December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Offshore data havens
by Arun Mehta 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 17:30 15/08/96 -0700, Timothy C. May wrote: >As with offshore buoys, how long do you think such an entity would last? > >You mentioned Greepeace...don't forget that the French intelligence >apparatus sunks a Greenpeace ship in a New Zealand harbor. Don't forget the >way the U.S. mined Managua's harbor. And so on. >Think of how any of these schemes are vulnerable to a cheap torpedo, >"anonymously mailed" from several miles away. There is another aspect to this: the French sinking of the Greenpeace ship in New Zealand was arguably the best thing that ever happened to the organisation. They certainly got lots of publicity, new members, money... On the Internet, news spreads fast, so the cost of such an attack in terms of damage to reputation would be high. Of course, if the torpedo were truly anonymous, we wouldn't know who to blame. All criminals attempt to commit crimes "anonymously", yet many do get caught. >Oil rigs, buoys, pirate ships....these are all examples of hopelessly >insecure systems. I could say more, but what's the point? OK, suppose someone were to bury the server deep in a valley or shaft under the water, with only an antenna sticking out (and a supply of spare antennae that could be automatically deployed if one got knocked out)? And, with Moore's law in operation, one might even be able to deploy large numbers of such servers that mirrored each other at reasonable cost. Once connectivity is via LEO satellites, unless those beasts are equipped for the purpose, I suspect locating the source of transmission will not be all that easy. Arun Mehta Phone +91-11-6841172, 6849103 amehta(a)cpsr.org http://www.cerfnet.com/~amehta/ finger amehta(a)cerfnet.com for public key

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[Noise] Re: Lunch with Bill, anyone?
by Alan Olsen 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 05:31 AM 8/16/96 -0700, John C. Randolph wrote: >Latest from Microsoft(R): > >> > The Windows 95 Anniversary is just around the corner. >> > Stay tuned to WinNews for special announcements to learn how >> > you could win lunch with Bill Gates, chat with industry >> > luminaries, and download a really cool screen saver. Do we get to decide where to have lunch? I know this great biker bar... ]:> --- |"Computers are Voodoo -- You just have to know where to stick the pins."| |"The moral PGP Diffie taught Zimmermann unites all| Disclaimer: | | mankind free in one-key-steganography-privacy!" | Ignore the man | |`finger -l alano(a)teleport.com` for PGP 2.6.2 key | behind the keyboard.| | http://www.teleport.com/~alano/ | alano(a)teleport.com |

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Re: [SIGNAL] Microsoft's Internet Explorer
by Jüri Kaljundi 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Wed, 14 Aug 1996, Lucky Green asked: > I don't see the 128 bit version. URL? It is now available from www.microsoft.com/ie/download/ Choose the 128-bit IE 3.0 for Windows 95 & NT 4.0 In reply I got: Your Domain Name is not registered in the US or Canada Someone please upload the 128-bit version to somewhere in Europe =) Jüri Kaljundi AS Stallion jk(a)stallion.ee

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Lunch with Bill, anyone?
by John C. Randolph 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Latest from Microsoft(R): > > The Windows 95 Anniversary is just around the corner. > > Stay tuned to WinNews for special announcements to learn how > > you could win lunch with Bill Gates, chat with industry > > luminaries, and download a really cool screen saver. Does Microsquish *know* any industry luminaries? I mean, Cutler used to be one, but he's pretty burnt out, if Windoze NT is any indication. > Seems a fine opportunity. Though Bill _and_ the screen saver might > be just too much excitement for one day. Meeting Bill Gates would be every bit as exciting as meeting Tony Orlando. Or maybe Wayne Newton. -jcr

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ECC_pow
by jya＠pipeline.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

8-15-96. BW: "Certicom's High Efficiency Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem to be applied to Motorola's Wireless products." Dr. Scott Vanstone, Certicom's Chief Cryptographer, added, "Certicom is currently completing an ECC software toolkit." The Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem is the world's most efficient public-key system, providing the highest strength-per-bit of any known public-key system and minimizing the requirement for large key lengths. "UK Company Unveils E-Mail Encryption Software." Pow! Distribution has taken the wraps off PrivaSuite, an e-mail encryption package that works as a drop-in to many existing e-mail applications software. It can handle almost any file format, encrypting the file using the DES algorithm, it can also be set up to handle fax image files. The package was developed by Aliroo, an Israeli software house that specializes in document security products. Aliroo was founded in 1995 by ex-Israeli Military Intelligence officer Itzhak Pomerantz. ----- http://jya.com/eccpow.txt (9 kb for 2) ECC_pow

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NPR Science Friday for 8/16
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text X-Sender: oldbear(a)pop.tiac.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 08:54:37 -0300 To: dcsb(a)ai.mit.edu (Digital Commerce Society of Boston) From: The Arctos Group <arctos(a)arctos.com> Subject: NPR Science Friday for 8/16 This afternoon's program on "Science Friday" on National Public Radio, broadcast from Washington, DC at 1800hrs GMT (2PM EDT) is on the future of the internet. I was unable to get a list of guests, but past programs would suggest that there likely will be some interesting individuals. Host Ira Flatow is much more techno-savvy than the usual broadcast personality. Here is the description from the npr.org web site: Show Date: 8/16/96 Topic for Hour One: Internet Update Synopsis: A War is waging over the future of the Internet. Who will control it, and what will it look and sound like as it reaches maturity? In this hour of Science Friday, find out who the players are, and what you can expect to see, or not see, on your computer screen in the years to come. Sorry for the short notice. I just heard the teaser this morning. --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "'Bart Bucks' are not legal tender." -- Punishment, 100 times on a chalkboard, for Bart Simpson The e$ Home Page: http://www.vmeng.com/rah/

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RE: email bombing
by rednax 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

With reference to se7en's incident, is it because of implications like that that Up Yours doesn't work? r 3 |) |\| @ >< "huh??" ---------------- r 3 |) |\| @ >< ---------------- "everyone's expendable, anything too"

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Re:NT remailer
by rednax 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Speaking of NT, I downloaded the full version of msie 3.0 the other day but when I tried installing it, an error message came up saying that it requires a Win95 or WinNT4.0 build of 1381 or higher. I am currently running NT 4.0b that has a build of 1314, does anyone know of where is the upgrade or service packs(if available)? I have tried looking around microsoft.com, but they neither provided any detail nor did they provide an e-mail. Thanks. r 3 |) |\| @ >< "it's aliiiiIIIVVEeee!!!" ---------------- r 3 |) |\| @ >< ---------------- "everyone's expendable, anything too"

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Re: photographed license plates
by George Kuzmowycz 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On 14 Aug 96 at 22:12, The Prisoner wrote: > Timothy C. May wrote: > > > > [WHACK] > > > Maybe we'll have barcoded license plates sooner than we think. Then all of > > those speed cameras can also track our movements. > > > > No, too low-tech. > > Small trasnsmitters with unique programmed ID codes broadcast as you drive. Much easier to trace. And LoJack's > already got a good bit of the technology in place. > Actually, a system like this is in place for toll collection in and around New York City, and on the New York State Thruway (a toll road that runs from NYC to Buffalo). It's called EZ-Pass, and involves some sort of programmed radio device that's scanned by the toll booth as you pass through. It can even automatically debit your VISA account. I am not aware of what representations, if any, they've made about the privacy of the data. An interesting economic point is that for the NYC bridges and tunnels, at least, EZ-Pass is now the only way to get discounted fares. The toll is $3.50 per bridge crossing. It used to be that they sold tokens, and if you bought a roll of tokens you'd get a discounted rate. Now they no longer sell the tokens in bulk, but the same discount is applied if you use the EZ-Pass system. The anonymous transaction is now the more costly one. -gk-

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re: Billy boy's satellites [Was - Floating DataHavens]
by bugs＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> > > Vincent Cate wrote: > > You can get Internet via radio links for reasonable prices. And via > > satellite for almost affordable prices. When Bill Gates 900 satellites > > get up there it should be very affordable. > > Gary Howland wrote: > ... if a tad unrealiable? > The thought of 900 satelites in low orbit, all running NT, makes me > shudder. Brings a new meaning to the expression "OS crash". > Its been a little over a year but I had heard that the current design was for a lower number of MEO satellites. I would think that cypherpunks would want to see this happen. The political problems are probably larger than the technical ones :-) Regards, Mark Hittinger Netcom/Dallas bugs(a)netcom.com

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