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Cyber-Rights.Net launched

------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 10:14:17 +0000 From: "Yaman Akdeniz" <admin@cyber-rights.org> Subject: Cyber-Rights.Net launched To: gilc-plan@gilc.org Send reply to: gilc-plan@gilc.org

We have just launched a new project which offers free and secure web based e-mail to any Internet user. This is based upon the Hushmail technology and Hush Communications is supporting us. I would appreciate if you can circulate this widely. I would also appreciate any comments that you may have as we will continue to develop the site.

All the best,

Yaman

New Campaign: Cyber-Rights.Net offers free secure web based e-mail with Hush Comms

CYBER-RIGHTS.NET PRESS RELEASE

Cyber-Rights.Net Forms Alliance with Hush Communications to offer HushMail Private Label to Internet users.

Leeds, UK & Dublin, Ireland-(01, November 2000) Cyber-Rights & Cyber - Liberties (UK) have partnered with Hush Communications to campaign against the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIP) 2000, which passed into law on October 24th of this year. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act outlines the extended reach of the UK government?s law enforcement and security agencies in regards to the monitoring and interception of communications across the Internet, and government access to encryption keys. Similar proposals are currently being discussed by the Council of Europe which would give law enforcement agencies extended powers and capabilities for Internet monitoring in more than 40 countries.

In an effort to raise public awareness of these important policy issues and to encourage Internet users to use secure communications, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) are launching the Cyber-Rights.Net project. The pro ject offers Internet users HushMail Private Label, an encrypted email solution, that employs Hush?s patent-pending Hush Encryption Engine. With HushMail Private Label, Cyber-Rights.Net will be able to offer its visitors a nd users end-to-end secure email through, http://www.cyber-rights.net. HushMail Private Label fully integrates Hush?s roaming key pair management technology into the Cyber-Rights.Net system enabling its users to send and receive secure mail from any location with access to the Internet throughout the world.

Mr. Yaman Akdeniz, Director, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) stated:

"Both the Website and project promote privacy of communications and hope to raise awareness for security on the Internet. In the absence of clearly defined conditions and safeguards protecting the privacy of communication s in homes and in working environments, it is time for the individual to take action and protect their communications. Cyber-Rights.Net will be an additional tool for concerned Internet users when securing their communica tions."

Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) is dedicated to the promotion of secure and private communications over the Internet and has been influential in the national and international policy making process.

Jon Matonis, CEO of Hush Communications said, "We are excited to be a part of the Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties project. HushMail Private Label will offer Cyber-Rights.Net users the most secure and user-friendly email so lution available on the market today. From everyday Internet users to legal and medical professionals, Hush protects online communications."

>From its inception, Hush Communications has been dedicated to the
>privacy rights. The company?s core technology was specifically
>developed to protect the communications and transactions of anyone
>with access to the Intern

About Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK)

Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) (http://www.cyber-rights.org), is a non-profit organisation established to protect the interests of all honest, law abiding Internet users with the aim of promoting free speech and priv acy on the Internet. It was founded in 1997 and has been actively involved with the Internet policy-making process of the UK government, the European Union, Council of Europe, OECD, and the United Nations.

About Hush Communications Corporation

Hush is the premier provider of encryption products and services in the secure communications industry. The company?s SDK, Software Developer Kit, allows other Web-based infrastructure companies and application providers to design product and service offerings that utilise the Hush Key Server Network. Hush has strategic alliances with Netsmart (www.netsmart.com), NetNation Communications (www.netnation.com) and Security Portal (www.securi typortal.com), and its investors include OffRoad Capital Corporation (www.offroadcapital.com). Hush Communications is the leading market share for encryption key management services and has users in every country in the w orld. Hush Communications Corporation is a U.S. company with subsidiary companies located in Dublin, Ireland; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Austin, Texas and is the provider of HushMail.Com, HushMail Private Label, and HushPO P with worldwide headquarters based in Dublin, Ireland.

Contact Details

Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK)

Mr. Yaman Akdeniz, Director, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) Url: http://www.cyber-rights.org E-mail: lawya@cyber-rights.org Tel: +44 (0)7798 865116

Dr. Louise Ellison, Deputy Director, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) Tel: +44 (0) 118 9875123 (ext. 7507) E-mail: lawlee@cyber-rights.org

Hush Communications

Genevieve Van Cleve Ciara Hudson

22 Upper Pembroke St. Dublin 2, Ireland Phone: +353-1-241-0367 Fax: +353-1-241-0370 genvc@hushmail.com ciara@hushmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. Yaman Akdeniz, Director, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) URL: http://www.cyber-rights.org E-mail: lawya@cyber-rights.org Tel: +44 (0)7798 865116

Read the CR&CL (UK) Reports at: http://www.cyber-rights.org/reports/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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