October 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

Verisecurity
by Steve Schear 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

[Those of us who travel from Oakland know the security there is joke. The firm contracted to provide security, ABC, has been put on notice by the Port of Oakland committee charged with awarding the security contracts that it would be replaced by County Sheriffs within 6 months. This occurred after local media uncovered massive conflicts of interest and incompetence in the award process.] Thursday October 11 09:53 PM EDT Security Breaches at Oakland Airport By KPIX - Roz Plater Security at Oakland International Airport is under increasing scrutiny, after reports that several security guards were found sleeping on the job. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/kpix/20011011/lo/1500_1.html

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Mitnick pops up on ABC-TV spy series "Alias."
by Xeni Jardin 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

I haven't seen this confirmed elsewhere, so take it FWIW. Then again maybe the big trades don't know who Mitnick is, or care. Hey, maybe Evil Bert will cameo the following week, when ABC produces an episode on sending messages to sleeper agents through DIY Bangladeshi Photoshop collages. ------ <Notorious computer hacker Kevin Mitnick will guest star on ABCs spy drama Alias on Sunday, Oct. 28. The hacker who once filled one of the top spots on the FBIs most-wanted list and who spent five years in prison for several computer fraud crimes will ironically play a CIA agent. > <http://www.medialifemagazine.com/features/peoplepages/2001/people1010.html>

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Sun's McNealy seeks national ID card, too
by Anonymous Coredump 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

from <http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20011011/tc/tech_id_dc_1.html> Thursday October 11 2:12 PM ET Sun Micro CEO Sees More Support for National ID By Broward Liston ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Scott McNealy, chairman and CEO of Sun Microsystems Inc., said Thursday his long-held belief the United States needs a national identity system has gained a lot of traction since the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. ``This is more than a sea change,'' McNealy said to reporters at an industry conference in Orlando. ``I have not spoken to one person who hasn't flipped a switch to say, 'You're darn right, I want to know who's getting on a plane with me.''' Sun developed the Java computer platform, which could someday provide the language needed for a smart-card identification system to deal with computers at airports, shopping malls, research facilities and other locations where McNealy said anonymity could prove dangerous. ``Absolute anonymity breeds absolute irresponsibility,'' he said. ``We need a thumbprint Java card in the hand of everybody in the country.'' Civil libertarians have heaped scorn on McNealy, but he dismissed their concerns. ``I'm tired of the outrage. If you get on a plane, I want to know who you are. If you rent a crop duster, I want to know who you are,'' he said. McNealy said it would be the job of Congress to decide when people can be anonymous and when they cannot. He warned that the United States faces ``a huge efficiency tax'' for security if it does not adopt a simple system of identification. ``Hiring 50 humans isn't going to solve that problem,'' he said. McNealy appeared at a symposium sponsored by Gartner, the high-tech consulting and analysis firm. McNealy also responded to remarks made at the conference the previous day by Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft Corp. Ballmer said Sun's Liberty Alliance Project, an identity authentication and authorization service meant to speed on-line transactions, ``has absolutely no probability of mattering to the world.'' Microsoft will compete with a similar service called Passport. Microsoft will go it alone on its service, while Sun is working with dozens of companies from eBay Inc. to General Motors Corp. McNealy said Thursday the number of partners could grow into the thousands. He said the strength of his system was that each partner would maintain its own customer list and could arrange data sharing with one another on their own terms. ``Hertz and United Airlines can work out their own deal instead of going to Microsoft and saying 'How much do we have to pay you?''' McNealy said. Microsoft believes its customer base of 120 million will make it dominant in the field. Sun is betting the flexibility of its system will make it more appealing to merchants.

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8 NOCHES CANCUN Y PUERTO PLATA POR TAN SOLO $399!
by DreamTime Tours International 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

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Re: Osama is Jesus
by Nomen Nescio 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

DB asked: > > I thought the coming of Christ was to be preceded by > the Anti-christ. Wouldn't that make Osama him? Or, do > you think someone else is noteworthy enough to wear > that crown? Dear me, no, how could Osama be the Anti-Christ? That was clearly Clinton. The Anti-Christ wouldn't have masses of people praying for him, only Messiah Osama has so many devoted followers and disciples. Bush is just a mindless puppet channeling the Masters of the Illuminatti.

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NYT:At U.S. Request, Networks Agree to Edit Future bin Laden Tapes
by Xeni Jardin 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

October 11, 2001 THE COVERAGE http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/11/national/11TUBE.html?pagewanted=print At U.S. Request, Networks Agree to Edit Future bin Laden Tapes By BILL CARTER and FELICITY BARRINGER he five major television news organizations reached a joint agreement yesterday to follow the suggestion of the White House and abridge any future videotaped statements from Osama bin Laden or his followers to remove language the government considers inflammatory. The decision, the first time in memory that the networks had agreed to a joint arrangement to limit their prospective news coverage, was described by one network executive as a "patriotic" decision that grew out of a conference call between the nation's top news executives and the White House National Security Adviser, Condoleezza Rice, yesterday morning. The five news organizations, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, along with its subsidiary, MSNBC, the Cable News Network and the Fox News Channel all had broadcast, unedited, a taped message from Mr. bin Laden on Sunday. On Tuesday, the all-news cable channels, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, also carried the complete speech of a spokesmen for Al Qaeda. Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman, in his news briefing yesterday, indicated that Ms. Rice was primarily concerned that terrorists could be using the broadcasts to send coded messages to other terrorists, but the network executives said in interviews that this was only a secondary consideration. They said Ms. Rice mainly argued that the tapes enabled Mr. bin Laden to vent propaganda intended to incite hatred and potentially kill more Americans. The executives said that they will broadcast only short portions of any tape issued by Al Qaeda and would eliminate any passages containing flowery rhetoric urging violence against Americans. They agreed to accompany the tapes with reports providing what they called appropriate context. They also agreed to avoid repeatedly showing excerpts from the tapes, which they had previously done in what one executive described as "video wallpaper." One network, ABC, said it would limit the use of moving images from tapes released by Mr. Bin Laden or Al Qaeda, mostly relying on a still picture from a frame of the tape and the printed text of whatever message was being delivered. The coverage of the aftermath of the terrorists attacks on New York and the Pentagon has generated intense competitive pressure among the television news organizations, which has increased this week as the news divisions labored to find images to continue documenting United States attacks on Afghanistan. The tapes have been broadcast by the Arabic language satellite network, Al Jazeera, and picked up by the American networks. The news executives said they had never previously consulted each other en masse and come to an agreement on a policy about coverage. But they said the current circumstances were unlike any other they have encountered. "This is a new situation, a new war, and a new kind of enemy," said Andrew Heyward, the president of CBS News. "Given the historic events we're enmeshed in, it's appropriate to explore new ways of fulfilling our responsibilities to the public." The presidents of the news divisions all said that Ms. Rice had not tried to coerce them. "She was very gentle, very diplomatic, very deft," said Roger Ailes, the chairman of Fox News. Walter Isaacson, the chairman of CNN, said, "It was very useful to hear their information and their thinking." He added, "After hearing Dr. Rice, we're not going to step on the land mines she was talking about." Mr. Isaacson did not specify what information Ms. Rice had provided that led to the executives' decision. "Her biggest point was that here was a charismatic speaker who could arouse anti-American sentiment getting 20 minutes of air time to spew hatred and urge his followers to kill Americans," said Neal Shapiro, the president of NBC News. The notion that Mr. bin Laden was sending messages to followers through the tapes seemed less than credible to several of the executives. "What sense would it make to keep the tapes off the air if the message could be found transcripted in newspapers or on the Web?" said one network executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "The videos could also appear on the Internet. They'd get the message anyway." The unusual interaction between the White House and television executives was set up late Tuesday evening when Ms. Rice called each executive. They gathered in their offices at 9 a.m. for the conference call. She spoke with them for about 20 minutes, explaining her reservations about allowing Mr. bin Laden such access to American television. A White House official familiar with the phone call said Ms Rice had two concerns: that the messages would reach any remaining terrorist cells in the United States and would also inflame Muslim populations in such places as Malaysia and the Philippines, who would see the tapes through international channels of CNN and NBC. Ms. Rice answered questions. Then she hung up. But the executives had agreed before the call to stay on the line and talk among themselves. The networks were not the first news organizations to acquiesce to an administration requests to edit or withhold information. Leonard Downie Jr., the executive editor of The Washington Post, said yesterday, that "a handful of times" in the past month, the newspaper's reporting had prompted calls from administration officials who "raised concerns that a specific story or more often that certain facts in a certain story, would compromise national security." He added, "In some instances we have kept out of stories certain facts that we agreed could be detrimental to national security and not instrumental to our readers, such as methods of intelligence collection." Clark Hoyt, the Washington editor of Knight Ridder, said that his organization had decided to hold back a report about "some small units of U.S. special operations forces had entered Afghanistan and were trying to locate bin Laden" within two weeks of the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. Howell Raines, the executive editor of The New York Times, said that since Sept. 11, Times executives have not had any conversations with government officials about the handling of sensitive information. Mr. Raines said, "Our longstanding practice has been that if a high government official wants to talk to us about security issues, we're available for that conversation. We also would feel free to seek guidance if there was information in our judgment that might be sensitive." The networks' decision has not raised serious protests among television journalists. Ted Koppel, the ABC "Nightline" anchor, said, "If we want to run some of the videotape, our understanding is we're still free to do it." But, he said, the videotapes by and large have not been compelling enough for long showings. The CBS anchor, Dan Rather said: "By nature and experience, I'm always wary when the government seeks in any way to have a hand in editorial decisions. But this is an extraordinary time. In the context of this time, the conversation as I understand it seems reasonable on both sides."

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Senate debate right now on CSPAN2
by Declan McCullagh 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

The debate over Feingold's amendments started around 9pm. One got overwhelmingly defeated, and Feingold has given up on another. That leaves two privacy-protective amendments to go (don't hold your breath). -Declan

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it was murder
by bill payne 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

I just talked to Morales in la. His relative was murdered. Bullet through the heart. Morales is from a totally different culture than I am. We talked about his. Morales said he is entering the anglo culture. What is fun about this is me entering the hispanic culture. BE CAREFUL. DON'T PISS THEM OFF! So we are on the legal attack. http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/8327/ I keep getting these phone calls where no one responds. So I now respond AA. AA [ Answer the phone, Asshole] cypherpunks I keep reading this stuff on internet. You guys are DANGEROUS! best or aa guillermo aka bill or biru

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Net Ass To Sell PGP, Gauntlet
by Bill Scannell 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

------ Forwarded Message From: "Network Associates" <nai(a)nai.rsc01.com> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 18:01:09 -0700 To: bill(a)scannell.org Subject: To Our Valued Customers *************************************************** [This message is brought to you as a subscriber to the Network Associates or PGP websites. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at the bottom of the page.] *************************************************** 10/11/2001 To Our Valued Customers: Since joining Network Associates at the beginning of this year, I have focused on the best way to provide you, our valued customer, with the best products and highest possible level of service to ensure that your network is secure and available. Throughout the Network Associates organization we have worked to streamline our efforts and develop products that are designed from the ground up to meet your business needs. As part of this effort, we have decided to make some business decisions that will deliver greater value to your organization. Moving forward, Network Associates will integrate several of its security products into the McAfee and Sniffer business units. This integration will allow us to better meet your complex security needs, help you drive security more deeply into your corporate infrastructure, and extend security into your strategic business applications. Specifically: PGP VPN, PGPfire (Distributed Firewall), and the PGP E-Business Server will be integrated into the McAfee business unit. The CyberCop vulnerability assessment tool continues to be available as a stand-alone product. The technology will also be integrated into the McAfee and Sniffer families of products to enhance and extend the security of corporate systems and networks. We have decided that the best way to move forward with the PGP Desktop encryption and Gauntlet firewall product lines is to continue to maintain and support our existing customers around the world while looking for a buyer for those technologies. We are committed to ensuring that your experience is largely unaffected by this change, and believe this will bring you greater value with more advanced and secure technology. If you have any questions regarding these changes we have set up a special phone number, (972) 619-7800 which will be available from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time, from today on. Our main focus remains on providing you with the security and network availability solutions you need and look forward to helping you continue to grow your business. Best Regards, George Samenuk Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Network Associates, Inc. ******************************************************** ------ End of Forwarded Message

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Malls On Halloween
by D B 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

Hi all. Long time listener, 2nd time poster. My wife received this, and some of you on this list seem to be very talented at chasing down hoaxes. I am not so. For some reason, the formatting looks out of place in parts. Anyway, this is how she received it, but I have omitted all of the people it has been sent to. Other than that, it's verbatim. I haven't called the number yet as I just got it, and I assume it's the lady's work number. Dan >From: "Bogdan, Amy" <Bogdan.Amy(a)broadband.att.com> >Subject: FW: malls on Halloween >Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 09:19:39 -0600 > > > > > QUOTE: > > Hi All - > > > > I think you all know that I don't send out hoaxes and don't do the >reactionary thing and send out anything that crosses my path. This one, >however, is a friend of a friend and I've given it enough credibility in my > >mind that I'm writing it up and sending it out to all of you. My friend's >friend was dating a guy from Afghanistan up until a month ago. She had a >date with him around 9/6 and was stood up. She was understandably upset and > >went to his home to find it completely emptied. On 9/10, she received a >letter from her boyfriend explaining that he wished he could tell her why >he >had left and that he was sorry it had to be like that. The part worth >mentioning is that he BEGGED her not to get on any commercial airlines on >9/11 and to not to go any malls on Halloween. As soon as everything >happened >on the 11th, she called the FBI and has since turned over the letter. This >is not an email that I've received and decided to pass on. This came from a > >phone conversation with a long-time friend of mine last night. I may be >wrong, and I hope I am. However, with one of his warnings being correct and > >devastating, I'm not willing to take the chance on the second and wanted to > >make sure that people I cared about had the same information that I did. > > > > Laura Katsis > > Implementation Specialist > > 714/921-5424 > > lkatsis(a)volt.com > > OpsVolt_Track(a)volt.com Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com

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