November 2000 - cypherpunks-legacy

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by CustomerService＠exotrope.net 01 Nov '00

01 Nov '00

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CDR: e-jihad
by anonymous＠openpgp.net 01 Nov '00

01 Nov '00

EXPERTS FEAR CYBERWARS SPREAD Tuesday,October 31,2000 By NILES LATHEM The growing electronic war between Israeli and pro-Palestinian hackers threatens to shut down large portions of the Internet, government and industry, experts warned last night. The FBIs National Infrastructure Protection Center, the agency that combats cybercrimes, recently sent out an advisory warning that the tit-for-tat attacks that have shut down and defaced Israeli government and Hezbollah and Hamas Web sites in the last month could "spill over," into the United States. "Due to the credible threat of terrorist acts in the Middle East region and the conduct of these Web attacks, users should exercise increased vigilance to the possibility that U.S. government and private-sector Web sites may become potential targets," the FBI advisory said. "In recent days, the overall threat condition for U.S. military forces in the Middle East has increased due to new credible threats of terrorist acts in the region. Similarly NIPC views the current conditions as creating the possibility for related cyberattack activity against U.S. sites," it said. The cyberwar, or "e-Jihad" as the Palestinian side calls it, began earlier this month, when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded. Sophisticated Israeli hackers defaced a Hezbollah Web site that was trying to incite anti-Israel violence among Palestinians. The attacks escalated when Islamic militants based in Lebanon, London and the United States set up special "attack Web sites," in which users could send special jamming software via e-mail. The attacks shut down top Israeli government Web sites for days. ATT, which helped Israeli sites get back online, has become a recent target, according to recent message traffic from the Palestinian side. Ben Venzke, an intelligence analyst for the Virginia-based iDefense, a computer security firm that is tracking the cyberwar, said hackers going by the names Dodi, ReAList and Nir-MN are turning to increasingly sophisticated programs and are now threatening to unleash devastating viruses and software. http://www.nypostonline.com/news/14989.htm

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by CustomerService＠exotrope.net 01 Nov '00

01 Nov '00

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CDR: RE: [press release[
by Trei, Peter 01 Nov '00

01 Nov '00

> ---------- > dakin@nationalpost.com[SMTP:dakin@nationalpost.com] > And now a question for you Americans on the list: > > The CIA is Langley; the NSA HQ is in Fort Meade, Maryland -- what > agency has headquarters in Reston, Va? > > Thanks. > > David Akin > USGS NIMA (US Geological Survey, National Imagery and Mapping Agency) is the only one I know of that is actually in Reston. There are others in the region, such as NRO (actually in Chantilly). Peter Trei PS: Don't use the toad.com address.

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CDR: FWD: [press release] Kasten Chase to supply U.S. prez . . .
by dakin＠nationalpost.com 01 Nov '00

01 Nov '00

------- The Executive Office Of The President Of The United States Deploys Kasten Chase's RASP Secure Access RESTON, Virginia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000--Kasten Chase (TSE:KCA. - news), a leading supplier of high-assurance data security systems, today announced that it has supplied RASP Secure Access to the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The company is unable to disclose any further information regarding the sale under the terms of the agreement. [more at: http://ca.biz.yahoo.com/bw/001101/va_kasten_.html ] ----- And now a question for you Americans on the list: The CIA is Langley; the NSA HQ is in Fort Meade, Maryland -- what agency has headquarters in Reston, Va? Thanks. David Akin / Senior technology Reporter National Post / dakin(a)nationalpost.com AOL Instant Messenger: DavidAkin2 VOX: 416.383.2372 / FAX: 416.383.2443 300-1450 Don Mills Road Don Mills / Ontario / CANADA / M3B 3R5

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CDR: FWD: [press release] Kasten Chase to supply U.S. prez . . .
by dakin＠nationalpost.com 01 Nov '00

01 Nov '00

------- The Executive Office Of The President Of The United States Deploys Kasten Chase's RASP Secure Access RESTON, Virginia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000--Kasten Chase (TSE:KCA. - news), a leading supplier of high-assurance data security systems, today announced that it has supplied RASP Secure Access to the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The company is unable to disclose any further information regarding the sale under the terms of the agreement. [more at: http://ca.biz.yahoo.com/bw/001101/va_kasten_.html ] ----- And now a question for you Americans on the list: The CIA is Langley; the NSA HQ is in Fort Meade, Maryland -- what agency has headquarters in Reston, Va? Thanks. David Akin / Senior technology Reporter National Post / dakin(a)nationalpost.com AOL Instant Messenger: DavidAkin2 VOX: 416.383.2372 / FAX: 416.383.2443 300-1450 Don Mills Road Don Mills / Ontario / CANADA / M3B 3R5

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CDR: (no subject)
by ShamrockAgent＠aol.com 01 Nov '00

01 Nov '00

Could you posibly send me instructions on how to construct a bomb and what materials that are needed? Thank you~

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CDR: Zero Knowledge, after poor software sales, tries new gambit
by Declan McCullagh 01 Nov '00

01 Nov '00

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,39895,00.html Privacy Firm Tries New Gambit by Declan McCullagh (declan(a)wired.com) 2:00 a.m. Nov. 1, 2000 PST WASHINGTON -- Zero Knowledge Systems seems to have finally realized a harsh truth: Internet users don't like to pay extra to protect their privacy. The Montreal-based firm won acclaim for its sophisticated identity-cloaking techniques, but very few people appear to have paid the $49.95 a year to shield their online activities from prying eyes. That's not exactly a heartening prospect for a company with 250 employees to pay and $37 million in venture capital funds to justify -- especially when already high-strung investors have become nervous about Internet companies that have never made a profit. Zero Knowledge's solution: A kind of privacy consulting service it announced on Tuesday. Through it, the company hopes to capitalize on the growing privacy concerns of both consumers and businesses -- and, most importantly, finally enjoy some revenues. "This is a new focus for Zero Knowledge: helping businesses build in privacy technologies in how they deal with customer data flow," Austin Hill, co-founder and chief executive, said in a telephone interview. "As customer expectations have increased with privacy, and how governments have started to regulate some privacy standards ... all of a sudden, companies are having to think, 'Hold on, how do I build in privacy?'" Hill said. Hill and his staff of technologists -- including veterans like cryptologists Stefan Brands and Ian Goldberg -- aren't alone in eyeing the privacy-consulting business as a lucrative one. Many of the established consulting businesses such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst and Young offer privacy services. IBM launched such a business in 1998, and an Andersen Consulting representative says that privacy awareness is "a component of almost anything we do." [...]

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CDR: HR 5239 (Export Admin. Act) ready for His Majesty's signature.
by Ann Onim 01 Nov '00

01 Nov '00

When the Export Administration Act expired in 1994, the president signed executive order 12923 keeping export controls in force via the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). On Oct. 30 of this year, the House of Representatives approved by voice vote H.R. 5239 ("The Export Administration Act") which would reauthorize the elapsed EAA through August 20, 2001. The Senate approved the bill on Oct. 11, and the White House, having previously announced its support of the bill, is sure to sign it. Below are a few comments from page H11575 of the Congressional Record (Oct. 30). Note the commentary on the necessity of "protecting the government" against "legal challenges" which can only be references to Bernstein... [See http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/R?r106:FLD001:H61575] ---Begin Congressional Record Quote--- Mr. BEREUTER: ... Enactment of this measure is intended to reauthorize the existing EAA for a short period of time, thereby permitting the Congress to fashion a comprehensive rewrite of this 21-year-old statute. [TIME: 1445] The EAA currently establishes export licensing policy for items detailed on the Commerce Control list. The list provides specifications for close to 2,400 dual-use items, including equipment and software likely to require some type of license. Mr. Speaker, this Member would point out to his colleagues that the other body has modified the text of the bill which originated in this Chamber since the lapse of the Export Administration Act in August of 1994, would have retroactively provided the Department of Commerce with authority to keep licensing information confidential under provisions of section 12(c) of that act. Under the provisions of this measure, the Department of Commerce will be able to protect licensing information from the date of enactment through August 20, 2001. It also provides for higher fines for criminal and/or administrative sanctions against the individuals or companies found to be in violation of export control regulation. This Member would further point out to his colleagues that while the original text of this Chamber's bill had included even higher fines, the measure before this body today will still provide higher fines than those currently authorized under IEEPA. In short, this measure provides a much-needed stopgap authority for export control officials at the Commerce Department. ... Mr. LEE: ... Now, there has been a recent court ruling that calls into question whether or not the government can essentially hide behind emergency powers to revive an expired law. Specifically, the case calls into question the Commerce Department's ability to keep sensitive export information provided by exporters from public disclosure using the confidentiality provision. We have got to pass this law to make sure that they can keep the information confidential so that the exporters will fully use the Commerce Department's assistance in exporting our products. We really do have a record trade imbalance. We need to export more. Exporting American products creates jobs for American workers. We need to pass this law as an important part of making sure that the Commerce Department is there to provide as much assistance as possible in moving products overseas. While we would have preferred the House-passed version, the Senate amendment we are taking up today does address this problem. It reauthorizes the Export Administration Act until October 20, 2001. By doing so, it will ensure that the Department of Commerce will be able to rely on the Export Administration Act to protect the confidentiality of the relevant documents received since 1994, as well as the documents that the Commerce Department receives between now and August 20 of next year. ... Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN: Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation which serves to re-authorize the Export Administration Act and extend its authority over the regulation of exports of dual-use items. This bill underscores the confidentiality provisions of the EAA and thus helps to ensure the Commerce Department's ability to keep sensitive export information confidential. For over six years, the U.S. has been operating under International Emergency Economic Powers Act rendering itself vulnerable to legal challenges. This bill helps to protects the government against these legal challenges. ---End Congressional Record Quote--- Noticeably absent from H.R. 5239 are the measures approved last fall by the Senate Banking Committee in S. 1712, including "the possibility to eliminate restrictions on overseas sales of high technology products that have already become widely available in the United States or abroad." H.R. 5239 *seriously* ups the penalties for export control violations. Under the new EAA, each "knowing" violation of U.S. rules by a company would result in a $500k fine or five times the value of the exports involved, whichever is greater. Each violation by an individual would result in a $250k fine or five times the value of the exports, imprisonment for up to five years, or some combination of the above. What bearing this will have on export of interest to cypherpunks, I do not know, but the apparent strong urge of Congress to up penalties does not fill me with joy.

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CDR: RE: California bars free speech of those cutting deals on votes
by Carskadden, Rush 01 Nov '00

01 Nov '00

-----Original Message----- From: Tim May [mailto:tcmay@got.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 10:35 AM To: cypherpunks(a)algebra.com Subject: Re: California bars free speech of those cutting deals on votes > In the interest of full disclosure, I should say that I'm bouncing > between voting for Bush as a "do the least damage" (on gun issues, > tax issues, foreign affairs, etc.) and voting for Browne of the LP on > "feelgood" issues. > (In that I'll feel better in coming years being able to think to > myself: "I didn't vote for that Bush clown...I voted my principles!") > However, as any vote is of marginal importance, as with the > amelioration issue you mention, I'm still undecided. Needless to say, > neither Gore nor Nader are in my universe of choices, however. > --Tim May Well whatever you do, don't look for wise advice from this list. Merely trying to get some helpful points of view may result in Declan giving you a verbal body slam. I know, I'm in the same position that you are, and I foolishly looked for OTHER people's opinions, as opposed to thinking that I had it all figured out. The thing I may have learned, though, is that there is strength in being completely pragmatic, and there is strength in relentless dedication to your convictions, but being a wishy washy debating idealist will get you run over. What I am attempting to do now is be SURE of what I am going to do, so that I can vote with some confidence, because a half-hearted fight for what I want isn't much of a fight at all. ok, Rush

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