December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

[NOISE] Re: Are booby-trapped computers legal?
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 04:52 PM 9/7/95 -0400, you wrote: >I am pretty sure that it is lawful to use deadly force to protect >property, in New Mexico. It's legal everywhere in the US - just some places make you contract out the dirty work to guys in blue suits... I agree with Sandy's comment that it makes much more sense to have any boobytraps designed to destroy data, rather than kill intruders. #--- # Thanks; Bill # Bill Stewart, Freelance Information Architect, stewarts(a)ix.netcom.com # Phone +1-510-247-0664 Pager/Voicemail 1-408-787-1281 #---

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Patel decision page 24 handled
by landon_dyer＠wayfarer.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

wheee! -landon

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patel page 33 done
by miner 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: Scientology tries to break PGP - and fails?
by Andrew Loewenstern 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Modemac writes: > Yet it seems that despite all their efforts to get what they want, > they can't break PGP - so they have to force Wollersheim to reveal > the key. > Mr. Wollersheim has stated that he will go to jail before he reveals > his encryption key. [...snip...] > Call this one: BIG WIN FOR PGP! Could this be it? The test case for forced key disclosure? The Scientologists seem very determined and already have a grudge against Wollersheim (according to a web page I saw Co$ owes him several million from a settlement). Has Co$ filed against Wollersheim over this yet? If this does go to court and forcing Wollersheim to reveal the key becomes a central issue, is this the test case "we" want? Is this a "BIG WIN FOR PGP!" or not? I can think of worse cases for this to come up in. I.E. a four horseman case. Here the party seeking forced disclosure of the key (Co$) is presumably already held in low esteem by much of the public (IMHO). I suppose how this will play in the media, if at all, depends on what the "church" thinks Wollersheim has hidden in his encrypted data files. It seems that the US media hasn't picked up much on the Scientology debacle yet... or am i wrong? andrew

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Scientology tries to break PGP - and fails?
by modemac＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

News Flash! According to an informed source, the so-called "church" of Scientology is trying to force Larry Wollersheim to give them his de-encryption code for PGP. Larry Wollersheim is the director of FACTNet, a Colorado BBS that specializes in distributing information about religious cults - especially the Church of Scientology. Scientologists raided FACTNet recently and seized its hardware and records recently, in a case that has spread news of the Scientology wars all over the Internet. Scientology has been in possession of Larry Wollersheim's computer records for quite a while now - at least three weeks, I believe. They have been scanning it for what they claim to be "copyright violations." Yet, their list of scanning criteria also includes a list of 34 names of their critics and enemies, including a famous Netizen named "Rogue Agent." Yet it seems that despite all their efforts to get what they want, they can't break PGP - so they have to force Wollersheim to reveal the key. Mr. Wollersheim has stated that he will go to jail before he reveals his encryption key. Please forward this note to all interested parties. Call this one: BIG WIN FOR PGP! For more information on Scientology's war against the Internet, read the many Web pages set up to cover the story. My own page, an "Introduction to Scientology," is: http://www.tiac.net/users/modemac/cos.html It includes a link to the FACTNet Web page, as well as Ron Newman's famous Web page: "The Church of Scientology vs. the Net."

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Kevin Mitnick RC5 Crack team - Join Us
by Rich Burroughs 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Have your CPU fight for justice in it's spare time! Some of the folks from the mitnick(a)2600.com mailing list have set up an RC5 team in hopes of generating awareness about Kevin Mitnick's ordeal and possibly some cash for his defense. Details are at our site: http://www.paranoid.org/mitnick/ The site has more info about Mitnick and the RC5 crack if you're not familiar, as well as a gallery of graphics & banners you can put on your own site to show your support. We hope to have a stats page up soon. We're registered at both www.distributed.net and www.cyberian.org ... give us a hand!

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Info Warthogs
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Future Information Warfare Study Available San Francisco, Sept. 6, 1995 -- Computer Security Institute's "Special Report on Information Warfare" describes how war might be fought in the 21st century. The report will appear in the fall issue of the Computer Security Journal, but is available now on request. Patrice Rapalus, director of Computer Security Institute (CSI), told Newsbytes, "In recent weeks, mass media organizations such as Time Magazine, the Washington Post, and National Public Radio have done stories on information warfare. This report is a timely, comprehensive and practical study on information warfare and its impact on our future." The report defines information warfare in contrast to simple computer crime, "A computer crime is an act that violates a law. It could be specifically targeted. It could be isolated, or it could be one element of an overall plan of attack. The conduct of information warfare, in contrast, is never random or isolated (and may not even violate a law). The term implies a concerted effort to utilize information as a weapon with which to wage war, whether on an actual battlefield or in economic, political, or social arenas." Four aspects of information warfare are listed in the report: the electronic battlefield; infrastructure attacks; industrial espionage; and personal privacy attacks. "It is important to understand that the term 'information warfare' originated in the military and in its purest sense refers to the grim and dangerous business of real...country shattering war," says the report. Computer Security Institute is located in San Francisco, California, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Miller Freeman Publishing. Miller Freeman publishes over fifty trade magazines including Dr. Dobbs Journal, Unix Review, and LAN Magazine. Computer Security Institute publishes, along with random studies like the "Special Report on Information Warfare," a monthly newsletter, a semi-annual Journal, an annual Buyers Guide, and a on-line bulletin board. To obtain an advance copy of "Special Report on Information Warfare," call 415-905-2310. ------ "Snooper" Software Digs Into Computers San Francisco, Sept. 6, 1995 -- Vias & Associates Inc. said it has introduced a new version of its "Snooper" system information utility. The author of the software said it is called Snooper because the program "snoops" around the computer to report its configuration and operating characteristics. John Vias of Vias & Associates said his company's program goes farther than other system information programs, including Microsoft's MSD (Microsoft System Detection), which is included in higher versions of the company's DOS operating systems. "I think Snooper is about the most accurate system information utility you can get," he said. "People say it's easy to use. It takes just one keystroke to go from the main screen to any other screen. It also has a built-in editor for 'autoexec' and 'config' files." In all, Snooper can detect more than 150 details about a person's computer, including CMOS settings, hard drive type and capacity, any installed Micro Channel cards, fax-modems, memory types and amount available to the user, and video memory and type. Snooper is targeted to all markets, Vias officials said, including the average user, network administrators, consultants, and technicians. In the provided documentation is a wish list regarding new features for future versions of Snooper, including brand detection of additional non-Intel central processing units (CPUs), detection of local bus cards and tapes, and the ability to differentiate among different types of hard drives. Although Snooper can run in either DOS or Windows, Vias said the program works best in the DOS environment. In Windows, some of the software's reports must be disabled. In addition, some of the test results may be in error or unpredictable. Snooper requires an IBM PC or 100% compatible machine, with at least 256 kilobytes (KB) of RAM, a DOS with version 3.1 or higher, and some kind of video card. Snooper retails for around $39, and is available as both a full version and as shareware. Vias also said he is working hard on a Windows 95 version of Snooper. When tested the software on a Windows 95 machine running in DOS mode, no problems were experienced. But running it in Windows mode made the program very unpredictable. ------- UK - PCMCIA Encryption Card Introduced London, Sept. 5, 1995 -- PPCP, a PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) specialist, has begun shipping the Session Key, a PCMCIA Type II card from SCI Canada. According to John Nolan, the company's managing director, the card allows users to encrypt data on their PC hard disk, as well as across serial port linked devices, such as modems, using the DES algorithm. DES stands for Data Encryption Standard, a US-originated high security encryption system that is virtually unbreakable. According to Nolan, the Session Key allows users to protect their data on a selective basis. "Many of the competing systems out there are only capable of encrypting the user's entire hard disk. That obviously protects the user's data, but if you forget your password, you have serious problems," he explained. "With the Session Key card, you create a new drive, the 'D' drive, to store the encrypted data. The card also allows data to be transmitted by modem in DES format. That allows a user maximum flexibility," he said. When used to encrypt data on a user's hard disk, once the Session Key is removed from the PCMCIA slot, all data on the disk that is encrypted is protected against unauthorized access. The encrypted data cannot be read or used without reinserting the UKP349 card. Nolan said that SCI has developed a second-generation version of the Session Key, which will be available later this year. "That version will use RSA encryption techniques, as well Triple DES and a whole host of other encryption systems," he said. One of the problems with encryption devices like the Session Key is the fact that the US Government currently bans the export of certain types of encryption technologies, as well as restricts the sale of many technologies to "known parties." According to Nolan, this approval system can cause the company a few administrative problems. "We need to find out who is the actual end-user and pass their details back to SCI. My understanding is that the vetting is then carried out at a government level in Canada or the US," he said. He added that, apart from a short delay, typically a week or so before the card can be shipped to the customer, there is usually no problem. Reader Contact: PPCP, tel +44-181-893-2277, fax +44-181-893-1182, Internet e-mail 100302.1470(a)compuserve.com/PPCP950905/PHOTO) ------

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Re: Sit, Bubu. Sit! / Re: Stay issued; modified stay to follow
by Jonathan Wienke 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 09:03 AM 8/29/97 -0700, Dan Goodin wrote: >I'm very interested in finding out how extensively Snuffle was posted >during the two-and-a-half days it was legal to do so. Do you have any idea >how many sites posted it, and if it's still available online today, now >that such posts are once again against the law? > >Please respond ASAP. > >Thanks, > >Dan Goodin >415-395-7805, x5223 >dang(a)cnet.com I posted Snuffle to the Coderpunks list: Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 18:25:10 -0700 To: coderpunks(a)toad.com From: Jonathan Wienke <JonWienk(a)ix.netcom.com> Subject: Snuffle! (In celebration of the Bernstein decision) Sender: owner-coderpunks(a)toad.com [Snuffle source code deleted, check Coderpunk archives for details.] I don't know how many foreigners subscribe to the list, but I have see postings from UK, Australia, and India. Jonathan Wienke What part of "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" is too hard to understand? (From 2nd Amendment, U.S. Constitution) When everyone is armed, criminals fear everyone, not just the police. PGP 2.6.2 RSA Key Fingerprint: 7484 2FB7 7588 ACD1 3A8F 778A 7407 2928 DSS/D-H Key Fingerprint: 3312 6597 8258 9A9E D9FA 4878 C245 D245 EAA7 0DCC Public keys available at pgpkeys.mit.edu. PGP encrypted e-mail preferred. US/Canadian Windows 95/NT or Mac users: Get Eudora Light + PGP 5.0 for free at http://www.eudora.com/eudoralight/ Get PGP 5.0 for free at http://bs.mit.edu:8001/pgp-form.html Commercial version of PGP 5.0 and related products at http://www.pgp.com Eudora Light + PGP = Free, Convenient Communication Privacy

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Re: GAK
by Andrew.Spring＠ping.be 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Brian Davis Wrote: > >I, of course, know of the "dislike" of GAK here. I am curious to know, >however, if the "dislike" is because government would have access under >any circumstances or if the primary worry is that government will cheat >and get access when most would agree that they shouldn't (either by the >judge "cheating" or a TLA stealing it). > >In other words ... if it took agreement by a review board composed of >non-LEA members of this list, would the escrow be acceptable?? > Looking at it simply as a cryptosystem, I'd have to vote no, since the security of the system can be "easily" (in a cryptographic sense) compromised. I feel safer knowing my privacy is protected by the laws of mathematics, instead of the laws of the USA. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBME9jIs3xoLPBSgtxAQEndAf/V9hJEyMIHe6/h2UmEWT4KH81Y/HuBHZr kuiHIRNFRGgsYKFIk72YGBltZvbPeWcX15RmGB6DO+91ecfmRMplW14RYAQyPpcx AGC3rQ966hZ/mRHRi7Ygtw1tbRKgbDAaNzx468TRZGwl2LxexpbxzOZoy2kMR18M +Kj6sLahlQxyTO6jx26uoj5uqmfdnxFAfjUDWAjLyhjH5x7XzqpJHQHKSFGIsdKY X1tw7IPPDUElXJkdx0aVMhOFwEen3XGm3qrx/kJRmnG7Q9WoAHE5xqOLSAHyYImd PaUT63Uzgop7euL4FROHqrIrlh70IPiWCk7t7OEwT8CS3MbbL/WgjQ== =hYy7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Fate of Jews in America (fwd)
by ichudov＠Algebra.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

----- Forwarded message from nikst ----- >From nikst(a)glasnet.ru Fri Aug 29 20:52:44 1997 Message-Id: <m0x4ccf-001A94N(a)mail.glas.apc.org> X-SMTP-Spy: Real message sender is nikst(a)glasnet.ru via ppp686.glas.apc.org From: "nikst" <nikst(a)glasnet.ru> Subject: Sud'ba yevreyev v Amerike Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 05:40:27 +0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1251 THE WASHINGTON TIMES August 29, 1997 The end for U.S. Jewry? By Richard Grenier You know this is a Protestant country," Franklin D. Roosevelt once said to economist Leo Crowley and Henry Morgenthau, his treasury secretary, "and the Catholics and Jews are here under sufferance. It is up to you to go along with anything I want." ... . . . The Presidency of Jack Kennedy abolished forever the notion that American Catholics are here under sufferance. And Jews? On this 100th anniversary of the founding of the Zionist movement, the position of our Jewish minority is singular. The danger for Jews, oddly, is that in the foreseeable future they might be so well assimilated they become extinct. ..... . . . This might surprise many gentiles as never before have so many Jews occupied high positions in American politics, giant corporations, the media, the academy, science, law, medicine, intellectual life, not to mention Wall Street. Both U.S. senators from California are Jews, and last year a Jew, Sen. Arlen Specter, was a serious candidate for the presidency. A generation ago this would have been unthinkable. .... . . . But the eminence of our Jewish high-achievers is deceptive. Not long ago Jews represented something under four percent of the American population. Today they represent two percent. Jews once lived in dense urban settlements in the Northeast, half of them in New York alone. Today 40 percent of Jews live in the South and West. In Denver and Phoenix the intermarriage rate with gentiles is 72 percent -- the harbinger of doom. For as the Jewish population spreads over the country, and assimilates ever more readily, synagogue affiliation declines steadily. ...... . . . Of the 6.8 million people of Jewish descent in this country, almost 20 percent are now practicing Christians, and another 16 percent profess no religion and consider themselves secular Jews or not Jews at all. For centuries persecution paradoxically helped preserve Judaism, while many Jews now expect that tolerance, in the end, will do them in. ... . . . Elliott Abrams, assistant secretary of state under Ronald Reagan and now president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, alarmed by this drift, has just published a brilliant book, "Faith or Fear" (The Free Press). In Mr. Abrams' view, Jews in America, as things are going, are headed straight for extinction. The only thing that will preserve them, he writes, is true religious faith. Without it they're in danger of disappearing like the ten lost tribes of ancient Israel. ...... . . . Meanwhile, a special issue of The New Republic has appeared devoted to "Zionism at 100." The magazine's editor-in-chief, Martin Peretz has written a grand celebratory article on "The God That Did Not Fail." Mr. Peretz once told me he doesn't believe in God but believes in "the Jewish people," describing for me the funeral service for an eminent Jew during which a friend whispered to him, "Do you realize that of the country's ten leading micro-biologists (I forget the profession) eight are in this room?" To which Mr. Peretz replied pungently, "Praying to a God in whom they do not believe." .... . . . Mr. Peretz is thus a splendid, highly articulate example of Mr. Abrams' "secular Jew" -- and a passionate zionist. Indignant at people who believe that the state of Israel would never have come into being if it hadn't been for the Holocaust, he declares with deep regret that but for the Holocaust there would now be in the world, not 13 million Jews, but "scores of millions." At the end of World War II the gates of Israel would have been stormed, not by thousands of Jews, but by millions. The god that failed, of course, was communism. Whereas zionism grew and triumphed. ...... . . . Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis was the most prominent American to hold high position in our government while throwing himself heart and soul into the zionist movement. Brandeis refused to resign from the Court to assume the titular leadership of the World Zionist Organization because he wanted to demonstrate that there was no contradiction between remaining "attached to America while working for a Jewish homeland in Palestine." Justice Brandeis saw no conflict in his position: holding high office in America while deeply involved in the political, financial, and intellectual affairs of a nation in the making --which was after all to become a foreign country. I'm not sure how many Americans today would agree with him. .... . . . But the question isn't what other Americans would think of this kind of double allegiance, or whether the two allegiances might some day be in conflict, but whether Jews, without God, defining themselves as simply an ethnic subgroup, will even survive. One of the reasons there has been such loss of religious faith among America's Jews lies in the nature of their religious practices, to which the practices of Islam (Sunni) bear a strong resemblance: circumcision, prayer, special dietary rules, no pork, no graven images, no musical instruments in the house of worship, concentration on living a godly life here below with little talk of the hereafter and absolutely no messianic talk of eternal life. .... . . . I thus fully agree with Mr. Abrams. Jews will certainly survive in America for a time, but without God, on their present course, they'll eventually be gone. *************** "Bednaya-bednaya" Amerika! U nas ne tak. I eto xorosho illustriruyet sleduyushchij anekdot: Umirayet staryj armyanin. I vot sobral on vsyu svoyu bol'shuyu semyu u svoyego smertnogo lozha. Oni vse dumali, chto rech pojdyot o nasledstve. No tot povyol rech o drugom. K udivleniyu sobravshixsya, on stal goryacho ubezhdat' ix: "Beregite yevreyev!" "Beregite yevreyev!" I kogda on zametil udivlenie na licax sobravshixsya, on iz poslednix sil poyasnil: "Kogda ischeznet poslednij yevrej, oni voz'mutsya za nas, armyan"... I ispustil dux. Tut vot pishut, chto v Amerike, vrode, k etomu idyot. Neuzheli pravda?..;-) *************** RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol 1, No. 106, Part I, 29 August 1997 ARMENIAN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS SIGN TREATY. Levon Ter- Petrossyan and Yeltsin, meeting on the second day of Ter- Petrossyan's state visit to Moscow, signed a treaty on friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance, Russian media reported on 29 August. Yeltsin commented that the treaty "meets the vital and lasting interests of the two states." The two leaders also signed several agreements, including on the transit of oil across Armenia. ************* K chemu by eto? ----- End of forwarded message from nikst ----- - Igor.

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