December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

ZDNet Special Offer: PC Tech Forum Discount!
by announce＠lists.zdnet.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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off-topic/Flying cows
by harka＠nycmetro.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- I just had to forward this...<G> (translated from a german newsservice) -=> Quoting In:germnews@listserv.gmd.de to Harka <=- Last Page: Flying cow sinks japanese fishing boat Wladiwostok. A cow fell out of an airplane before the siberian coast and smashed onto japanese fishing boat, causing it to sink. That reported the German Embassy in Moscow in an internal note to the [german] State Department. Appearantly a russian military plane was … [View More]

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Re: Netscape plans to support GAK
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Robert Hettinga wrote: >Yup. Looks like Barksdale(?) was right in his Pro-Excrow comments two years >ago in Boston after all. > >Mr. Weinstein's Black Rhino Ammunition Inc. "Mr. Kevlar" award went for >naught, I'm afraid... While it might be too touchy for Netscaper cryptographers to address openly, I wonder if there is not a scheme afoot to go along with the current restrictions in order to be better positioned to compete with others intending to launch robust encryption as … [View More]

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No Subject
by Mix 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Timothy Mayflower studied yoga back-streching exercises for five years so he could blow himself (nobody else will). o/ \ / \ / / \o / \ / \ /o\ / |\ / \

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Re: Fingerprint Stego
by Alec 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 12:37 PM 4/29/97 -0700, Mike Duvos thoughtfully wrote: |A funny story in last night's Seattle Times... | |It seems the INS and FBI are unwilling to grant US citizenship to |persons without legible fingerprints. [snip] Fingerprint escrow? Does this mean that, ipso facto (I love it), physically challenged individuals with missing or deformed hands are excluded regardless of other qualifications? What a monstrosity of a rule! Was this carried over the … [View More]

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Re: Fingerprint Stego
by nobody＠huge.cajones.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Alec wrote: > At 12:37 PM 4/29/97 -0700, Mike Duvos thoughtfully wrote: > |A funny story in last night's Seattle Times... > | > |It seems the INS and FBI are unwilling to grant US citizenship to > |persons without legible fingerprints. > > [snip] > > Fingerprint escrow? > > Does this mean that, ipso facto (I love it), physically challenged > individuals with missing or deformed hands are excluded regardless of other > qualifications? What a monstrosity … [View More]

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Policy Post 3.03 - House Subcommittee Approves Internet Privacy Bill
by Alan Davidson 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____ _____ _______ / ____| __ \__ __| ____ ___ ____ __ | | | | | | | | / __ \____ / (_)______ __ / __ \____ _____/ /_ | | | | | | | | / /_/ / __ \/ / / ___/ / / / / /_/ / __ \/ ___/ __/ | |____| |__| | | | / ____/ /_/ / / / /__/ /_/ / / ____/ /_/ (__ ) /_ \_____|_____/ |_| /_/ \____/_/_/\___/\__, / /_/ \____/____/\__/ The … [View More]Center for Democracy and Technology /____/ Volume 3, Number 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A briefing on public policy issues affecting civil liberties online ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CDT POLICY POST Volume 3, Number 1 April 30, 1997 CONTENTS: (1) House Subcommittee Approves SAFE Internet-privacy bill (3) How to Subscribe/Unsubscribe (4) About CDT, contacting us ** This document may be redistributed freely with this banner intact ** Excerpts may be re-posted with permission of <editor(a)cdt.org> ** This document looks best when viewed in COURIER font ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE APPROVES SAFE INTERNET-PRIVACY BILL The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual property today approved the Security And Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) act (HR 695), sending the SAFE bill to the full House Judiciary Committee. The SAFE bill was passed by the Subcommittee without amendment and with unanimous approval. A House Judiciary Committee vote on SAFE is expected later this month. Today's vote marks a critical step forward in the ongoing fight to reform US encryption policy, and sends a strong signal to the Clinton Administration that Congress is serious about passing real encryption reform legislation. SAFE, and its companion bills in the Senate (Pro-CODE and ECPA II) are vitally represent the best chance yet of reforming US encryption policy in a way that protects privacy, promotes electronic commerce, and recognize the realities of the global economy. The full text of the SAFE bill, along with analysis and background information, is available online at http://www.cdt.org/crypto or http://www.crypto.com/ The Administration's allies did not introduce amendments to SAFE at the subcommittee markup today, though a tougher fight is expected when the bill reaches the full Judiciary Committee later this month. Rep. Bill McCullom (R-FL), voted in favor of the SAFE but expressed concern that the bill does not contain key-recovery provisions. McCullom, a high ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, said he hopes to address these concerns when the bill reaches the full committee. Also at the markup, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), an original co-sponsor of SAFE, noted that several privacy organizations, including CDT, have raised concerns about a provision of the bill which criminalizes the use of encryption in furtherance of a crime. Rep. Lofgren pledged to work with the privacy community to try and address these concerns as the bill moves through committee. CDT congratulates the subcommittee on today's vote and looks forward to working with the Congress, our colleagues in the civil liberties and Internet advocacy community, and the computer and communications industries to pass real reform of US encryption policy this year. For more information on what you can do to join the fight, please visit http://www.crypto.com/adopt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Be sure you are up to date on the latest public policy issues affecting civil liberties online and how they will affect you! Subscribe to the CDT Policy Post news distribution list. 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The Center's mission is to develop and advocate public policies that advance democratic values and constitutional civil liberties in new computer and communications technologies. Contacting us: General information: info(a)cdt.org World Wide Web: URL:http://www.cdt.org/ FTP URL:ftp://ftp.cdt.org/pub/cdt/ Snail Mail: The Center for Democracy and Technology 1634 Eye Street NW * Suite 1100 * Washington, DC 20006 (v) +1.202.637.9800 * (f) +1.202.637.0968 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- End Policy Post 3.03 04/30/97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [View Less]

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Crypto gambling
by dlv＠bwalk.dm.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

It has been brung to my attention that one of the horses running in this Saturday's Kentucky Derby is named Crypto Star. He already won the Louisiana and Arkansas Derbys. Vote Labour!!! --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps

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Re: Data Privacy Laws
by 3umoelle＠informatik.uni-hamburg.de 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> > According to the Registrar's office, anyone who is processing personal > > information, even as little as names and addresses received over the > > Internet, could find themselves facing an unlimited fine in the higher > > courts if they do not register with the Data Protection Registrar. > This is well known to most of us. Still, we periodically get "privacy > advocates" here on this list singing the praises of the various European > "data privacy … [View More]

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Re: Fingerprint Stego
by Robert A. Costner 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 05:04 PM 4/29/97 -0400, Alec wrote: >Does this mean that, ipso facto (I love it), physically challenged >individuals with missing or deformed hands are excluded regardless of other >qualifications? What a monstrosity of a rule! Georgia in fact has a mandated fingerprint requirement for obtaining a driver's license. Practices vary from station to station, but there have been reports of handicapped or others who do not fingerprint properly being denied a driver's license. -- … [View More]

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