September 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

RE: J. Neil Schulman On I can't take it anymore ....
by Paul E. Robichaux 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

>But they are. On U.S. domestic flights they have merely to >present themselves and acceptable credentials (which BTW the >airline personnel are poorly trained to authenticate) and state >in a form that they are traveling for LE purposes. That goes for federal LEOs, not local or state.

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An assault on liberty?
by Peter Wayner 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

I realize that many will use this event as an excuse for many political agendas, but I think it's important that we think through exactly what happened. It doesn't seem like it was an assault on liberty or a misuse of the liberties we have. Most people can't fly planes. The learning process is long and the licensing requirements are many. Flying a 757 is even more restricted by both cost and licensing requirements. It's not a liberty like walking around the streets or speaking one's mind. It doesn't seem to me that this attack had anything to do with liberty. It's not like someone abused the right to bear arms by shooting someone, it's not like someone abused the right to speak freely by libeling someone, it's not like someone abused the right to drink alcohol by plowing into a school bus after drinking too much. These guys were unauthorized to have knives, they were unauthorized to have bombs, they were unauthorized to fly 757s, they were probably unauthorized to be in the country. Yet they did all of these despite the controls. The hard lesson is that controls don't always work. Licensing requirements, security checkpoints, and armed guards fail. It's sad, but there's no physical law like gravity that we can depend upon to keep ourselves safe. If you ask me, the biggest danger is that we'll add more ineffective security measures in the hopes of doing something. And the real problem is the controls may never be enough to keep us safe. -Peter

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Worldwide Caution (fwd)
by Jim Choate 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:27:44 -0400 From: PA List Manager <statelists(a)STATE.GOV> To: DOSTRAVEL(a)LISTS.STATE.GOV Subject: PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Worldwide Caution PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman Worldwide Caution September 12, 2001 The events of September 11 at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Somerset, Pennsylvania, serve as a cruel reminder of the continuing threat from terrorists and extremist groups to Americans and American interests worldwide. This situation remains fluid and American citizens should be aware of the potential risks and to take these into consideration when making travel plans. The Department will continue to develop information about potential threats to Americans overseas and to share credible threat information through its Consular Information Program documents available on the Internet at http://www.travel.state.gov. As the U.S. Government has reported in Public Announcements over the last several months, U.S. citizens and interests abroad may be at increased risk of terrorist actions from extremist groups. Most recently, we advised that we had unconfirmed information that terrorist actions may be taken against U.S. military facilities and/or establishments frequented by U.S. military personnel in Korea and Japan. In addition, we continue to be concerned about information we received in May 2001 that American citizens may be the target of a terrorist threat from extremist groups with links to Usama Bin Ladin's Al-Qaida organization. In the past, such individuals have not distinguished between official and civilian targets. We take this information seriously. In light of the above information, U.S. Government facilities worldwide remain at a heightened state of alert. U.S. citizens are urged to maintain a high level of vigilance and to increase their security awareness. Americans should maintain a low profile, vary routes and times for all required travel, and treat mail and packages from unfamiliar sources with suspicion. American citizens are also urged to avoid contact with any suspicious, unfamiliar objects, and to report the presence of the objects to local authorities. Vehicles should not be left unattended and should be kept locked at all times. U.S. Government personnel overseas have been advised to take the same precautions. U.S. citizens planning to travel abroad should consult the Department of State's Public Announcements, Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets, and regional travel brochures, all of which are available at the Consular Affairs Internet website <http://travel.state.gov>at http://travel.state.gov. We will continue to provide updated information should it become available. American citizens overseas may contact the American Citizens Services unit of the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate by telephone or fax for up-to-date information on security conditions. American citizens in need of emergency assistance should telephone the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate before visiting there. U.S. Government facilities have and will continue to temporarily close or suspend public services as necessary to review their security posture and ensure its adequacy. In those instances, U.S. Missions will make every effort to provide emergency services to American citizens. In addition to information on the Internet, U.S. travelers may hear recorded information by calling the Department of State in Washington, D.C. at 202-647-5225 from their touch-tone telephone, or receive information by automated telefax by dialing 202-647-3000 from their fax machine. This Public Announcement supersedes the Public Announcement - Worldwide Caution of September 7, 2001, to inform U.S. citizens of of our continued concern about safety and security overseas in light of the events of September 11. This Public Announcement expires on March 12, 2002. *********************************************************** 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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Investigators Identify 50 Terrorists Tied to Plot
by Jim Choate 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

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Privacy Trade-Offs Reassessed (washingtonpost.com)
by Jim Choate 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

http://a188.g.akamaitech.net/f/188/920/4m/www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/art… -- -- ____________________________________________________________________ natsugusa ya...tsuwamonodomo ga...yume no ato summer grass...those mighty warriors'...dream-tracks Matsuo Basho The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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13 Sep '01

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DES cracked by teenagers? (fwd)
by Jim Choate 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:32:13 -0400 From: Steve Bellovin <smb(a)research.att.com> To: cryptography(a)wasabisystems.com Subject: DES cracked by teenagers? According to http://www.hk-imail.com/inews/public/article_v.cfm?articleid=28867&intcatid…, some teenagers "reportedly cracked an encryption technology called Data Encryption Standard (DES)". I'm skeptical, but I thought I'd toss it out. Anyone have any details? --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb http://www.wilyhacker.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo(a)wasabisystems.com

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[Fwd: low tech, high concept]
by WishMaster 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

If Bush had it his way you would never get the chance to use that 1911 to protect yourself

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Letter to U.S. Agencies
by Blanc 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

I am sending this to certain appropriate representatives: Osama Bin Ladin said in an interview: "We have seen in the last decade the decline of the American government and the weakness of the American soldier who is ready to wage Cold Wars and unprepared to fight long wars." But American soldiers are not the only ones who are "weak and unprepared": every new threat against America (both externally and from within) produces efforts to increase security by the method of weakening already defenseless civilians even further. Every new threat against the nation means we the individuals must become more transparent, that we must allow greater trespass against the sanctity of our private lives, and forsake personal authority over our circumstances, in order that official policing agencies may be assured that we are not criminals, that we have no evil intentions against others, that we are not concealing secret plans against the State. To ensure against the potential threat of enemies among us, our power to act is deemed necessary to circumscribe and an attempt to control the use of any utensil is extended beyond common sense: we are pressured to give up any technology or instrument which could potentially be turned to a destructive purpose; we must not carry or be given any kind of tool, no matter how normally innocuous, which could be employed abnormally as a weapon. If this goes on, we will all become as babes in the woods - naked, disabled, and totally dependent upon paranoic caretakers for protection. The U.S. will become like the former U.S.S.R. The whole load of responsibility for safety cannot be carried by only a few. The damage to the World Trade Center towers resulted in the fall of the interior levels and the total collapse of the buildings. Like these towers, the most impressive free nation on the planet could fall under terrorism because its interior - we the people - lack the wherewithal to act in their own behalf. President Bush remarked that "This is an enemy who preys on unsuspecting people." Unsuspecting people who are unpracticed and unprepared. We all must be allowed to participate in our own defense. We should not be prevented from accoutering ourselves properly in order that we may respond appropriately to danger and be of practical use toward normality and our own security and safety. .. Blanc

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theregister.co.uk: Anonymous Remailers Survive Politech Attack
by Incognito Innominatus 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/21639.html The anonymous remailer network isn't closing, despite an alarmist and inaccurate story by Wired's Declan McCullagh, and postings to his own widely-read Politech mailing list. Len Sassaman, a security expert and privacy advocate who runs the Randseed remailer, is cited by McCullagh as having "pulled the plug" on his system in the wake of the World Trade Center bombings, and the report hinted that others had too. But Sassaman's system didn't go off-line and McCullagh, it turns out, hadn't been in touch to check. An announcement rapidly followed explaining that Randseed had been switched into middleman mode, which simply prevents it from being the last machine in the remailer chain. And real-time statistics at press time showed thirty six Type II 'Mixmaster' remailers in operation, more than are usually running. Many more Type I remailers were also active. Sassaman told us that the precaution was to preempt concern about hate mail or threats being made using the system. His remailer processes around three thousand messages a day, and out of a million messages over the past year, only two have drawn the attention of the authorities. [...]

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