December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

IRS T-Pole Surveillance
by Michael F. Reusch 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Commerce Business Daily, June 11, 1997 >Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, >6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 >Surveillance Systems SOL TIRNO97R00049 DUE 073097 >POC Contract Specialist, Steve VanderLinden, FAX (202) 283-1514 >The Internal Revenue Service requires enclosed surveillance systems >configured as transformers for mounting on telephone poles.... http://www.ld.com/cbd/archive/1997/06(June)/11-Jun-1997/58sol002.htm Still laughing. Made my day!

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Can you say anti-trust? [CNN]
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > CNN logo > > MICROSOFT, NETSCAPE JOIN FORCES IN WEB PRIVACY BATTLE > > June 11, 1997 > Web posted at: 1:56 p.m. EDT (1756 GMT) web graphic > > WASHINGTON (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. and Netscape Communications > Corp., two of the Internet's biggest rivals, Wednesday announced a > stunning alliance aimed at more tightly controlling the personal > information that businesses collect about World Wide Web users. > > The teaming of the two software competitors reflected the heightened > concern in the business community that government regulators may > impose rules to crack down on privacy intrusions by Internet > companies. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http:// www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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Re: Thoughtcrime (Re: My War)
by lucifer＠dhp.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

tzeruch(a)ceddec.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Steve Schear wrote: > > I find lust to be a noble urge. > > Then you probably find rape a noble deed. I do not. If you are referring > to the acts our net.loon often posts to this list, I hope you enjoy > placing yourself at his level. My ideas originate above my limbic system. You forgot to add, "...and your mother wears army boots!" before your attempted "guilt by association" slur and the placing of your esteemed self on an intellectual pedestal. I have noticed in the list's dick wars and pissing contests that those with the shortest dicks put themselves on pedestals in order to compensate for their physical shortcomings and those with the smallest bladders use the largest dictionary in hopes that extra acidity will compensate for lack of volume. It is my contention that those who enjoy "mental masturbation" also "find lust to be a noble urge." Of course, I'm Chinese...I could be Wong. A thousand monkeys spanking typewriters and purporting to be: TruthMonger

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Mapquest From The Road
by fromtheroad＠mapquest.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

MapQuest is pleased to present: ========================================================== From The Road http://www.mapquest.com/fromtheroad June 9, 1997 ========================================================== >From The Road is a members only newsletter published by MapQuest. Issues will consist of a brief email like this, linked to a Web version of FTR. Check out FTR on the Web at: http://www.mapquest.com/fromtheroad or read on. At MapQuest, we are strong believers in online communities, and have long hoped for a way to introduce our members to each other. We hope to accomplish that by sharing the best MapQuest stories with all of our 1,000,000+ members. Each issue will contain the following regular features: ============================== *NEW FEATURES DETOUR* There's more to MapQuest than meets the eye. Do you love Paris in the spring? Let us help you find your way around the highlights of Europe. ============================== *FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT* MapQuest member stories from TRW (the real world). This issue's story From The Driver's Seat story takes us to the freeways of Southern California. Read how one member uses MapQuest on the job. You don't want to be late for this meeting! ============================== *MAP SIDE STORY* Personal maps and the stories behind 'em. Here's a unique CONTEST for all the avid mapmakers out there who have created personal maps. We want to show off the best personalized maps and the stories behind them. If your map really has personality, let us know. All of our winners will receive a prize from MapQuest. ============================== *NEWS AND VIEWS* A friendly fireside chat, only without the fireplace. Join us for a moment of commentary as we discuss the growth of online travel services and the benefits to you, the consumer. ============================== *THE WINNER'S CIRCLE* Enter our Road Trip From Hell contest! Tell us about your worst driving trip ever and you could WIN great prizes such as a weekend in San Francisco! Just click and enter at http://www.mapquest.com. We hope you enjoy From The Road and decide to share your stories with us. Bon Voyage! ========================================================== If this newsletter was passed on to you and you wish to subscribe, simply become a MapQuest member by visiting http://www.mapquest.com. A click on "Personalized Maps" will take you to our free member registration page. Each MapQuest member automatically receives >From The Road. If you do not wish to receive From The Road email announcements you may unsubscribe by sending us an email at fromtheroad(a)mapquest.com, with the subject line of the email reading: UNSUBSCRIBE. Even if you unsubscribe, you will remain a MapQuest member. No hard feelings. ;-) ==========================================================

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Unleashing Micro Viruses on Networks (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hi, Forwarded message: > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 13:57:00 -0400 > From: John Young <jya(a)pipeline.com> > Subject: Unleashing Micro Viruses on Networks > 6-11-97, Janes' Defence Weekly: > Thumbnail-sized micro-robots, known as `microbots', will > also be unleashed by micro-air vehicles and naval guns. These > parasites will creep into electronic equipment, attach > themselves, and keep themselves alive by draining generator > power. > > Once the electronics system's energy is depleted, the fully > charged microscopic vermin will search for a new victim. > > The main problem will be that they are too small to carry > identification equipment and so they infect indiscriminately. > As such, they must be deployed far away from allied > equipment. > > However, packages of microbots can be destroyed remotely > as allies prepare to invade enemy territory. Check out: Bug Park James P. Hogan ISBN 0-671-87773-9 $22.00 hardbound ____________________________________________________________________ | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http:// www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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Re:Texas Driver's License database on the web
by lucifer＠dhp.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Marshall Clow wrote: > >On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Peter Trei wrote: > > > >> Did Psychos-R-Us request this site? "Could you create a database so I > >> don't miss anyone when I go on a killing spree on the 900 block of > >> Rosewood?" > When my libertairan streak is in full flood, I think that since > this information was collected by government employees and > paid for by tax dollars, that it should be availiable to anyone > who wants it, for (minimal or) no cost. > > Of course, the better solution is to not collect the information > at all. (Not selling it just means that people can buy it on the > black market, or in the case of TRW, etc; buy legislatures) It amazes me that in an age when government and corporations have access to untold mountains of information about all of us, that we seem to get upset when Joe Average is given access to that same information. The end result of this is that those with the most authority (access to information) are able to exert power and control over those with less access to the same information. Dateline NBC just did a show about a Health Insurance company whose refused to tell a potential client that the blood test they did on him was positive for HIV (even though they shared this information with other insurance companies). I will wager that if a few dozen Joe and Jane Average citizens knew of this and knew they could contact the man through the Texas DPS database that one of them would have had the decency to call the man and inform him of the life-threatening disease. The Machine feeds off of us by taking away our rights of self expression and self defence and then convincing us that the Machine is our benefactor and protector while our fellow humans are a threat to us and should be feared. Thus we end up fearing people with different religious views instead of the Machine that launches a murderous assault on the men, women and children who are a threat to our mainstream views. We end up fearing the janitor at the insurance company who may well do volunteer work for good causes instead of fearing the Machine that lets us die and infect our family members while sharing our private information with other parts of the Machine. Yes, you may get attacked by some wacko who targets you and finds your address from a database. Or, you may get attacked by some wacko who targets someone else but can't find their address from a database so they pick you as a random target. The Information Age is upon us, for better or worse. If all parts of the Machine are going to know all my personal data, then I also want for myself and Joe and Jane Average to have access to the same data. If the BATF wants to look me up at home through use of a database, then I want Timothy McAverage to be able to look all of them up through the same database. The Machine will make certain that every instance of some wacko using accessed information to abuse someone gets front-page press. No doubt the weak of wit will cry out for the Machine to protect us from abuse of access to information. This makes as much sense as asking to be protected from education and knowledge because of the potential for abuse. We have citizens who decry the fact that information on explosives should be freely available so they demand that the Machine which produces nuclear weapons censor that information. God forbid that someone would make a pipe bomb that wipes out a nuclear weapons factory. Instead of "Give me freedom or give me death." we now have a nation which cries out for security even if it means imprisonment. In our desire for ultimately unattainable levels of safety and security we allow (and even beg for) the Machine to imprison our bodies, our minds and our spirit. Instead of putting child pornographers in prison we will put cryptographers and remailer operators in prison. Instead of confiscating the assets of drug czars will confiscate the assets of people who have a kid who smokes a joint once a week. Instead of censoring legislation which limits our freedom and privacy we will censor literature which proposes democratic assassination of those who oppress us. Personal data privacy is history, for the most part. The focus of those who wish to retain privacy in certain areas of their life and their communication should be on technologies which will allow them to *personally* keep those things private. To continue to leave public information only in the hands of the corporate and government Machine is to continue to empower the Machine and weaken the power of the citizen. TruthMonger

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Re:Texas Driver's License database on the web (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 22:17:24 -0400 > Subject: Re:Texas Driver's License database on the web > From: lucifer(a)dhp.com (lucifer Anonymous Remailer) > It amazes me that in an age when government and corporations have > access to untold mountains of information about all of us, that we > seem to get upset when Joe Average is given access to that same > information. I at least have a contractual relationship with both of them that provides me at least some promise of fair arbitration. Something I don't have with Joe Average implicitly. > The Machine feeds off of us by taking away our rights of self > expression and self defence and then convincing us that the > Machine is our benefactor and protector while our fellow humans > are a threat to us and should be feared. The Machine takes the rights we give up willingly for a long-term loan on a 40" television and another $10k a year. > Thus we end up fearing people with different religious views > instead of the Machine that launches a murderous assault on the > men, women and children who are a threat to our mainstream views. Not just religious views, but skin color, sex, etc. This is a function of all social animals (in fact the society wouldn't work if it wasn't) and in particular primates. To draw the conclusion that this somehow flows from our contractual agreements based on impatience and greed is illogical. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http:// www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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Um, I'm probably already in trouble for the last one.
by Rick Osborne 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded from 0xdeadbeef (inline tabs converted): ----- Michael Strelitz <mstrelitz(a)cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote: > >> But not every bra has a cryptographic function. Most are used for ASCII >> armor or for compression. Some are even designed to make the plaintext >> stand out and more enjoyable to read. > > Touche, but I believe what we have here is a clear case of steganography. Yikes. I think that we should hammer down some definitions before this whole thing gets out of hand. Cryptography: Building an difficult-to-unhook bra. Steganography: Building a flesh-colored bra, or one whose unhook mechanism is hidden somewhere unexpected (Man: "How the Hell...?" Woman: "It unhooks in front." Man: "Damn those steganographers.") Public-Key Cryptography: Building a bra that anyone can put on, but that only Alice can remove. Watermarking: Building a bra that stays on even after smoothing, compression, and rotation. Also, Bob should not be able to put his own bra on over Alice's and claim ownership of her body. Fingerprinting: Um, I'm probably already in trouble for the last one, so I'll just skip this. Signatures: Building a bra with a nametag ("Property of Alice, machine wash warm...") such that bras with Alice's name only fit Alice's body. Bob could in theory remove Alice's bra and replace it with his own, but there's no real reason for him to do so. All-or-Nothing Disclosure Of Secrets: Alice transforms her bra into a duffle bag, and either (a) shows Bob how to open it, or (b) shows Bob how she made it into a duffle bag. Alice repeats the procedure until Bob is satisfied (perverted freak). One-time Pad: Kleenex. NSA: An organization that wants women to go back to wearing corsets and chastity belts. Oh, and Bill Clinton gets to keep all the keys. [looks up at what's written so far and sighs] I'm so damned juvenile. I'm going to go do something more constructive and serious. Well, happy Monday. -Caj [**!!Oh, and these are not the views of my employer!!**] _________ o s b o r n e @ g a t e w a y . g r u m m a n . c o m _________ Haha.. you fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is: Never get involved in a land war in Asia. Only slightly less well know is this: Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!

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Data Fellows announces F-Secure SSH for Internet Service Providers
by Jukka Kotovirta 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Data Fellows Inc. Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13th, 1997 Data Fellows announces F-Secure SSH for Internet Service Providers Telecom Finland the first ISP to integrate strong encryption with commercial Internet services Helsinki, Finland - Data Fellows, the leading Internet security solutions provider, announced today a new version of their popular F-Secure SSH product, setting a new level of security for Internet Service Providers (ISPs). F-Secure SSH for ISPs gives the customers of an Internet Service Provider unmatched security by using the SSH security mechanism. The SSH protocol is currently being standardized by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) as an application-level security mechanism to be used in conjunction with Internet protocols. SSH is already widely used by security-conscious organizations around the world. The first user of F-Secure SSH for ISPs is Telecom Finland, who bundle the product with their Internet services. "Since we are the leading telecommunications operator in Finland, we need to assure that our services are reliable and data security maintained at a high level" says Mr. Harri Johannesdahl, Director of Internet Services, Telecom Finland. "Good security features also help us maintain our leading edge in this highly competitive market." The F-Secure product line offers strong end-user authentication and encryption of any transferred data. Because the technologies are of European origin, they are not limited by U.S. Export control. Internet Service Providers around the world can now add strong security to their product offering. "Our F-Secure line of products guarantees ultimate security on the Internet. Now companies can use the Internet as a serious business tool without the fear of compromising their corporate assets because of any lack of security", explains Mr. Risto Siilasmaa, CEO of Data Fellows Inc. "Also private Internet users will benefit from this development." The authentication of users dialling in is done with cryptography, making management and access control much easier to arrange on a large scale. Dialling in can be done through any network structure, including the Internet itself, facilitating Internet roaming. "Internet users will gain immediate benefit from F-Secure products. And the emerging concept of 'extranets' between companies cannot launch safely without strong authentication and encryption mechanisms", concludes Mr. Siilasmaa. Data Fellows company background Privately owned Data Fellows is the leading technology provider of data security solutions for computer networks and individual desktop computers. The F-Secure product family offers protection for sensitive communications over TCP/IP networks in Windows, Macintosh and UNIX environments. The family includes products for the creation of strongly encrypted virtual private networks (F-Secure VPN), secure electronic commerce solutions (F-Secure Commerce) and secure files and folders on the local PC using strong encryption (F-Secure Desktop). The F-PROT product is the industry's leading virus protection software. These products are available world-wide in more than 40 countries through Data Fellows and its business partners. See http://www.DataFellows.com for more information. Contact information Europe: USA: Data Fellows Ltd. Data Fellows Inc. Päiväntaite 8 4000 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 207 FIN-02210 ESPOO, FINLAND San Jose, CA 95117, USA tel. +358 9 478 444 tel. (408) 244 9090 fax +358 9 4784 4599 fax (408) 244 9494 http://www.DataFellows.com email: F-Secure-Sales(a)DataFellows.com RTF file ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jukka Kotovirta Tel +358 9 478 444 Director OEM Sales & Major Accounts Fax +358 9 4784 4599 Data Fellows Ltd. Mobile +358 405 883 933 Paivantaite 8 Jukka.Kotovirta(a)DataFellows.com 02210 Espoo http://www.DataFellows.com/ Finland, Europe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Access to Storage and Communication Keys et al
by Peter Nicol - VRL / BroomStick Productions 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> > Secrecy is a tool, period. Who is TruthMonger? There are *no* > tools (at this abstract level) that are used exclusively by the > state. Also, the raw material of politics is human nature, and politics > permeates all human activity, whether connected to the state or not. > > > > > Two daughters of a silk merchant live in Kyoto, > > > > The elder is twenty, the younger, eighteen. > > > > A soldier may kill with his sword, > > > > But these girls slay men with their eyes. > > > > > > Basho? > > Ummm . . . My copy of "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones" only attributes this to > > "A well known Japanese poet". Do you know anythang? > > I no nothing. > > Many years ago I was heavily into zen -- I have a well-worn copy of > Zen Flesh, Zen Bones at home. Further exploration lead me to > Chuang-tzu: > > http://songbird.com/gc/river/chuangtzu.html > danke > Perhaps I saw that poem in ZFZB. But I have a couple of collections > of Japanese poetry at home, as well as a very nice edition of Basho's > "Journey to the North", or whatever it's called (it gets translated > different ways, and I am confused...) > > > current project: www.iinet.net.au/~ratty/legends > > This has moved... Not only that, but the site and the client SUCK. Oh how I hate capitalism. Even when I try to be one of the "winners" and involve myself in it, I still hate it. etc etc rant on > -- > Kent Crispin "No reason to get excited", > kent(a)songbird.com the thief he kindly spoke... > PGP fingerprint: B1 8B 72 ED 55 21 5E 44 61 F4 58 0F 72 10 65 55 > http://songbird.com/kent/pgp_key.html > Thankyou for your posts. It pleases me to see that a bunch of crypto intellectuals will take my posts seriously. I have been interested in this topic for a while and only recently got my shit together enough to understand how to subscribe to a mailing list. The last time I used PGP was when it was in DOS and I found it a hassle. Does that make me a clueless newbie? Ummm . . . my training was in Non Violent Action (NVA). This is being used by ppl at the moment to protect Gibblett Forest from being clear fell logged by a (IMNSHO) corrupt "Conservation and Land Management" (CALM) authority in Western Australia. As a way of countering destructive paranoia, we have developed a doctrine of "secrecy is a tool of the state". (I am well aware of the limitations of Doctrine as a logical formal system godelwise). To this end, we have NO SECRETS. Everything we do is "public domain", ie, everyone, including our "enemies" gets to know it. In practice, this is simple, ie Civil Disobedience. You wanna log the trees, we gonna stop you, aint no big secret. We even go to the lengths of notifying the authourites, ie CALM/police of our strategies and telling them who will be doing an arrestable action on a particular day. At the moment we have 3 ppl up Karri trees on platforms. I find it very empowering. I see no need for secrets. Sure, secrecy is a tool. I ask these questions: 1. Does it work. 2. Is it useful. (also known as the Doctrine of Utility) 3. Does it make me happy. I usually use these to analyse behaviour patterns, but hey . . . 1. Hmmmm . . . It kinda works, but it is a big hassle. Then you gotta worry about looking like you are trying to hide somethang and thereby attracting attention. Also, you get to worry about IF it does actually work and is uncrackable/contains no back door etc. 2. If you are paranoid or cannot organize yourself so that secrecy is unneccessary. 3. I am not sure WHAT makes me happy, but secure communications and commerce are not high on my list of priorities. Perhaps an end to paranoia and capitalism that REQUIRE secure comms would make me happy. Anyway . . . Thanx for the pointer Neter Picol Violence is the last refuge of the Incompetent - Assimov (?) A week is long time in crypto politics Pete Nicol Global Media Magnet nicol(a)iap.net.au BroomStick Productions VRL - the Virtual Record Label (+61 9) 335 9490 fax (+61 9) 335 9508 nicol(a)iap.net.au broomstick(a)occtech.com.au Current Project: www.iinet.com.au/~ratty/legends

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