November 2000 - cypherpunks-legacy

CDR: Re: Atlanta Fed on a Theory of Financial Privacy
by R. A. Hettinga 17 Nov '00

17 Nov '00

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CDR: Here they are again, hopefully untruncated this time (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Nov '00

17 Nov '00

Doh. ____________________________________________________________________ He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 20:23:19 -0500 (EST) From: "Richard J. Sexton" <richard(a)vrx.news> Reply-To: orange(a)dns.list To: orange(a)ns1.vrx.net Subject: Here they are again, hopefully untruncated this time Aurbach "How I would decide TLDS if I were seated" http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/scripts/rammaker.asp?s=cyber&dir=icann&file=ica nn-111500&start=10-31-32 Me: ".XXX" http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/scripts/rammaker.asp?s=cyber&dir=icann&file=ica nn-111500&start=10-35-51 Peter Dengate Thrush: "We (cctlds) may look for other root servers" http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/scripts/rammaker.asp?s=cyber&dir=icann&file=ica nn-111500&start=10-39-10 -- Richard J. Sexton richard(a)vrx.web +1 (613) 473-1719 http://dns.vrx.list/tech/rootzone richard%vrx.web(a)vrx.net

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CDR: Highlights of the ICANN meeting (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Nov '00

17 Nov '00

____________________________________________________________________ He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 20:01:53 -0500 (EST) From: "Richard J. Sexton" <richard(a)vrx.news> Reply-To: orange(a)dns.list To: orange(a)ns1.vrx.net Subject: Highlights of the ICANN meeting Aurbach "How I would decide TLDS if I were seated" http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/scripts/rammaker.asp?s=cyber&dir=icann&file=ica nn-111500&start=10-31-32 Me: ".XXX" http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/scripts/rammaker.asp?s=cyber&dir=icann&file=ica nn-111500&start=10-35-51 Peter Dengate Thrush: "We (cctlds) may look for other root servers" http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/scripts/rammaker.asp?s=cyber&dir=icann&file=ica nn-111500&start=10-39-10 -- Richard J. Sexton richard(a)vrx.web +1 (613) 473-1719 http://dns.vrx.list/tech/rootzone richard%vrx.web(a)vrx.net

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CDR: ICANNt have privacy with whois
by anonymous＠openpgp.net 17 Nov '00

17 Nov '00

Public Records Questioned on Web By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--As more individuals build their own Web sites, some privacy advocates now question requirements that the site owners disclose their personal contact information. Names, e-mail addresses, postal addresses and telephone numbers for more than 24 million domain names are stored in databases called Whois. The information is available to anyone with an Internet connection. Its like a global phone directory -without the option for an unlisted number. "Sacrificing your privacy should not be a condition of access to the domain space," said Alan Davidson, staff counsel with the Center for Democracy and Technology. Most people may not care and would list their contact information anyway, just like most telephone customers now list their numbers. But Davidson said Internet users ought to have a choice -for instance, they may want to stay anonymous if they are human rights advocates and other dissidents fearful of repercussion from oppressive governments. Ellen Rony, author of the Domain Name Handbook, said she knew of someone stalked based on information from the databases. On the other hand, she said, the tool proves helpful for researchers to gauge the origins and veracity of Web sites, and the stalking incident appears an aberration. "I can see both sides," she said. "Historically, Whois is always public." The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which oversees the master record keeper of Web addresses and the domain registration companies, currently requires disclosure of contact information for holders of .com, .net and .org names. Andrew McLaughlin, ICANNs chief policy officer, said the organization may have to revisit Whois policies next year, but it is not on the agenda for its annual meeting this week. Part of the drive comes from the European Union, which passed a law prohibiting the transfer of data to the United States and other non-EU countries that dont meet EU standards for protecting personal information. Back in the 1980s, when the Whois database was developed, Internet privacy wasnt a big deal. The Internet was mostly a research tool for government and universities. "We all knew each other," said Karl Auerbach, a longtime Internet user who was recently elected to ICANN. But these days, Auerbach said, that same Whois database creates unwanted e-mail and unsolicited phone calls. Davidson said times have changed, and the Internet must change as well. "Now, you have regular people using it and theres a much greater need to protect privacy," he said. Registration companies offer access to the databases in order to let users determine whether the domain names they want are available. But when a name is taken, the registrar often links to the records for that name as well. The idea is to help users contact the names owner for possible purchase, even though the databases originally helped computer administrators contact one another when networks go awry. Lawyers also use the databases to check on names that may tread on their clients trademark rights. Steven J. Metalitz, vice president for the International Intellectual Property Alliance, said such open access is important to deter abusers. At VeriSign Global Registry Services, which runs the databases for .com, .net and .org, Vice President Chuck Gomes said technology may settle the issue in the next year or two. New tools, he said, could help meet the needs of law enforcement officials and trademark owners while protecting privacy for individuals in other circumstances. In the meantime, the records remain open, and many of the proposals for new domain suffixes call for open Whois databases as well. "Its the model thats out there," said John Kane, head of a marketing task force for Afilias, which is seeking a .web suffix. "Its a public resource. You dont own a domain name. You own the right to use it." http://www.latimes.com/wires/20001115/tCB00V0232.html

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CDR: (no subject)
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17 Nov '00

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CDR: Another way out?
by keyser-soze＠hushmail.com 17 Nov '00

17 Nov '00

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/WD40/petition.html

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CDR: RE: What got censored today... (fwd)
by Trei, Peter 17 Nov '00

17 Nov '00

I see a small sign, with 3 lines of text. The middle row reads "DNS" pretty clearly. The bottom appears to be "ROOT" . The top row is 4 characters. I think the last three are "ASD" or "ASE". I think it may say BASE or CASE So, one interpretation is BASE DNS ROOT but I'm far from certain about the first word. To bad the guy didn't get closer. Peter > ---------- > From: Carskadden, Rush[SMTP:carskar@netsolve.net] > Reply To: Carskadden, Rush > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 11:20 AM > To: 'cypherpunks(a)einstein.ssz.com' > Subject: RE: What got censored today... (fwd) > > I can't read it very well. What does it say? > > ok, > Rush > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Choate [ mailto:ravage@einstein.ssz.com] > > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/scripts/rammaker.asp?s=cyber&dir=icann&file=i > cann-111600&start=0-09-04 > > Starts at 2:18:20 > > Lasts about five seconds before Mr Anal-Retentive-Bald-Video-Guy censors > it. > >

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CDR: Re: Schneier...
by A. Melon 17 Nov '00

17 Nov '00

Eric wrote: > I did a lot of the design for a secure smartcard keyboard that was > produced a few years ago by a company called N*Able (bought last year by Speaking of secure keyboards, what would one look for inside the keyboard to determine if it were compromised? Or would the best approach be to buy a new keyboard, open it, and photograph the interior with a good camera under good light at close range, perhaps subtly marking various items first and recording the marks. And perhaps also using some sort of sealant on the edges when closing it back up that would show any tampering?

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CDR: Meet us on Wine Alley
by francois.xavier.bodin＠winealley.com 17 Nov '00

17 Nov '00

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CDR: Re: Bob's Bank. Hi, I'm Bob. Just slip it in this pocket here.
by George＠Orwellian.Org 17 Nov '00

17 Nov '00

Marshall Clow <mclow(a)owl.csusm.edu> wrote: # 900 people --> $186M. That's $206K each. # That's a lot of money to put into a 'bank'. Wow, money goes a lot further when it's not taxed, eh? ;-)

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