December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

[ISN] Feds Want Banks to Spy on All Customers...Even You! (fwd)
by Ken Williams 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Good thing I keep all my money in a steel case buried somewhere along the Appalachian trail. No bank accounts, no credit cards. Ken Williams Packet Storm Security http://www.Genocide2600.com/~tattooman/ E.H.A.P. Head of Operations http://www.ehap.org/ ehap(a)ehap.org NC State CS Dept http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/ jkwilli2(a)unity.ncsu.edu PGP DSS/DH/RSA Keys http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jkwilli2/pgpkey/ _____________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free, Encrypted Email at http://www.nsa.gov - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:56:41 -0700 (MST) From: mea culpa <jericho(a)dimensional.com> To: InfoSec News <isn(a)repsec.com> Subject: [ISN] Feds Want Banks to Spy on All Customers...Even You! >From: ISPI Clips 6.51 >From: WorldNetDaily, November 23, 1998 Big Brother Banks? FDIC has snooping plans http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_exnews/19981123_xex_big_brother_.shtml David M. Bresnahan, David(a)talkusa.com Contributing Editor, WorldNetDaily Are you a potential criminal? Are you a threat to banks, airlines, a potential spy, or perhaps an IRS tax protester? The government would like to know and they are about to force banks to be their detectives. The federal government wants banks to investigate you. Soon your banker will know more about you than anyone else in town. Banks must not only determine your correct identity, they must also know how you make your money, and how you spend it. Once you establish a pattern of deposits and withdrawals, banks must inform federal agencies when you deviate. Bank customers may soon find themselves explaining to the FBI, Internal Revenue Service, and the Drug Enforcement Agency why they made a $15,000 deposit to their bank account. According to current Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation plans, banks will soon establish "profiles" of their customers and report deviations from those profiles. If you sell a car, for example, and place the proceeds in your account while you shop for a new one, a red flag may go off in the bank computer. Such a situation puts law abiding citizens in a situation where they must prove they are innocent, says Scott McDonald of the watchdog group Fight the Fingerprint. An uproar from grass roots Americans is the only thing that will stop the current plans for the FDIC "Know Your Customer" program, according to McDonald. His organization has led the charge against the national ID, medical ID, and computerized information about private aspects of people's lives. A recent announcement by the FDIC provides for citizen comment prior to implementation of their new banking regulations. The deadline for comments is Dec. 27, 1998. "The FDIC is proposing to issue a regulation requiring insured nonmember banks to develop and maintain 'Know Your Customer' programs," according to a recent FDIC information package sent to Congress to provide notice of proposed rulemaking, and to banks for comment. "As proposed," the 29-page FDIC document begins, "the regulation would require each nonmember bank to develop a program designed to determine the identity of its customers; determine its customers' source of funds; determine the normal and expected transactions of its customers; monitor account activity for transactions that are inconsistent with those normal and expected transactions; and report anytransactions of its customers that are determined to be suspicious, in accordance with the FDIC's existing suspicious activity reporting regulation. By requiring insured nonmember banks to determine the identity of their customers, as well as to obtain knowledge regarding the legitimate activities of their customers, the proposed regulation will reduce the likelihood that insured nonmember banks will become unwitting participants in illicit activities conducted or attempted by their customers. It will also level the playing field between institutions that already have adopted formal 'Know Your Customer' programs and those that have not." Many banks across the country have already begun to implement such programs, according to the FDIC. A quick search of the Internet found many stories in press accounts of problems reported at such banks. There have been a number of stories dealing with banks requiring fingerprints to open accounts and to cash checks. There are several lawsuits presently underway testing the right of banks to make that requirement. McDonald has been fighting that issue, along with fingerprints on driver's licenses for some time. He pointed out the many errors found on credit reports and suggested that banks will soon make similar errors when they begin creating profiles of their customers. The FDIC is selling the planned regulations by pointing out the need for prevention of financial and other crime. "By identifying and, when appropriate, reporting such transactions in accordance with existing suspicious activity reporting requirements, financial institutions are protecting their integrity and are assisting the efforts of the financial institution regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities to combat illicit activities at such institutions," says the FDIC. The proposed regulation is, according to FDIC spokesperson Carol A. Mesheske, authorized by current law. It comes from the statutory authority granted the FDIC under section 8(s)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 18189s)(1), as amended by section 259(a)(2) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-647). The FDIC claims that the law requires them to develop regulations to require banks to "establish and maintain internal procedures reasonably designed to ensure and monitor compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act. Effective 'Know Your Customer' programs serve to facilitate compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act." The proposed regulations will mandate that all banks insured by the FDIC must maintain an intelligence gathering department that screens out customers and keeps an eye on existing customers. Before you decide to move your money to a credit union, you should know that the FDIC is not the only federal organization making such plans. "Each of the other Federal bank supervisory agencies is proposing to adopt substantially identical regulations covering state member and national banks, federally-chartered branches and agencies of foreign banks, savings associations, and credit unions. There also have been discussions with the Federal regulators of non-bank financial institutions, such as broker-dealers, concerning the need to propose similar rules governing the activities of these non-bank institutions," reports FDIC attorney Karn L. Main in the proposal. The purposes for the regulation are to protect the reputation of the banks, to facilitate compliance with the law, to improve safe and sound banking practices, and to protect banks from being used by criminals as a vehicle for illegal activities. Current customers will be subjected to the new regulation in the same way new customers will be scrutinized. The FDIC does not wish to permit any loop hole which would leave any bank customer unidentified or unsupervised. Each bank will create profiles. The first profile will determine the amount of risk a potential customer might present by opening an account. The system of profiling potential customers will be different from one bank to the next, since the FDIC does not provide a uniform program. The purpose of the profile is to identify potential customers who might use a bank account for funds obtained through criminal activity. The next profile will be one that is used by automated computers to determine when suspicious activity is taking place in an account. When activity in the account does not fit the profile, banks will notify federal authorities so they can investigate. Banks are expected to identify their customers, determine normal and expected transactions, monitor account transactions, and determine if a particular transaction should be reported. The FDIC has sent copies of the proposal to all banks and is asking for input. The questions asked by the FDIC in the proposal do not

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Pi(x) - How many primes below x?
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > X-within-URL: http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/howmany.shtml#pi_def > Consequence Three: The chance of a random integer x being prime is > about 1/log(x) > 1.1. pi(x) is the number of primes less than or equal to x > [up] 2. The Prime Number Theorem: approximating pi(x) > > Even though the distribution of primes seems random (there are > (probably) infinitely many twin primes and there are (definitely) > arbitrarily large gaps between primes), the function pi(x) is > surprisingly well behaved: In fact, it has been proved (see the next > section) that: > > The Prime Number Theorem: The number of primes not exceeding x is > asymptotic to x/log x. > > In terms of pi(x) we would write: > > The Prime Number Theorem: pi(x) ~ x/log x. ____________________________________________________________________ Technology cannot make us other than what we are. James P. Hogan The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Wired: AOL selling E-Stamps
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/16374.html AOL's E-Stamp of Approval Wired News Report 12:20 p.m. 19.Nov.98.PST Is it time for stamp collectors to go online? America Online (AOL) and E-Stamp, an online postage firm, said on Thursday they will make Internet postage service available to customers of AOL, CompuServe, AOL.COM, and AOL's Digital City. AOL and E-Stamp's service will allow customers to securely purchase postage online and print "digital stamps" on envelopes, labels, or documents using their personal computer and a standard printer. Customers must first install E-Stamp software. They can then buy postage by credit card, electronic fund transfer, or check. Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, bill.stewart(a)pobox.com PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639

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Registration confirmation - Yahoo! Chat
by chat-register＠yahoo-inc.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Welcome to Yahoo! Please save this message for future reference. This confirmation message is sent to all users when they create a new account with Yahoo. During registration we require users to enter their email address. This confirmation notice is then sent to that address. If you DID NOT request this account, we encourage you to REMOVE it by doing the following: If your email software supports it, you can simply click on the link below. Since this web address (URL) is quite long you may find it necessary to copy the entire URL and paste it into your Web browser. http://edit.my.yahoo.com/config/remove_user?k=IXtKZI53f2J1aHdyeXw4jiF5Sjd3M… If you are prompted for the deletion key when using the URL above, please use the following deletion key: IXtKZI53f2J1aHdyeXw4jiF5Sjd3MnpOfDc1T2BlTnkhdUpONjZOMjU1MDQhc0pkf2Zz Or, if you do not have internet access, please reply to this email (and make sure to copy this entire email in your reply) with REMOVE as the subject line. ___________ Your Yahoo ID is: cypher_punk You can return to Yahoo! Chat by going to http://chat.yahoo.com/ Your Yahoo! ID may be used to access any of the Yahoo! services that request a Yahoo! ID, such as: My Yahoo - http://my.yahoo.com Yahoo Calendar - http://calendar.yahoo.com Yahoo Chat - http://chat.yahoo.com Yahoo Classifieds - http://classifieds.yahoo.com Yahoo Clubs - http://clubs.yahoo.com Yahoo Finance - http://quote.yahoo.com Yahoo Games - http://play.yahoo.com Yahoo Mail - http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo Message Boards - http://messages.yahoo.com Yahoo Pager - http://pager.yahoo.com Yahoo Travel - http://travel.yahoo.com Your e-mail is: cypherpunks(a)toad.com We will use this address is case you ever forget your Yahoo ID or password. We'll need an address to automatically send a response to you. To change this address, go to http://my.yahoo.com and click on the Account Information link at the top of the page. The edit page will let you update your E-Mail address, and other personal information and preferences. ________ Yahoo! Accounts - Top Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Q. How much is all this going to cost me? A. Absolutely nothing. All Yahoo! information is paid for through advertising. Q. What if I forget my Yahoo! ID or password A. Just click on the Help is Here link at the bottom of the login page. We'll ask you some basic questions to confirm your identity, then send you the information to the email address listed in your account. Q. How do I change my password or Yahoo! ID? If you would like to change your Yahoo Password in My Yahoo!, just click Acct Info at the top of the page. Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to change your Yahoo! ID. You will have to create a new account if you wish to have a new Yahoo! ID. Please note that if you do re-register, you will need to re-set all of your preferences for your My Yahoo! and other Yahoo! personalized services. Q. What is an Alias? A. Under your Yahoo! ID, you may add additional names for use in our various services, such as Chat and Classifieds. Q. How is the Yahoo! ID stored? A. Your Yahoo! ID is stored as a cookie on your computer. This way, you only need to login once. If you upgrade your computer software, change computers, delete your internet files, or click Sign Out at any time, it will clear the cookie from the computer's hard drive. Just return to the login page and enter your Yahoo! ID and Yahoo Password in the spaces provided and click Sign In to restore the information. You do not need to register again. Q. I use a public terminal, how do I sign out? A. If you are using a public computer, you should always sign out to clear your Yahoo! ID and cookie from the computer's hard drive. Just click the Sign Out button or link near the top of the main page. Thank you for using Yahoo! [208.198.164.2]

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update.403 (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:40:29 -0500 (EST) > From: physnews(a)aip.org (AIP listserver) > Subject: update.403 > CLUSTERING AND COLLAPSE IN GRANULAR MATERIAL. > DOES CHAOS AFFECT THE COURSE OF AN ARMS RACE? > Yes, it may, particularly when great disparities exist between two > nations' economies (as is the case with the US and Iraq), according > to a new mathematical model developed by researchers in Japan > (Mitsuo Kono, Chuo University, kono(a)fps.chuo-u.ac.jp, 011-81- > 426-74-4161). In an attempt to mathematically model the feedback > between two adversarial nations as each builds up arms stocks, > British scientist Lewis F. Richardson published in 1949 a well- > known set of equations with variables describing such things as a > nation's military spending levels and parameters quantifying factors > such as a nation's internal pressure against military spending. This > model suffered from shortcomings, most notably that its linear > equations provided all too predictable results; critics noted that > many arms races spiral unpredictably out of control. In the > Japanese researchers' model a nation's reaction to an enemy's > weapons buildup is not automatically to build more weapons but is > instead a function of the difference in weapons and military > spending between two nations. This approach leads to more > realistic nonlinear differential equations which quantify concepts > normally unknown to physics, concepts such as fear, threat, > grievance, and fatigue. Their model shows an arms race can > progress in a mathematically chaotic fashion when the economic > situation of the two countries is different, but is more predictable > when the economies are more comparable (Tomochi and Kono in > the journal Chaos, December 1998.) > CORRECTION. A typo affecting a single letter can completely > reverse the meaning of a sentence. Thus in Update 402 in the > sentence "It is not thought that physics does differentiate between > the forward or backward movement of time," "not" should be > changed to "now." ____________________________________________________________________ Technology cannot make us other than what we are. James P. Hogan The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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New Book: "Brothers Beware: Games Black Women Play"
by BSB009＠webmail.bellsouth.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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No Subject
by holist 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I'm sorry if this is gnawing at old bones for you, but I recently heard from a rather paranoid, anonymous source here in Hungay that PGP was compromised, Zimmermann sold out to the Feds, all versions except possibly early DOS versions of PGP have back doors in them. He is also claiming that the CIA have already provided the backdoor-key to PGP 5.0 to the Hungarian Secret Services. Is he being too paranoid, or what? The reason I am asking cypherpunks, which I realise is not really a list dedicated to PGP, about them, is that their credentials to my mind would be sufficient to discredit. I have heard this rumour in sufficiently bogus intellectual contexts before (Cyberconf8, if that rings a bell to anyone - wouldn't blame you if it didn't) where it seemed blatantly obvious that it was entirely unfounded, as the people who were spreading it could not recognise code if they saw it, and seemed only an attempt to appear to be in the know. This source, however, seems different. Can I have some reassurance, please? And could you possibly suggest how someone unable to check the code themselves could go about authenticating a version of PGP? It is fated to become a rather important issue here soon. thank you holist

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Reptilian Nazi $oftware
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Issues of crypto, politics, & chaos [sciencedaily.com]
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > X-within-URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/order_chaos.htm > Posted 10/8/98 > Encryption Advance For Secure Global Communications > Scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National > Laboratory have achieved a significant advance in demonstrating the > viability of an unbreakable encryption scheme for transmitting secure > communications to and from satellites. > > Posted 9/9/98 > Mathematicians Prove That Group Decisions Can Be Impossible To Predict > For several years, some political scientists and others have argued > that group decisions such as elections are impossible to > anticipate-even if the preferences of the voters are well established > and the decision-making rules are set. Now there's a mathematical > proof to back that proposition. > > Posted 9/4/98 > Chaos-Based System That "Evolves" Answers May Be Alternative To > Current Computers > A revolutionary new computing technique that uses a network of chaotic > elements to "evolve" its answers could provide an alternative to the > digital computing systems widely used today. Described for the first > time in the September 7 issue of Physical Review Letters this > "dynamics-based computation" may be well suited for optical computing > using ultra-fast chaotic lasers and computing with silicon/neural > tissue hybrid circuitry. [text deleted] ____________________________________________________________________ Technology cannot make us other than what we are. James P. Hogan The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Buffalo Sabres Chat Registration
by Sabres Webmaster 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Following is your Chat information (Please save this info!) ----------------------------------- username: cpunk password: 4199 Remember, the username and password are both CASE SENSITIVE!

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