Washington Bureau Chief Will Rodger sat down with Lemmey to talk about the civil liberties group's emphasis on technology over written law, and what she hopes to do with the organization in the future. But there you don't have as great an ability to talk to a wider constituency. With what's going on with the industry now, it's important to be able to cross a lot of boundaries. Your fellow board member Esther Dyson has been among the most outspoken proponents of self-regulation of the Internet. Sometimes it's critical for government to step in.
Industry definitely needs to pick up the pace.
Self-regulation doesn't mean only minding the needs of industry. That means databases, how are they storing information, are they insuring it, what happens if there is an incident that creates problems. I think so far they've responded, but there are still going to be issues. We've seen a bit more visibility out of EFF, but not enormous publicity to add to your membership rolls. The issues are becoming important to more people who are not just Netizens in the traditional sense but every day.