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Yadda Yucks for Gore
Commencement Speech Sheds Woodenness in Exploiting 'Seinfeld'
By BLAINE HARDEN
is under some pressure before his
erated earlier in the ceremony when
Washington Post Staff Writer
anticipated 2000 presidential run to
celebrated filmmaker, NYU graduate
neutralize his reputation for being
and "loyal Knicks fan" Shelton Jack-
NEW YORK, May 14-Intent on
wooden.
son "Spike" Lee was awarded an
proving he is not a graduate of the
No less than 25 percent of Gore's
honorary doctorate.
lumber yard school of public speak-
speech, his second commencement
The substance of the vice presi-
ing, Vice President Gore went for
address in the past week, was devot-
dent's speech concerned high-tech
Seinfeldian yucks before substance in
ed to rim-shot zingers, many of them
issues that he has come to be identi-
a commencement speech today at
fied with-a call to protect consumer
Vice President Gore
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1998
The Washington Post
tied to tonight's broadcast of the final
New York University.
episode of "Seinfeld."
privacy from computerized invasion.
and movie director
"After today, many of you will
Finding heretofore unseen similar-
Gore outlined what he called "an
Spike Lee consult
ities between members of the NYU
have to go out and find jobs. Just like
electronic bill of rights for the infor-
before graduation
the cast of "Seinfeld," said Gore, who
community and the cast of the top-
mation age," the details of which
ceremonies at New
rated TV sitcom, Gore singled out
were made available on Wednesday
York University,
four students and faculty who share
and which were published today. in
where the vice
surnames with characters in the
many newspapers.
president delivered
CORRECTIONS
show-Kramer at the law school,
In summary, Gore called for legis-
commendement
Costanza at the credit union, Seinfeld
lation to restrict electronic access to
address and Lee
The play "Exile in Jerusalem" runs
at the school of social work and
private medical records, announced
received an
through May 24 at Theater J. A
Newman, a graduating senior at the
the creation of a government Web
review in Wednesday's editions car-
school of the arts-and wished each
honorary degree.
site that allows people to prevent
ried the wrong closing date.
of them adieu.
their personal data from being passed
The vice president saved Newman
on by companies and said the Com-
BY CLARK
for last. In the same sneering, hateful
merce Department would convene a
An article in Sunday's Arts section
tone that Jerry Seinfeld uses in the
summit in June on consumer privacy.
of delivering a commencement
speakers, he was told, should think of
tion as the "Cast Iron Man."
gave incomplete information about
show when addressing his slothful
As the vice president soldiered
speech that turns out to be a snoozer.
themselves as the body at an old-
"Could you imagine having a repu-
admission charges at the Phillips
postman nemesis, Gore curled his lip
through the substantive portions of
Quoting Vice President Thomas
fashioned Irish wake. They need you
Collection. The gallery charges ad-
and barked: "Goodbye
tation of being SO STIFF they called
NEW-
his speech he seemed to slip back
R. Marshall, who served under
in order to have the party-but
MAN!".
you the Cast Iron Man'? I really don't
mission fees on weekends: $6.50 for
into his often-criticized rhetorical
Woodrow Wilson, Gore said, "The
nobody expects you to say very
know how he went on."
general admission; $3.25 for seniors
Judging by the laughter of 8,000
style, a painfully deliberate manner of
vice president of the United States is
much."
and full-time students. It does not
purple-robed graduates and their
But Gore did go in that same vein
speaking that is similar to the pedan-
like a man in a cataleptic state: He
Gore, who has for some time been
families spread across Manhattan's
tic "Special English". short-wave
for another five jokes before shifting
charge a fee during daytime hours
cannot speak; he cannot move; he
trying to inoculate himself against
Washington Square Park on a splen-
broadcasts the Voice of America
to his vision for the 21st century and
Tuesday through Friday, but asks for
suffers no pain; and yet he is perfectly
wooden-politician jibes, jabbed an
did sun-dappled morning, the vice
the problems of privacy in the infor-
beams to Third World countries.
a contribution of $6.50 for general
conscious of everything that goes on
ironic needle into his own vice presi-
mation age.
president proved that, at the very
Oddly, in the joke-filled first quar-
around him.
admission and $3.25 for seniors. The
dential flesh.
least, reports of his soporific speech-
The vice president's rhetorical
gallery charges a $5 admission fee
ter of his speech, Gore's comic timing
"Which brings me back to my role
He mentioned that in his reading
making are somewhat exaggerated.
transition between silly and sub-
was superb as he made wicked fun of
from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, for
at this commencement. Your great
on the history of the vice presidency,
As enthusiastic as the response
stance was, as befits the momentous-
the legendary meaninglessness of the
those 19 and older. Members and
former governor, Mario Cuomo,
he learned that Vice President John
was to the jokey part of his speech,
ness of the day, Seinfeld-like.
vice presidency, of the stodginess of
those under 18 are admitted free at
once recalled the advice he was given
C. Calhoun, who served under John
Gore came nowhere near matching
the men who have held the office
"Or to put in another way: yadda,
all times.
the first time he was asked to speak
Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson,
the standing-ovation electricity gen-
(including himself) and of the danger
yadda, yadda," the vice president
at a graduation. Commencement
had earned a public-speaking reputa-
said.
Berliners, U.S. Veterans Cheer
BERLIN, From A29
Kenneth Herman was one of the
candy dropped from Allied planes,
American veterans on hand for the
math of World War II.
told the audience that the Allied
A Shared '48 Airlift to History
events today. He was 25 when the
As Clinton put it today, "West-
airlift began and over the next 15
planes were bringing not only sup-
ern Allies became protectors, in-
plies but also "the hope of free-
months flew 190 sorties. "We
stead of occupiers, of Germany."
dom" to the residents of Berlin.
By DAN BALZ
and one of the most audacious exam-
knew we were tasked to keep the
Clinton and Kohl were joined by
ples of air power ever seen.
Russians from forcing the Allies
Both Clinton and Kohl used the
II ashington Post Staff Writer
some of the veterans of the airlift
out of Berlin," he said. "We were
memories of the airlift to encour-
If it was a month short of the real
and by thousands of Berliners who
BERLIN, May 14-Gail Halvorsen
50th anniversary, no one seemed to
not about to allow a repression-
age the same kind of resolve and
cheered the contribution of the
was a young pilot when the United
mind. President Clinton joined Ger-
type government such as the Com-
determination in the reshaping of
States and other Allies launched the
American pilots and their own
man Chancellor Helmut Kohl at Ber-
munists take over all of Berlin."
Europe in the wake of the Cold
Berlin Airlift in the summer of 1948 to
spirit of determination to survive.
Halvorsen, whom Clinton mis-
War. "I hope both Americans and
lin's Tempelhof Airport to praise both
break a Soviet blockade of the city. "I
the courage of crews that kept the city
Clinton called Tempelhof Air-
takenly referred to as "she" in his
Germans will always remember
thought it would be over in a few
port "the first battlefield of the
alive and the spirit of the people in
speech, talked about the scariest
the lesson of what happened here
weeks," he said.
Berlin in the face of Soviet aggression.
Cold War." On the tarmac was a
moment of his airlift experience,
50 years ago," Clinton said. "We
Instead of a few weeks, the block-
The cooperation between the Allied
little C-54 cargo plane that West-
the day in August 1948 when air
cannot relinquish the responsibili-
ade lasted 11 months, and the airlift
military forces and the people of
ern pilots used to ferry flour and
traffic controllers in Berlin lost
ties of leadership, for the struggle
continued for 15. During that time,
Berlin made the city a symbol of
coal, food and medicine, into Ber-
control of the planes supplying the
for freedom never ends."
Allied airplanes flew more than
resistance to Soviet expansionism and
lin around the clock for those 15
city. Halvorsen was at 10,000 feet
Later, Clinton and Kohl left Ber-
278,000 sorties into Berlin. Halvorsen
a beacon of freedom around the world.
months, landing every 90 seconds
when suddenly another plane ap-
lin for Eisenach, a small city in the
flew 190 of those himself and was back
The airlift also helped transform Ger-
at the operation's peak. Hovering
peared at the same altitude. "We
former East Germany that was
in Berlin today to commemorate the
man-American relations in the after-
over the C-54 was a huge, modern
came head on," he said. "We just
50th anniversary of one of the boldest
C-17 cargo plane, christened by
once home to both-Johann Sebas-
missed by a few feet."
Clinton and Kohl as "The Spirit of
tian Bach and Martin Luther but
chapters in U.S. and European history
See BERLIN, A34, Col. I
Mercedes Wild, who at the time
Berlin."
which is now in an area of Germa-
was a little girl longing to receive
ny suffering economically.
The Washington Post
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1998
Michael Waldman
04/30/98 09:15:04 AM
Record Type:
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To:
Lowell A. Weiss/WHO/EOP, Jeffrey A. Shesol/WHO/EOP
cc:
Subject: fyi
I'm checking w/ Podesta what & how to deal with this mw
White House To Release Web Plan
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Clinton administration's final
plan to turn over management of the Internet to an
international non-profit group will likely be released within the
next two weeks, the White House official in charge of the
project said Wednesday.
The plan will radically change how the burgeoning Internet is
organized and effectively end the U.S. government's role as a
data traffic cop.
At best, the changes would be virtually transparent to users.
At worst, they could result in chaos and raise serious
questions about the stability of the Internet, which has become
a vital conduit for information and commerce.
Ira Magaziner, the White House senior policy adviser
responsible for the changeover, told an Internet conference in
New York on Wednesday he expects the final proposal to be
finished within two weeks. But he's also told industry insiders
recently the paper may be completed as early as next week.
A deadline looms. The government's contract with Network
Solutions Inc., the Herndon, Va.-based company that
currently assigns addresses on the World Wide Web, expired
March 31 and was extended six months, until the end of
September. But there are no provisions for another contract
extension.
"At that point, things have got to be clear, up and functioning,
or it could be a little questionable about what happens," said
Don Heath, president of the Internet Society, who met with
Magaziner earlier this week.
Heath said he expects the administration will immediately
suggest three new Web address suffixes, called domains.
Current domains include .com, .net and .org. The
administration hasn't described what new domains it might
suggest, but proposals have included .firm, .web, .arts., .nom,
.rec, .info and .store.
The now suffixes would greatly expand the Web's current 1.6
million estimated addresses. Critics contend that the landslide
of possible new site names could make it even more difficult to
find information on the Internet and create headaches for
companies trying to protect their trademarks. But Supporters
argue that the new domains could help organize the Web,
which can be chaotic for newcomers.
The administration released a draft of its plan in January, then
asked for public comment before rewriting it. More than 430
people and organizations responded.
Heath said the administration has heeded criticisms from
overseas that, even under the new plan, the Internet would still
be too U.S.-centric, largely because the yet-to-be-formed
international non-profit group would be based in the United
States.
"A lot of the decisions for the future will come out of this,"
Heath said. "That's appropriate for the new Internet. It puts it
out the hands of the U.S. government and in the hands of the
Internet's self-governing mechanism."
"I anticipate (Magaziner) has heard the international
community loud and clear," he added.
In reviewing the public comments, the administration noted the
"principle of globalism received strong support" and said many
people wrote that "the Internet has grown from its U.S. roots
into a global medium."
Earlier this year, Network Solutions announced that Internet
address registrations outside the United States represented
about one-fourth of website name requests.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Greenspan speech (Rames)
Information Economy
Goals/challenges
Inequality
Privacy
Competition
Community / social cohesion
Political participation
Civic discourse
civil socty citizenship/
Econ. Soc. Pol.
Competition Inequality activism participation
productivity privacy
Skins/try. concentration community discoune citizenship
transparency
Disruption
break up old patterns
new ones
- maling change ourfriend
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Inequality /opportunity - only
Peun. tested proposals
a)- computer every classron.
Ed rept
b) teacher trg. in computers
c) req. computer class as condition
of grad
- polled well
- but what does this mean?
Class issue
mid-class -want job at Digital
upper. class - read shakespeare
Focused approach
to max. potential
on upward mobility
+ min. inequality
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Opportunity
-dizabilities
access -Distance learning
= Shills - trg.
- schools
How town infotech to empower
those who today are held back
by physical distance or disability
or the culture of poverty!
1
Policy areas
Killa apps
(alcess) equity
community service - Stand
1) Decrocration equity-access of Internet
2) Democratization by Internet
(values)
Pub/pris. partnerships
aftercomplete pd. of trans. - whereas nation
- one policy in each
?
information
Americans - Techcorps?
technology
coin a term ?
- credits toward college
- certificate
Access
- to handware
- content
-to shills -trg. - hands-on
(ie, Smith online) sonian
Tech Corps
Democracy
- After.school computer
project vote smart - issues info.
Community Tech centers
Smithsonian online
Internet as means to engagement in arena
every book, even symptions, every ptg.
sociological impact
Values - citizenship - commercializ.
- stimulus to community activism
service - natil database of service opp.
ie. DC Cares
- enlist nahoo
but us means to end
web not as end in itself
- political activism
ie., Tom/Merc.
- -transparency; activism
Read some bigthing pieces
- -Drucker
- Negroponte
MEMORANDUM
Monday, April 20, 1998
TO
Michael Waldman
Lowell Weiss
FROM
Jeff Shesol
RE:
Nicholas Negroponte Being Digital
Nicholas Negroponte is Professor of Media Technology at MIT and Founding Director of the
MIT Media Lab. His book, published in 1995, is already a bit of an anachronism and is filled
with the sort of loopy utopianism that characterizes writing of this sort. Being Digital is highly
effective as a primer on the technology itself, but will be of limited use in writing a "Big Picture"
speech. Perhaps predictably he is something of a libertarian, reflexively hostile to government,
regarding it as little more than meddlesome. Still, Negroponte makes a point or two worth
considering:
It was Thomas Jefferson who advanced the concept of lending libraries, though he "never
considered the likelihood that 20 million people might access a digital library
electronically and withdraw its contents at no cost." (4) Seen in this context, a Universal
Digital Library could be posited as the fulfilment of Jefferson's legacy.
"Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living." (6) Accordingly,
there's little news in a commencement speech about the wonders of computer technology,
about neat stuff that your 21st toaster will be able to do. Far more interesting, and far
more befitting a President, is a speech that tells us something fundamental about the
impact of that technology on the shape of our society and our lives, as well as our sense
of ourselves as a nation.
Negroponte envisions a world in which geographical boundaries and artificial constructs
like "nation-states" have simply dissolved.
Michael Waldman
04/16/98 04:35:59 PM
Record Type:
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To:
Jeffrey A. Shesol/WHO/EOP, Lowell A. Weiss/WHO/EOP
CC:
Subject:
The Web That Knew Too Much:
FTC Seeks New Ways to Protect Users' Privacy
10.00 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) April 16, 1998
By Amanda Onion, Fox News
Consider this: A video camera tracks your every
move as you stroll through a mall. It sees you leafing
through new releases in a bookstore, buying a new
pair of cargo shorts and breezing through the jazz
section of a music store.
The next time you visit the mall, store clerks, armed
with footage from that spy camera, beckon you to
buy new fiction, travel wear and John Coltrane collections.
Too close for comfort? That's everyday practice on the Web.
A Business Week/Lou Harris poll reported last month that privacy has become
the primary worry of would-be Web users. Compiling information about users by
monitoring which sites they visit, where they make online purchases and what
news they like to read is the latest way the industry has begun to generate angst.
The Federal Trade Commission, concerned that privacy issues are slowing
e-commerce, has begun a three-month-long survey of the 1,200 top Web sites to
analyze how invasive their data-gathering practices are.
Their aim is to learn whether self-regulation has worked to protect privacy and,
depending on what they learn, to recommend that Congress either pass or drop
the 32 pending pieces of legislation designed to control privacy on the Web. The
FTC will report its findings in July.
One of the main items the FTC is now looking for is privacy policy statements
that inform readers what information is being selected from them, how it is used
and whether it is secure.
"I think a lot of companies don't have any idea who has access to information,
what's being done with it and who it's being shared with," said Susan Scott,
executive director for TRUSTe, a nonprofit organization that promotes privacy
policies among Web companies, helping them draft rules and then monitoring sites
to make sure they abide by their own guidelines.
"There's nothing wrong with gathering information," clarified David Medine,
associate director at the Bureau of Consumer Protection for the FTC, "as long as
you give the consumer some notice and choice about it."
The problem is, posting privacy policies hasn't exactly caught on. Only slightly
more than 100 companies have signed on and adopted the TRUSTe seal. The
fact that a handful of fairly large Web sites have invited TRUSTe's auditing -
including Excite, C-Net and Land's End - suggests that more could follow. But
the list of online companies offering privacy policies still represents a minuscule
portion of the nearly 30 million sites now making up the vast, nebulous world of
the Web.
What's more, privacy policies may inform the user, but they usually can do little to
stop a site from culling personal data. One of the most common ways sites collect
data from a reader is through what the tech world calls "cookies." As Scott says,
"Any time you try and explain a cookie, it starts getting really creepy."
Cookies are small data files planted in a new visitor's hard drive. Whenever a
user returns to that site, the host's server can read the data from the cookie. Even
if a Web site explains how they may use information, by the time a "Netizen"
clicks on the privacy policy, a cookie may already be planted in her computer.
The easiest way to block cookies is by turning off the cookie mechanism in a
browser (under "preferences"), but many users don't realize this option exists.
The way Web hosts use cookies is, for the most part, completely benign and
even beneficial. For example, Fox News Online uses software called Net
Gravity, which employs cookies to ensure readers don't see the same ads too
many times. The mechanism also helps readers remember where they've been on
the site by changing the color of links they've already clicked on.
Some, however, take the technology a step further. Advertising programs like
Double Click and Adfinity use cookies to amass detailed profiles of Netizens by
monitoring where they surf. These profiles are then offered to companies
interested in pitching ads to certain target consumers.
"Clicking on a link can be very revealing," said Deirdre Mulligan, staff counsel for
the Center for Democracy and Technology. "It can reveal the intimate likes and
dislikes of a user."
Personal data, like age, gender or address, can also be collected when a person
registers at a Web site, like The New York Times. Hosts usually use this kind of
culling to help cater the site to each reader's interests. TV Guide Entertainment
Network, for example, asks readers for their zip codes so that each time they
visit the site, their personal local television listings automatically appear.
There may be nothing wrong with catered advertising, or personalizing a Web site
to the user, but some fear that a single piece of information about readers, like the
fact that they frequent sites about AIDS or tobacco, could prove harmful if it
managed to land in the wrong hands - like an insurance company.
"The Web is a vague place," said Mulligan. "You never know exactly who is on
the receiving end."
But others believe this kind of fear amounts to nothing but undue paranoia. Fred
Cate, a law professor at Indiana University School of Law, has argued before
Congress against Federal regulation. He contends that people simply need to be
aware that the Web is not private terrain.
"The same way communication is not private elsewhere in society, there's no
promise of confidentiality on the Web," he said.
Leave the Web alone, Cate argues, and industry will find its own solutions. So far
industry's most promising solution lies in privacy platform, or "passport,"
technology. This software would permit users to control exactly how private their
Web experience will be. Using a browser equipped with this technology, a user
could, for example, choose not to visit sites that employ cookies.
Last week, Microsoft bought Firefly, one of the leading companies specializing in
passport technology.
Speed is a key issue for both government and industry in the effort to improve
privacy on the Web. Multinational businesses are anxiously counting the days until
October, when a new policy from Europe takes effect. The European Directive
calls for an end to Web communication to any site beyond the EU that shows
"inadequate" privacy protection. The policy could prove crippling to U.S.
businesses in Europe that depend on electronic communication to transfer data to
home branches in the U.S.
"Companies are more concerned about doing business with Europe than they are
about the Web right now," said Cate. "That's what's driving this in a lot of ways."
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Michael Waldman
04/20/98 08:57:04 AM
Record Type:
Record
To:
Jeffrey A. Shesol/WHO/EOP, Lowell A. Weiss/WHO/EOP
CC:
Subject: mit speech
Forwarded by Michael Waldman/WHO/EOP on 04/20/98 08:58 AM
Jeffrey M. Smith
04/20/98 08:24:35 AM
Record Type:
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Michael Waldman/WHO/EOP, Thomas A. Kalil/OPD/EOP, Jim Kohlenberger/OVP @ OVP
CC:
Subject: mit speech
Mike, Tom, Jim -- here are some thoughts -- FYI -- from Neal Lane on the MIT speech
-- Jeff Smith
Forwarded by Jeffrey M. Smith/OSTP/EOP on 04/20/98 08:22 AM
Neal Lane <nlane @ nsf.gov >
04/18/98 08:13:32 PM
Record Type:
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To:
Jeffrey M. Smith/OSTP/EOP
CC:
Kerri A. Jones/OSTP/EOP, Holly L. Gwin/OSTP/EOP, nlane @ nsf.gov
Subject: mit speech
Jeff:
I spoke with Tom Kalil yesterday. He mentioned the MIT speech. He said the
debate was between a single theme, e.g., "universal digital library" and
several, e.g. "must sustain the investment in computation and communication
technology to assure benefits; must assure citizens receive the broader
benefits to enhance their health, quality of life, etc.; must minimize the
downside, e.g. address issues such as privacy, etc". I think I got this
roughly right. I believe you have been in the meetings. (one of the big
downsides is the possibility of widening the gap between 'haves' and
'havesnot' (see Jamie's suggestion below.)
I think the 'information technology' theme is sufficently broad to enable
delivery of several important messages. If indeed the speech focuses on
infotech, it would be important to get a comment in about the
interdependence of many areas of science and engineering, e.g. fiber optics
communication came out of materials research. etc. -- the point being that
you get breakthroughs in imprtant technologies like infotech and biotech by
maintaining a strong research program in all important fields of science
and engineering. It would also be important to acknowledge MIT's role in
boosting the economy by turning out many of the brightest and most
innovative scientists/engineers in the world. (recall, the MIT report on
MIT's contribution to the GDP.
Best wishes,
Neal
Idea (below) suggested by Jamie Rubin:
"Dr. Lane: Another thought, inspired by today's newspaper. You may
have noticed the report that came out in this month's Science mag. about
African-American access (or lack thereof) to computers and the internet.
This was an angle we worked quite successfully during the battle to
implement the Schools and libraries Provision of the Telecom Act. There
were some studies we were able to cite identifying racial and
socioeconomic gaps in access to advanced telecommunications. Since
the statistics on employment in the hard sciences reflect the same gaps,
it isn't hard to make a credible argument that the two are related and will
only get worse. I think there's a real opportunity for the Vice President to
link technological and social goals here. So, a suggestion: invite the
authors of the latest study to a public forum on the subject with the
Veep, the current Chairman of the FCC (an African American, by the
way), and others. I'm guessing Chairman kennard would be receptive."
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Fairly complex and esoteric, the list, called the Toxic Release
Inventory, has been mostly studied by environmental groups,
journalists, business interests and government regulators.
The new Web site delivers the information in a more
user-friendly package.
For example, users can enter the name of any company in the
United States and see whether it has released significant
amounts of pollutants. They can call up maps showing where
all major toxic polluters are in their towns, counties and
states.
They also can access rankings of the largest polluters by any
region, and link to peer-reviewed studies spelling out the
health risks of chemicals being released, and what type of
government rules affect those chemicals.
For major polluters, the user can click on a form letter that
sends a free fax to the company's plant manager, informing
the firm that the user is aware of the amount of pollution
being put out and requesting that those levels be reduced.
"For years, all this information has been sitting in EPA
files," Krupp said. "It's very powerful. We hope this will
help communities work with plant managers to further reduce
emissions."
Big industry, which at first fought the law that created the
Toxic Release Inventory program, has dramatically reduced
its pollution levels over the past decade. That's in part
because of accountability: The public and government
officials have been better able to rank the most serious
polluters.
``It's clear that things are getting better. We are doing the
right things," said Theresa Larson, director of environmental
quality for the National Association of Manufacturers.
Down since '88
Nationwide since 1988, for example, total toxic emissions
have fallen 61 percent, from 5.6 billion pounds to 2.2 billion
pounds.
The numbers are even better in California, where total toxic
emissions have dropped 64 percent.
A quick search of the site shows that California ranks 19th
among the states for most toxic emissions. Texas, Louisiana
and Ohio top the list for most pollution put out. Vermont and
Hawaii are at the bottom.
Locally, Santa Clara County ranks eighth of California's 58
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Angeles reported the largest amounts. Alameda County was
fifth, Santa Cruz County 29th and San Mateo County 32nd,
in 1995, the most recent year for which EPA has data.
The new Web site is almost certain to put more pressure on
industry to reduce pollution levels further.
Larson said that although most big companies have not
studied the new Web site, they might be concerned -- as they
have in the past -- that the public could misinterpret the data.
Many types of garbage or air emissions pose little or no
health risks, she noted, while others can pose serious threats,
depending on the type of chemical.
"We don't want people to be needlessly alarmed," she said.
``More doesn't necessarily mean more risk. There are high
volumes of things with low toxicity."
The Web site was assembled by a team of 12 Environmental
Defense Fund staff members, including physicians, computer
programmers and toxicologists, under the direction of
toxicologist William Pease, formerly with the University of
California-Berkeley School of Public Health.
Officials at Oracle gave the group a license -- worth $40,000
-- to use the high-octane software that helped create the site.
Government officials were withholding judgment
Wednesday.
``In general, we support any project that provides accurate
environmental information to the public," said Lois
Grunwald, a spokeswoman at the EPA regional office in San
Francisco.
"But it is premature," she said, ``for EPA to comment about
this Web site until we've had time to take a close look at it
and get a good sense of its scope and accuracy."
The Environmental Defense Fund has 300,000 members,
one-fifth of them in California. The group was founded in
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Getting To Know Your Audience
By Daniel Bennett
© National Journal's Cloakroom
Thursday, April 16, 1998
Cookies are the ultimate sales device.
Not the kind of cookies that crumble, but
rather the kind that compute. And
whether you're a consumer surfing the
Web or a politician pushing an issue, it's
time to start thinking about what this can
mean.
Cookies came about when Netscape
created a system for Web sites to deposit
information on the client's computer, to
be accessed the next time the site is
visited. Simply put, this gives a Web
browser a memory -- for passwords,
your favorite news subjects, the number
of chocolate chips you will order --
anything. This and similar technologies
have revolutionized the possibilities of
advertising, making the Web the ultimate
marketing tool.
Forget such recent innovations as Net ratings and data mining.
Both depend on averages and are predictors of future behavior.
Cookies allow real-time, individual measures of each and every
user. Where, when and how often a person peruses web pages
can be recorded and analyzed. (For a demonstration, go to the
Center for Democracy and Technology.) Pair that with
information on who the visitor is and the Web becomes the
heaven of advertising -- privacy rules and policies
notwithstanding.
Commercial organizations are leading the way in developing and
exploiting this brave new world, but politicians and their
consultants will have to learn to operate in it. Simply creating a
Web site or buying banner advertising on highly trafficked sites is
not enough -- this is learning how to relate one-to-one with a
potential audience of millions. Right now, companies like Yahoo!
and Amazon Books are pioneering new methods of creating a
one-to-one relationship with consumers.
One-On-One For Everyone
Advertising is no longer constrained to general ratings, but to
actual real-time behavior. Searching for Web sites related to
Florida? You should expect travel ads to pop up on the search
engine. Want free e-mail? Hotmail will supply it for you - in
exchange for a personal profile so you can be peppered with
properly targeted advertising. "Surfing the Web" once meant
sifting through disparate sites -- now Web sites can surf you,
anticipating your every need and desire. It's as if ABC could
monitor your use of the TV remote.
Currently, political campaigns have trouble buying advertising that
targets only voters in that state or district. In the not-so-distant
future, Web ads will be tailored not only to the right ZIP codes,
but focused to reach only individuals who meet certain
criteria-and reach them when they are most receptive to a
particular message.
For example, a Republican candidate could buy ad space on a
tax preparation Web site where the ad itself would vary based on
the income level of the individual. Enter a high income while
computing your returns, and the ad becomes a tax calculator that
shows the savings a proposed tax cut would have. Enter a
medium income, and the ad details how much the government
spends per capita on the poor and elderly. Enter a low income
and a PSA would remind them not to miss voting next
Wednesday. All of this without actually gathering private
information -- just reacting to it.
This new technology could make even very targeted radio
campaigns seem grossly imprecise. Online campaigns could use
all the glitz of television, but not be scattershot and impersonal.
Combine it with good poll data, and online politics could be as
focused and finely tuned to the audience as an old-fashioned town
meeting.
Ads Are Only The Beginning
It's not just campaigns, of course. Constituent services, issue
polls, support for legislation -- all stand to benefit from smart,
focused ads and Web pages that tailor themselves to the
audience.
And this is only the beginning. As more and more is done on the
Web, from calculating tax returns to calling friends to watching
movies, the Web will start to watch us. This all may seem like the
telescreen in Orwell's 1984, but it is coming, and it may even
make sense. Why sit through a haphazard blizzard of commercials
-- regardless of whether they are for politics or Polident -- when
you can see only what you might want or need?
On the other hand, understand that people may rebel and demand
anonymity. The trick -- regardless of whether you're a Hill staffer,
campaign consultant or plain old private citizen -- is to strike that
balance between privacy and personalization, utility and respect
for the user.
And while you're working on that, you might also want to wipe
away those cookie crumbs on your cheek-no, the other side.
About This Column: Written by Daniel Bennett and James
M. Smith -- both of whom are campaign and Capitol Hill
veterans -- Capitol Hypertext is a weekly look at the changes
being wrought on the Hill by technology. It is intended to
highlight innovations, opportunities and missteps on both
sides of the aisle.
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MEMORANDUM TO
MICHAEL WALDMAN
FROM:
GENE SPERLING
ToM KALIL
SUBJECT:
MIT Speech
I think that there are at least four exciting topics that the President could use in this
commencement address that would advance his overall agenda and support many
of his policies.
1) Science and Technology in the 21st Century--the President could make the case
for his increased investments in biomedical research (NIH) and for investment in
science and technology more broadly. Biomedical research has the potential to
save lives and money through earlier detection and prevention of diseases, and is a
legitimate use of the tobacco revenues. Biomedical research depends on advances
in other areas -- (e.g. physics for CAT scans, computers for medical imaging) -- so
it is important to make across-the-board investments in science and technology
(e.g. National Science Foundation).
2) Protecting Privacy in the Information Age--The President could announce
Administration initiatives to protect privacy - including (1) meaningful industry
self-regulation; (2) establishing a focal point for privacy issues within the federal
government; and (3) initiatives or legislation that are designed to target specific
aspects of the privacy problem (e.g. medical records, kids, companies that develop
"electronic dossiers" on millions of Americans). The President could also dicuss the
need to explore the ethical, legal, and social dimensions of the Information
Revolution in the same way that we have done as part of the Human Genome
Project.
3) Diffusion/Benefits of Technology--The President could discuss the importance of
the broad diffusion of technology throughout society. As Alan Greenspan has
stated, economic growth and productivity increases come from the widespread
adoption and diffusion of technology. Innovation is necessary but not sufficient.
The president could also discuss specific benefits and applications of technology
that will become possible as it becomes more widely available.
4) Equity-- New developments in technology can either bring society together or
divide a society. The President could discuss the need to make Technology a
priority by highlighting his Education Technology Initiative. He is committed to not
only wiring every classroom and increasing the number of computers -- but ensuring
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that teachers can use technology effectively in the classroom. If only the rich have
access to technology, it will further the divisions among race and class that already
exist in American' society. This theme could amplify the President's Race Initiative.
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
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MIT COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
I. Summary:
We think that your June 5th MIT address might be an opportunity to give a
major policy address on the Information Revolution and its implications for all
Americans.
This speech would differ from your July 1997 address on the Internet and
global electronic commerce because it would focus more on the social
dimensions of the Information Revolution - and concrete steps that
government, industry and academia can take to promote the benefits and
applications of information technology that go beyond buying and selling on
the Internet -- and address the problem of "information haves and
have-nots." The theme would be "Putting People First in the Information
Age."
The speech would spell out a three-part agenda:
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Continuing to invest in the long-term research and development that
will sustain the Information Revolution.
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Promoting applications of information technology that benefit real
people, and help prevent America from being divided into information
"haves" and "have-nots."
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Take steps to address the potential downsides of the Information
Revolution - such as an erosion of personal privacy, and create an
initiative that would explore the ethical, legal, and social implications
of the Information Revolution.
Given the leadership role that the Vice President has played in these issues,
we would want to work closely with him before presenting you with a final
proposal.
II. Why focus on the Information Revolution?
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We believe that focusing on the Information Revolution is appropriate
because of (1) the rapid pace of change of the technology; (2) the expanding
utilization of information technology by more and more Americans; and (3) its
pervasive impact on virtually all aspects of our economic and social life. For
example:
Our ability to store, process, and transmit information is continuing to
improve at exponential rates. The semiconductor industry is already
developing the technology that will allow them to put billions of transistors
on a single integrated circuit. Fiber optics technology will eventually allow us
to transmit all of the phone traffic on Mother's Day on a single strand of
fiber.
The Internet, which connected 2,000 computers in 1985, now connects 30
million computers, and is continuing to double in size every year. Forty-two
percent of all households now have personal computers.
Satellite and wireless systems will soon provide users with "anytime,
anywhere" communication.
III. What are some of the specific applications of information technology that can
improve our quality of life?
Your speech might discuss steps we can take to promote the use of
information technology in ways that will improve the quality of life for all
Americans. Some examples are:
Life-long learning: A growing number of working Americans would like to
upgrade their skills but find it difficult to participate in traditional
campus-based instruction. By allowing adults to learn at a time, place and
pace that is convenient for them -- distance learning can make it easier for
them to upgrade their skills and compete for the jobs that the New Economy
is creating.
Empowering low income Americans: Many applications of information
technology could empower low income Americans, including:
Community Technology Centers that would make it easier for people
without access to computers to acquire information technology skills.
The President's Educational Technology Initiative is designed to ensure
that all schools not just wealthy schools -- have access to
computers, the Internet, and teachers that can use technology
effectively in the classroom.
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High-quality software for adult basic education (English as a Second
Language, GED equivalence, adult literacy, remedial math) could help
advance our Welfare-to-Work initiative.
Public health networks that seek to increase childhood immunization
rates in our inner cities by generating automatic reminders to doctors,
parents, and school principals.
"Neighborhood Early Warning Systems" that give advance warning
when communities are headed for trouble (based on vacancies, loan
delinquencies, etc.)
Curbcuts on the Information Superhighway: Information technology can
make it easier for more than 50 million Americans with disabilities to
participate in the workplace and increase their independence -- but only if
information technology is designed from the beginning to be usable by all
Americans. For example, speech recognition technology can allow people
with disabilities who can not use a keyboard to use a computer. By
converting "text to speech" -- technology can dramatically increase the
information that people who are blind or low vision have access to.
Health care: Personal health information systems can allow people to make
more informed decisions about their health care needs. Telemedicine can
improve the quality of care in rural areas by giving patients access to the
best specialists in the country.
Crisis management/public safety: Improvements in supercomputer technology
will increase our ability to predict tornadoes and other natural and man-made
disasters, and respond to them once they have occurred.
Delivery of government services: Information technology can make the
government more responsive, user-friendly, and transparent. The use of
information technology has been a cornerstone of the Vice-President's
National Performance Review.
IV. Potential risks of the Information Revolution such as privacy
In recent years, Americans have become increasingly concerned about their
privacy. In a recent Louis Harris poll, eight out of ten Americans surveyed agreed
that "consumers have lost all control over how personal information about them is
circulated and used by companies." Earlier this year, a three-part, front page
Washington Post series highlighted a number of examples of the growing erosion of
personal privacy, including sales by state governments of personal information.
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Clearly, new technologies have made it easier to create, manipulate, store,
transmit, and link digital personally identifiable information. People may disclose
personal information about themselves as they travel, fill a prescription at the drug
store, visit a Web site, call a 1-800 number, send an e-mail, use a credit card, or
purchase groceries using a discount card. Information about these individual
transactions may be bought and sold - and companies are now assembling giant
"data warehouses" that contain electronic dossiers on the needs, lifestyles, and
spending habits of millions of Americans.
These concerns are not just hypothetical. Beverly Dennis, a women in
Massillion, Ohio, received a 12-page letter containing an intimately threatening
sexual fantasy from a stranger who knew her birthday, the names of her favorite
magazines, the fact that she was divorced, and the kind of soap she used in the
shower. The letter was written by a convicted rapist serving time in a Texas state
prison, who had been entering information for Metromail, a direct marketing firm
with detailed databases on more than 90 percent of American households. Dennis'
suit disclosed that Metromail had 900 pieces of information on her going back to
1987, including not only her income, marital status, hobbies, ailments, but whether
she had dentures, the brands of antacid tablets she had taken, and how often she
had used room deodorizers, sleeping aids, and hemorrhoid remedies.
The NEC and DPC are reviewing options to strengthen privacy protection,
including: (1) meaningful industry self-regulation; (2) establishing a focal point for
privacy issues within the federal government; and (3) initiatives or legislation that
are designed to target specific aspects of the privacy problem (e.g. medical records,
kids, companies that develop "electronic dossiers" on millions of Americans).
It may also make sense to establish an initiative that looks at the broader
ethical, legal, and social implications of the Information Revolution. Currently, there
is no equivalent in the information technology area of the ESLI (Ethical, Legal and
Social Implications) Research Program of the National Human Genome Research
Institute. ELSI supports basic and applied research that identifies and analyzes
ethical, legal and social issues surrounding human genetics research, such as:
discrimination in insurance and employment based on genetic information; when
and how new genetic tests should be integrated into health care services; and
informed consent in genetics research.
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mw:
4 major challenges of lufo Age
- equality
- privacy
- Demonacy / citizenship
- competition
making new tech work for old values
GS:- something compelling, provoctive
smaller elements that may give up weight (Kalil ( memo)
Raines
1) tech diffusion
things happening in econ unexplainable by old models
but tech diff happened in fumy way
- give every macline its own Little motor / ie, BE no longer one central C
2) computer diffusion
how you org. knowledge - TJ TJ cd read all there was to read
but by end 19the books just piled up a s tacles
had to invent Dewen
(see Rudentime ap. on Whole new approach to
2) opportunity
Dmclier - great opp to 9 equality is when you have dishiption
.e, auto mechanic has to start from scratch to learn computers
omp to fall behind but also opp to leap food
were pushing 1) +2) 2) + were muce 1993 were been prepaing people
for new econ, new challenges -fits w/- agenda
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personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
10:30 Reagan - NATO' "victory lap"
sign NATO 1
Radio address
Jordan shipped town
Statistics
or IRS
left me w/ this
radio address
Child letter or
parent letter