November 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

CNN.com - Powell says U.S. will deal with Iraq eventually - November 7, 2001
by Jim Choate 08 Nov '01

08 Nov '01

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CNN.com - Sources: Middle Eastern terrorists have South American link - November 7, 2001
by Jim Choate 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/americas/11/07/inv.terror.south/index.html -- -- ____________________________________________________________________ Day by day the Penguins are making me lose my mind. Bumper Sticker The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Turkmenistan Travel Warning (fwd)
by Jim Choate 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 10:28:04 -0500 From: PA List Manager <statelists(a)STATE.GOV> To: DOSTRAVEL(a)LISTS.STATE.GOV Subject: Turkmenistan Travel Warning Travel Warning United States Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs Washington, DC 20520 TURKMENISTAN November 6, 2001 The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to defer travel to Turkmenistan at this time. While the Department of State has authorized the return of embassy personnel in non-emergency positions and family members of embassy personnel effective November 6, 2001, the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States and the proximity of Turkmenistan to Afghanistan have raised ongoing concerns for the safety of American citizens in Turkmenistan. Afghanistan is the site of military operations and continues to harbor international terrorist Usama bin Laden. The U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat will continue to employ heightened security precautions. All American citizens in Turkmenistan are urged to review their personal security situations and to take those measures they deem appropriate to ensure their well-being. The Government of Turkmenistan has taken steps to increase security throughout the country. Nevertheless, the current situation in the region requires that all Americans in or traveling through Turkmenistan evaluate carefully the implications for their security and safety. Americans who decide to remain in or visit Turkmenistan should exercise caution and take all appropriate measures to ensure their personal safety and monitor the local news. U.S. citizens in Turkmenistan are strongly urged to register and obtain updated security information at the American Embassy in Ashgabat. The U.S. Embassy is located at 9 Pushkin Street, off Maqtymquly Street. The telephone number is 993-12-35-00-45, fax number 993-12-51-13-05. For further general information regardinq travel to Turkmenistan, U.S. citizens should consult the Department of State's Consular Information Sheet on Turkmenistan, available via the Internet at http://travel.state.gov. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning of September 19, 2001 and alerts Americans to ongoing security concerns in Turkmenistan and to the discontinuation of the authorized (voluntary) departure status of non-emergency personnel and family members of U.S. Embassy personnel. *********************************************************** See http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html for State Department Travel Warnings ************************************************************ To change your subscription, go to http://www.state.gov/www/listservs_cms.html

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RE: Business 'rights' and free markets
by Sandy Sandfort 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

Reese wrote: > At 04:42 PM 11/7/01 -0800, Sandy Sandfort wrote: > >Jim, you pompous ass, > > Why not just call him a dumb cunt? Reese might have a point here. When Reese uses a derogatory term for women, he demeans all women. By calling Jimbo a pompous ass, I am demeaning all donkeys. S a n d y

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Re: All your mentally ill children are belong to us
by Secret Squirrel 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

hakkin(a)sarin.com (Khoder bin Hakkin) writes: > I think people have not quite gotten their hands around the speed > at which information can be disseminated online. -Monica Lewinsky, > LATimes 9 may 01 > > > http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-110701private.story > > November 7, 2001 > > Web Mishap: Kids' Psychological Files Posted By CHARLES PILLER, Times > Staff Writer > > Detailed psychological records containing th innermost secrets of at > e least 62 children and teenagers wer e accidentally posted on the > University of Montana Web site last week in one of the most glaring > violations of privacy over the Internet. > > The 400 pages of documents describe patient visits and offer diagnoses > by therapists of mental retardation, depression, schizophrenia and > other serious conditions. > > In nearly all cases, they contain complete names, dates of birth and > sometimes home addresses and schools attended, along with results of > psychological testing. > > Unlike a medical file left open on a counter in a doctor's office, > these electronic medical records, once placed on the Internet, > were exposed to a potentially vast audience. "You're talking about > sensitive information that could scar a child for life being available > to anyone for any purpose," said Evan Hendricks, editor of Privacy > Times newsletter. > > The mother of an 11-year-old, whose records of an attention > deficit/hyperactivity disorder were posted on the university's Web > site, was appalled. "He's just a kid, and he shouldn't have his whole > life splattered around for the whole world to know. It makes me sick," > she said. > > The mother declined to be identified. She recalled attending her son's > therapy sessions and watched the therapist "taking notes in her book, > and [I] thought maybe that was the extent of it. I guess I was kind of > naive about that." > > The medical files were placed on the University of Montana Web site > Oct. 29 and were available for eight days. The files were removed > Monday after a local paper, the Missoulian, reported the story, > university officials said. The records were for patients at clinics > mainly in Minnesota, as well as in Montana and other states. > > A University of Montana student or technical employee may have > accidentally placed these private files on the Web site, officials > said. > > It is unclear how many people viewed these records. > > The Montana case is the latest in a series of unauthorized disclosures > of medical data over the Internet. Earlier this year, Eli Lilly & Co., > maker of the antidepressant Prozac, inadvertently divulged the names > and e-mail addresses of 600 psychiatric patients in a mass e-mail. > > Similarly, Kaiser Permanente last year sent e-mails with confidential > medical information to the wrong Kaiser members. > > "That's the danger with having all of these electronic records," said > Daniel B. Borenstein, a former president of the American Psychiatric > Assn. and a UCLA professor. > > "If you push the wrong button or put something in the wrong spot on > your Web site, it [can mean] immediate distribution of a massive > amount of private medical information," Borenstein said. > > Last year, a Nevada woman bought a used computer only to find that > its previous owner, a drugstore, had left the pharmacy records of > thousands of patients on the machine's storage drive. But the buyer > did not publicly disclose the records. > > Also last year, a computer hacker broke into the medical records > system at the University of Washington Medical Center and gained > access to some 4,000 patient records--although these were not made > public. > > What sets the Montana incident apart is the youth of the patients, the > amount of detail disclosed and its placement on a public Web site that > allowed complete access to private records. > > The detailed accounts by therapists reveal children suffering from all > manner of emotional problems: > > "[She] has 'extreme mood swings' and is very aggressive with her > sisters and other children," read one file about an 8-year-old girl > diagnosed with autism and mental retardation. "She has been cruel to > animals, . . . often refuses to eat and will make herself vomit." > > An 8-year-old boy was described as suffering from "anger outbursts, > gender identity issues" and bed-wetting. > > Raymond Ford, the University of Montana technology manager, said the > incident is under investigation. "We have no evidence that this was > malicious--all the evidence that we have suggests that the person > who uploaded [the patient files] probably had no idea what [he was] > doing," he said. > > But once the records were placed on the school's Web server, a > computer that manages its online files, they became available to > Internet search engines and were visible to casual Web surfers who > requested a keyword contained in a patient's record. > > For example, a search for "confidential" or "neuropsychological" > turned up dozens of these medical records. Those files could then be > copied to the computer of any visitor. > > Therapists whose patients were involved were stunned by the lapse. > > "I'm shocked. I have no idea how this can happen. Obviously, this > information is confidential, and we go to great lengths to keep it > confidential," said Bonnie Carlson-Green, a psychologist at Children's > Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., the source of some of the patient > records. > > Ford said the university will attempt to tighten its Web security, but > that it must depend on users' vigilance and care to restrict private > materials. > > Medical records experts said the university has an ethical obligation > to inform the patients' parents. > > "The least the [university] can do is contact the families and let > them know that there was this error and the steps they've taken to > correct it," Borenstein said. > > "There should be special privacy protections for all medical records, > even more special protections for disclosure of any psychiatric > records," because of a real threat of discrimination against people > whose treatment for mental illness becomes known, Borenstein said. > > Borenstein fears that fewer people will seek treatment if they think > their private information may be accidentally disclosed. > > Many psychiatrists are so concerned about inappropriate electronic > disclosure of medical reports that they write only cryptic comments in > patient records, trusting the rest to memory, Borenstein said. > > David Aronofsky, the University of Montana's attorney, said accidental > online releases of private legal or medical information are not > unusual and are corrected quickly. > > Patients and medical institutions have not been contacted about > the release of these records. They will be contacted if it seems > necessary, after the internal investigation is concluded, Aronofsky > said. "We're not understating the significance of what happened here, > nor are we trying to cover it up," he said. > > Fiona Anderson, a University of Minnesota psychologist whose patient > records were among those released online, said the records may have > been removed against her institution's rules. > > "As things become more electronic and more easily accessed . . > . edited and altered, it's difficult for our ethical rules and > guidelines to keep up with the technology," she said. > > But such victims of accidental disclosures face steep legal challenges > to gain compensation, said Peter Swire, a law professor who was chief > privacy counselor for the Clinton administration. > > Part of the problem is new, more stringent federal standards for > medical records privacy will not take effect until 2003, and state > regulations vary widely. > > Posting a private document online--no matter how injurious it may > appear--can cause legal liability only if the victim can prove damages > in court. > > "What if one of the patients has something bad happen to him or her as > a result of this disclosure--if they are turned down for a job later > in life?" Swire said. "This is where you are open to a [legal] suit." > > As more medical records are stored digitally, routine electronic > disclosure to insurers and health maintenance organizations has > increasingly troubled some clinicians and privacy advocates, > although such transfers are legal and often required for provider > reimbursement. > > Paul Appelbaum, president-elect of the American Psychiatric Assn., > said patients should be given the option of having their information > kept on paper. > > A few health-care providers, such as the Harvard Pilgrim HMO, offer > such an option. > > The alternative for patients may be decreasing control over their > medical histories. > > Appelbaum added: "The mobility of electronic information is almost > unlimited." > >

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: So, do we bomb south america???
by mattd 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

"http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/americas/11/07/inv.terror.south/index.html ... Sources tell CNN they believe the tri-border area is being used as a haven and source of funding for terrorists linked to Iran's Party of God, and to organizations that work closely with Osama bin Laden. " Impeccable hearsay has a mobile(by horse drawn cart)SCUD nuclear(gracias chechen mafia)lined up on AIMEE FARRS ASS,from the general chiapas area.Dont send alan Darthowitz around,thats all I know.I think arbusto needs a holiday,dont you?I mean have you seen him recently?His dad looks younger.

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wireless modems
by unknown＠example.com 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

Is there any good info out there to snag wireless modems off UHF and simply recieve not handshake? I just want to recieve. thanks

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Re: All your mentally ill children are belong to us
by Nomen Nescio 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

Tim May: > These 50 kids will find their innermost thoughts and crimes "in their > permanent records." When they apply for jobs in 15 years, when they seek > political office, when they try to get security clearances. > > eBlack, the new anonymous bidding service, has an offer for e2400 for a > complete set of these files. And yet we expect airport screeners to ignore past acts of terrorism by a wild-eyed fanatic boarding a plan, and observe strict neutrality, spending not one second more on him than on the guy taking the wife and kids to see grandma. The airport guards are supposed to forget the past and rely only on what limited information they can gather in the few seconds they have for inspection. Anybody notice the inconsistency here? Why support data repositories to keep people's past transgressions alive, while calling for willful ignorance on the part of those charged with protecting the lives of the flying public? Information is good. More is better. Airport security should know everything possible about those boarding the planes. Blacknet will gladly make the data available, for a fee. Neither Tim May nor anyone else can stop the flow of information.

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wireless modems
by unknown＠example.com 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

Is there any good info out there to snag wireless modems off UHF and simply recieve not handshake? I just want to recieve. thanks

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DoD WMD Terrorism Panel: open meeting
by Faustine 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Looks like a great opprtunity to ask hard-hitting questions where it counts: if more articulate and informed people who support civil liberties would show up at meetings like this, it would be an entirely good thing. For what it's worth, C-Span will be there--so at the very least you know you'll get two minutes' worth of a message out to a broader audience. If you're in the area, it's certainly worth a shot. Please forward this to anyone you know who might be interested in asking questions: I hope we pack the place! ~F. *** DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Meeting of the Advisory Panel To Assess the Capabilities for Domestic Response to Terrorist Attacks Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction ACTION: Notice of Meeting. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the next meeting of the Panel to Assess the Capabilities for Domestic Response to Terrorist Attacks Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. DATES: November 12 & 13, 2001. ADDRESSES: RAND, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202-5050. Proposed Schedule and Agenda: Panel to Assess the Capabilities for Domestic Response to Terrorist Attacks Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction will meet from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. on November 12, 2001 and from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. on November 13, 2001. Time will be allocated for public comments by individuals or organizations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: RAND provides information about this Panel on its web site at http://www.rand.org/organization/nsrd/terrpanel; it can also be reached at (703) 413-1100 extension 5282. Public comment presentations will be limited to two minutes each and must be provided in writing prior to the meeting. Mail written presentations and requests to register to attend the open public session to: Priscilla Schlegel, RAND, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202-5050. Public seating for this meeting is limited, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. *** The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms. - --William O. Douglas, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPsdk version 1.7.1 (C) 1997-1999 Network Associates, Inc. and its affiliated companies. (Diffie-Helman/DSS-only version) iQA/AwUBO+np6fg5Tuca7bfvEQI5sQCfWwjtpvOr4MNnIucnUXsroEKqLLgAoKAN PEFGFNcL/kI2VdmrGkqq7oI4 =5JZO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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