star torstar 416-869-4322
Globe and Mail globe 416-585-5085
Toronto Sun torsun 416-947-3228
Now Magazine now 416-461-2886
Xtra! xtra 416-925-6674
Eye Weekly eye 416-971-7786
City Councillors
City of Toronto - Councillors council 416-392-1050
Chairman, Metro Toronto
Council chairman 416-392-3799
The Hospital for Sick Children sickkids 416-813-7161
The Toronto Hospital torhosp 416-340-5888
Addiction Research Foundation addict 416-595-5017
Donwood Institute donwood 416-425-7896
Casey House (AIDS hospice) casey 416-962-5147
Humber Memorial Hospital humber 416-249-1312
Oakville Trafalgar Memorial
Hospital trafalg 416-338-4636
Orthopaedic/Arthritic Hospital ortharth 416-967-8593
Sunnybrook Health Science
Centre sunny 416-480-4588
Doctor's Hospital doctors 416-923-1370
Central Hospital central 416-969-4183
Wellesley Hospital wellesly 416-926-4874
North York Gen.Hospital nyghosp 416-756-6384
Etobicoke Gen.Hospital eghosp 416-747-8608
York-Finch Gen.Hospital yfghosp 416-747-3883
Bloorview Children's Hospital blrview 416-494-9985
Hugh McMillan Rehabilitation
Centre hughrhb 416-425-6591
St. Michael's Hospital stmike 416-864-5669
St. Joseph's Health
Centre (Toronto) stjoetor 416-530-6346
Queensway Gen.Hospital queens 416-253-0111
North York Branson Hospital branson 416-635-2537
Toronto East General &
Orthopaedic Hospital, Inc. tegh 416-469-6106
Scarborough Centenary Health
Centre scarcent 416-281-7323
Scarborough Grace General
Hospital scargrac 416-495-2631
Scarborough General Hospital scargen 416-438-9318
Grace Hospital, Toronto gracetor 416-925-3211
Northwestern General Hospital nwestgen 416-658-2192
Mount Sinai Hospital mtsinai 416-586-8787
Princess Margaret Hospital prmarg 416-926-6547
Women's College Hospital womens 416-323-7314
Lyndhurst Hospital lyndhrst 416-422-5216
Peel Memorial Hospital peelmem 416-451-8439
Ajax-Pickering General
Hospital ajaxpick 416-683-1262
Mississauga General Hospital missgen 416-848-7139
Credit Valley Hospital credit 416-820-0020
Queen Street Mental Health
Centre queenst 416-583-4307
Clarke Institute of Psychiatry clarke 416-979-5679
Markham-Stouffville Hospital mrkstouf 416-472-7086
Shouldice Hernia Surgery shouldic 416-889-4216
Toronto Transit Commission ttc 416-485-9394
Prime Minister of Canada primemin 613-941-6900
Toronto Public Library torlib 416-393-7782
Etobicoke Public Library etoblib 416-394-5050
Scarborough Public Library scarlib 416-396-8808
Brampton Public Library bramlib 905-799-0806
Mississauga Public Library misslib 905-615-3615
City of York Public Library yorklib 416-394-2781
East York Public Library eylib 416-396-3812
North York Public Library nylib 416-395-5542
Metro Toronto Reference
Library referenc 416-393-7229
East York Board of Education eyedu 416-465-2237
Etobicoke Board of Education etobedu 416-394-3803
Metro Toronto Roman Catholic
Separate School Board rcssbedu 416-229-5345
North York Board of Education nyedu 416-395-8210
Peel Board of Education peeledu 905-890-6698
Scarborough Board of Education scarbedu 416-396-4856
Toronto Board of Education toredu 416-393-9969
York Board of Education yorkedu 416-727-3984
CityTV citytv 416-593-6397
CFMT TV cfmttv 416-265-0509
CFTO TV cftotv 416-299-2273
Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation (CBC) cbc 416-963-9036
Global Television Network global 416-446-5371
CTV Television Network ctv 416-928-0907
Beaches-Metro News beachmet 416-698-1253
Ontario Legal Aid Plan olap 416-979-8669
Ontario Legal Aid Plan
Scarborough Area olapscar 416-750-7184
Fire Departments
City of Toronto torfire 416-392-0161
City of Scarborough scarfire 416-396-7765
City of North York nyfire 416-395-7286
City of Etobicoke etobfire 416-394-8589
City of York yorkfire 416-394-2764
Borough of East York eyfire 416-396-3757
Town of Ajax ajaxfire 905-683-8119
City of Brampton bramfire 905-874-2727
City of Mississauga missfire 905-615-3756
Ambulance Services
Metro Toronto ambulanc 416-392-2008
Art Gallery of Ontario artont 416-979-6646
New Democratic Party of Canada ndpcan 613-996-9584
Canadian Federal Immigration
and Refugee Board immrefbr 416-954-1165
Government of Canada
Minister of Health & Welfare health 613-952-7746
Minister of the Environment environ 819-953-3457
Minister of Transportation transpor 613-995-0327
Minister of Fisheries/Oceans fisherie 613-990-7292
Minister of Labour labour 819-953-3419
Minister of Supply & Service supply 819-953-1908
Minister of National Revenue revenue 613-952-6608
Minister of Agriculture agricult 613-996-9219
Minister of Consumer and
Corporate Affairs consumer 819-953-4930
Toronto Blue Jays bluejays 416-341-1250
Toronto Maple Leafs leafs 416-977-5364
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