December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Christmas greetings from Pauline Hanson
by Global Web Builders 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dear Pauline Hanson's One Nation Supporter in NSW, 1997 has been an eventful year in Australian politics. 1997 will be remembered as the year when Australians at last said that they had had enough. Enough of the lies and deception churned out by the major political parties. 1997 will be remembered as the year that Pauline Hanson's One Nation grew from a fledgling party launched in April to a major political force with a branch network of over 200 branches. A quite remarkable achievement. An achievement which could not have been realised without the dedication and commitment of national director David Ettridge and his Manly office team. 1997 will be remembered as a year of intimidation. Intimidation by well-organised protesters with strong links to the Australian Labor Party. The violence of these protesters against the Australian way of life - giving everyone a 'fair-go' and the media's blatantly biased reporting against One Nation failed to destroy the will and desire of the people to support me. 1997 will be remembered as the year in which a few tried to cause a split in the One Nation party. They knew that the media would report anything negative about the party. And they did. No matter that in all cases it was just a handful of troublemakers who tried to hijack the party for their own political gain. They failed. Today One Nation is more than just a phenomenon it is a real living party. It is made up of people like you and me. It is part of the political fabric in Australia. Looking ahead we will face many challenges together. We must continue to fight for equality for all Australians. We must continue to fight to protect our country from becoming a slave to the multinationals and international bodies. During this Christmas break we all have the opportunity to look back and see what we have achieved and to look forward to see what has still got to be done in the coming years. I wish you and your family all the best over Christmas and the New Year. God bless and may all your dreams come true. Pauline Hanson

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Pitney Bowes Sponsors World's Only Center for AppliedCryptographic Research
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text From: clairew(a)mediaone.net Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 21:09:22 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rah(a)shipwright.com Subject: Pitney Bowes Sponsors World's Only Center for Applied Cryptographic Research X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Pitney Bowes Sponsors World's Only Center for Applied Cryptographic Research STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1997-- Messaging Leader Teams With The University of Waterloo, Certicom Corp. and The National Science Education and Research Council of Canada In an age of explosive growth of electronic commerce, effective protection of data storage and communications is vital. Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), is supporting and funding critical research into protection of electronic commerce at one of the most highly acclaimed academic sources of cryptographic knowledge, the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Pitney Bowes is partnering with Certicom Corp. of Toronto, to found the Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research at the University of Waterloo. Both companies are joined by the National Science Education and Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Communication and Information Technology Ontario (CITO) in the creation of two Industrial Research Chairs in Cryptography. Cryptographic research delves into the process of coding data for its protection and secure transfer. Cryptography, in all of its applications including data confidentiality, data integrity, and user authentication, is an extremely powerful tool for protecting information. Increasing research and knowledge of cryptography can ultimately increase the efficiency with which businesses operate and open up new business opportunities. Cryptography is one of the keys to doing business in the 21st century according to Dr. Joseph Wall, chief technology officer of Pitney Bowes Inc. "We are proud to help create this research center and anticipate significant advances in the technology and its understanding. We look forward to combining these advances with our understanding of business applications to deliver solutions which enhance confidentiality, security and integrity in the electronic marketplace. "Pitney Bowes has been researching and using cryptographic applications to help customers securely transmit data and funds since the 1960s. Cryptography will continue to be one of our technological cornerstones as we design solutions which help customers manage efficiently in their information-rich environment." Pitney Bowes is one of the largest users of applied cryptography in the world. For example, cryptographic technology is an important component in the system which Pitney Bowes used to securely download over $10 billion in postage revenues worldwide in 1996. Known commercially as Postage by Phone(R), Pitney Bowes developed and patented the system in the 1960s, received U.S. postal approval to introduce it to the marketplace in 1978, and expanded its usage to a variety of applications in 18 countries. The chair at the University of Waterloo will be established in association with the Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The NSERC/Pitney Bowes chairholder will be Dr. Scott Vanstone, a faculty member at St. Jerome's College, University of Waterloo and Chief Cryptographer of Certicom Corp. Professor Vanstone will take up the chair on Jan. 1, 1998. He is one of the world's leading cryptographers and is co-author of the 1997 book Handbook of Applied Cryptography. The other chair at the University will be sponsored by Certicom Corp., which researches, develops and licenses advanced cryptographic technologies. The Certicom/NSERC chair will be Dr. Douglas Stinson, author of Cryptography: Theory and Practice. With regard to mathematical cryptography and combinatorics, the University of Waterloo is the leading university in Canada and with the establishment of the Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research, will be one of the top research and educational facilities in the world. Along with the core research group of Dr. Vanstone and Dr. Stinson, Dr. Leon Pintsov of Pitney Bowes will be a member of the scientific advisory board of the Centre. Pitney Bowes is a $3.9 billion provider of products and services that support the efficient management of messages and packages in physical and digital form. for more information about the company, visit the company's Web site at: http://www.pitneybowes.com . --30--CB/np* JS/np RG/KDB/ny CONTACT: Pitney Bowes, Stamford Sheryl Y. Battles, 203/351-6808 --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/ Ask me about FC98 in Anguilla!: <http://www.fc98.ai/>

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Re: Identity, Persistence, Anonymity, and Accountability--Part I of II
by Brian B. Riley 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On 12/15/97 11:13 PM, Greg Broiles (gbroiles(a)netbox.com) passed this wisdom: >>>But note that there absolutely is no requirement in the United >>>States for ageneral form of identification. Non-drivers need not >>>have any form of I.D. And as we have seen in court cases, a la >>>Lawson v. Kolender (where a blackman in dreadlocks used to like to >>>walk the streets of San Diego...the copsstopped him many times and >>>jailed him for not having I.D. on him...the court ruled that people >>>don't have to present credentials issued by the state to walk the >>>public streets). >> >> In New Jersey there is a criminal offense called "failure to >>properly identify" ... I don't know if its ever been tested, or if it >>is still on the books, but as of ten years ago it was there. I think >>it was a misdemeanor (in NJ the term is "petty disorderly persons >>offense) I cannot imagine it as a felony. > >There's an important distinction between a requirement that you identify >yourself accurately, and a requirement that you carry a particular form of >identification. It is constitutional for the police to ask you what your >name is, under certain circumstances - and you can face criminal charges if >you lie. It is not, however, constitutional to require that you keep or >carry identity cards or documents. (Modulo, of course, participation in >activities like carrying a concealed weapon or driving. There are some >people who believe that carrying special credentials should not be required >when undertaking those activities, but very few or none of those people sit >as judges, so their beliefs are comforting or pleasing but also >insufficient to prevent conviction.) I guess I am curious about being required to identify yourself ... if the cops have no probable cause to arrest you then what right do they have to know who you are? ... and should they have probable cause, why should you have to help them know who you are. I could see circumstances where forcing you to identify yourself would come under self-incrimination. I am sure they have ways of dealing with this ... what legal precedents are there concerning this? Brian B. Riley --> http://members.macconnect.com/~brianbr For PGP Keys <mailto:brianbr@together.net?subject=Get%20PGP%20Key> "One of the deep mysteries to me is our logo, the symbol of lust and knowledge, bitten into, all crossed with in the colors of the rainbow in the wrong order. You couldn't dream of a more appropriate logo: lust, knowledge, hope, and anarchy." -- Gassee - Apple Logo

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Re: Fw: Jim Bell Sentenced (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 16:57:22 -0800 > From: Steve Schear <schear(a)lvdi.net> > Subject: Re: Fw: Jim Bell Sentenced (fwd) > > I think both you and Bell are in relatively good agreement on the problem,= > differing mainly on the means of a solution. Well that is the litmus test after all, not the goals but rather the means. > Although, like you I have= > never considerd engaging in acts of violence to right the wrongs in our= > legal structure, I wouldn't say that. I just can't justify them unless under direct physical attack. I am *not* a pacifist. > I also do not believe that the changes you wish can= > reasonably be expected to be achieved through legal and democratic means= > within our lifetimes. I hadn't really entertained the condition that the 'fight' necessarily has to end in my life time. It certainly didn't end in Thomas Jeffersons. I do know that if we don't try we have zero chance of gaining any of them, let alone all of them. And who knows what the future may bring. Personaly I give the US about 20 years before a general political - economic - societal breakdown occurs. I believe that it will be even less violent but just as radical a change as the fall of the CCCP. I further believe that movement will *demand* ethical and reasonably justifiable reference to the respective constitutional documents. I also believe that within about a period of 10 years there will be a significant increase in the number of federal amendments clarifying many of the very issues we discuss today. I believe many things will drive the change. Among them medical technology which will re-grow cloned organs to replace any damaged or diseased ones you may have. I suspect that instead of terra-forming people will clone themselves and geneticaly engineer the embryo to adapt to the relevant environemt (Hint: Dougal Dixon). I believe this technology will fine tune the legal issues we ponder today to a fine edge. I believe the 9th and 10th will be recognized for the defining tests of all federal, state, and individual jurisdictional issues. I believe that as a result of those changes individuals will benefit by being considered equaly with federal and state views. > Almost from the start of our nation, the actions of the Federal branches= > have proven that the Anti-Federalists were right, that the Constitution (as= > accepted) would not prevent their power grab. Wasn't it Article 2, Section= > 18 which was intended to prevent such abuse, and which was easily overcome= > by the SC's liberal interpretation in Maubery vs. Madison? =20 I believe that people will recognize the totality of the current issues as the exact same excesses. People will realize that the camp that demanded specific bills of rights have the right idea. As a result we will get through indipendant state action several amendments. Those movements will be very goal specific and short lived. They will further depend on the Internet for their existance. I believe they will start with individuals in specific points across the US getting in touch and defining a small and specific set of goals (ie Demonstrate constitutionaly that individuals have a right to doctor assisted suicide and that it is an invasion of individual privacy.). As those goals percolate via passive and active processes across the Internet a commen experience will grow. An important question to consider: How long must you hold a sufficient totality of state representation to consider and pass a constitutional amendment? > Little has changed, nor it it likely to, within the system. There's too= > much inertia and entrenched economic and political interest, including the= > electorate's acquiessence to limitations of their liberties in exchange for= > real or imagined protection from harm. I can think of no instance when= > changes, of the magnitude of which you speak, were made during a peaceful= > transition. Can you? No. However, that proves nothing. Simply because something has not happened is no guarantee it won't happen. In all of human history this is the first time that the Internet has existed, photon transportation didn't exist as a verifiable process until just recently, there is now a movement in the dog lovers camp to save clonable samples of favorite pets in the hopes of cloning their best loved pooch. Technology as succesful as ours breeds a technocracy if it doesn't kill us. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | | | We built your fort. We will not have it used against us. | | | | John Wayne - Allegheny Uprising | | | | | | _____ 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: Radio Free Cypherpunks... (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 15:49:40 -0800 > From: Steve Schear <schear(a)lvdi.net> > Subject: Re: Radio Free Cypherpunks... (fwd) > > Over a year ago I started a heated thread on the Telecom Regulation list,= > "Basis of FCC jurisdiction," which posited that the Commerce Clause basis= > for FCC authority might not hold for very low power and tens of GHz= > transmissions. My argument, in short, was that if a transmission couldn't= > reasonably be expected to be detectable (using common receiver technology)= > across state lines then the FCC shouldn't have jurisdition. So, are you considering such a broadcast? What I envision is a text-to-speech and/or a digital format. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | | | We built your fort. We will not have it used against us. | | | | John Wayne - Allegheny Uprising | | | | | | _____ 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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17 Dec '03

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Re: Identity, Persistence, Anonymity, and Accountability--Part I of II (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Subject: Re: Identity, Persistence, Anonymity, and Accountability--Part I of II > Date: Mon, 15 Dec 97 23:47:07 -0500 > From: "Brian B. Riley" <brianbr(a)together.net> > >identification. It is constitutional for the police to ask you what your > >name is, under certain circumstances - and you can face criminal charges if > >you lie. Where in the Constitution is the relevant sentence(s)? There is no mention of police rights in the Constitution and therefor they have no more rights than you do. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | | | We built your fort. We will not have it used against us. | | | | John Wayne - Allegheny Uprising | | | | | | _____ 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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A gauntlet thrown down by PC-Magic?
by Alex Woolfson 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hey guys Just FYI here is the response I got from PC-Magic. -----Original Message----- From: Scott Chaney <scott(a)pc-magic.com> To: Alex Woolfson <abdiel(a)worldnet.att.net> Date: Monday, December 15, 1997 4:02 PM Subject: Re: Encrypted Magic Folders >Thanks for the feedback. We are considering an established standard. > >BTW, for all the "crap" we get from supposed crypto experts no one has >come close to breaking our method. It does make for humorous reading >tho. > >Scott > > Anyone care to take him up on his challenge? Please say yes. :-) Alex

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Could you please PGP sign this MD5 sum?
by ichudov＠Algebra.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I would like to kindly ask you to sign this md5 sum with your PGP keys, and return it to me signed. I would also appreciate a copy of your PGP key. Thank you very much. ``I testify that I did see this MD5 checksum around Dec 16, 1997. f3bffc327bf88846bc1d790c56da0ffb caleidoscope.fixed.txt. '' Signed, -

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UK spooks invent RSA, DH in 1973
by pgut001＠cs.auckland.ac.nz 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

There's an interesting paper at http://www.cesg.gov.uk/ellisint.htm which claims that UK spooks invented both RSA and DH in 1973 and 1974 respectively. The summary info is: >This paper by James Ellis was written in 1987. It was commissioned shortly >after his retirement to provide a first-hand historical account of the early >work by James and others in CESG, discovering the techniques that were later >to become known as Public Key Cryptography. Although there would have been >some academic interest in the paper back in 1987, it was decided on balance >to keep the record internal and accordingly the paper was given a low >classification and retained within CESG. > >Since 1987 there have been three aspects which have created enormous changes >for CESG. First, the growth in the need for secure communications for >confidentiality and authentication has vastly increased key management >requirements. Second, the increase in processing speed has enabled large >arithmetical computations to be practicable. Third, the 1994 RPS gave CESG >responsibility for the communications security of the entire UK government >market. PKC is now seen as the best if not the only method for allowing wide >area many-user secure communications. With this increase in CESG's external >visibility there has been a growing desire for greater openness. > >During the past 11 years there had been no urgency to publish the paper, but >the necessary spark came when Clifford Cocks solved an important problem that >had been highlighted at a recent 'RSA' conference. Cliff is presenting this >solution in a paper at the IMA Conference on Cryptography and Coding in >Cirencester. Since he was one of the main contributors to our early work it >was clearly the right opportunity to set the record straight. As the paper >was being prepared for publication we heard that James had become very ill. >He died before the paper was published. We now publish it as a testament to >his imaginative and ground-breaking work. (The paper was mentioned on a UK crypto list, but I've lost the original reference). Peter.

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