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IBM Abandons Cryptolopes
by Fisher Mark 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

CNET has the full story at <URL:http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,17474,00.html>. Apparently (IMHO), someone at IBM realized that Cryptolopes were isomorphic to copy-protection -- and we all know how much widely-available commercial software is copy-protected today (i.e. none to speak of). As a veteran of the copy-protection wars on the side of the bad guys (the copy-protectors), it is just impossible to fully copy-protect software given the current state of PC and workstation hardware (though I expect most of you already know this). I predict that if someone tries to add features to computers to make copy-protection more tamper-resistant, there will be a great groundswell of protest by the mass of computer users, both private and corporate. Only if such protection were mandated by government (a la Stallman's "The Right to Read") would this even be close to feasible. To close, a quote from Eugene Spafford: "The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards -- and even then I have my doubts." ========================================================== Mark Leighton Fisher Thomson Consumer Electronics fisherm(a)indy.tce.com Indianapolis, IN "Their walls are built of cannon balls, their motto is 'Don't Tread on Me'"

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Jim Bell and Why the Government Did What It Did
by Fisher Mark 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I've been doing a lot of thinking on Jim Bell's plight, so based on my experiences with government workers, this is how I think it happened: (A little background -- my wife and I have a hobby of doing small real-estate developments, so we have ended up dealing with the local government employees quite a bit, so much so that they know us by name and face by now.) One big impression left with me by government employees is that most of them are serious, nay even solemn, people. I think that they are the kind of people who never have perpetrated a prank in their lives. Couple that fact with the kind of prank Jim Bell pulled (using mercaptan (sp?) to the level of making people vomit from the smell), and I suspect that the IRS folks got incredibly bent out of shape over it. (As I myself would if I had an office that I administered and someone did that to my employees and/or me.) The incredible anger that was likely generated by that action (a prank in Jim's eyes, but certainly not in the eyes of the IRS employees) caused them to try everything legally within their power to "get" Jim Bell. His use of multiple SS#'s to avoid paying taxes probably just increased their fury, given that the job of the IRS (according to the likely majority viewpoint of IRS employees) is to ensure the compliance of their fellow citizens with the tax code so that the burden may be shared fairly. Jim's AP writings added fuel to the IRS employee's fires, most likely causing them to think that Jim was going to be up to more serious deeds in the future -- but that was not the likely the initial cause of their furor, it was the attack on their offices and the attack on their livelihood and the government that they all work for. If Mr. Bell had not made his attack on their office, and had not tried to illegally evade taxes, we would still likely be reading his musings and rantings on AP as he would be walking around a free man. AP, of course, made for wonderful :) publicity for the IRS in Jim Bell's case, as it is something that the media could really sink its teeth into. So, in short -- Jim Bell, IMHO, is in jail because he vandalized IRS offices and prevented them from doing their legally-appointed duties -- not because of AP. AP just gave the IRS and the media a lot of good, juicy tidbits to feed to the public about Mr. Bell. ========================================================== Mark Leighton Fisher Thomson Consumer Electronics fisherm(a)indy.tce.com Indianapolis, IN "Their walls are built of cannon balls, their motto is 'Don't Tread on Me'"

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17 Dec '03

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by purewater2＠hotmail.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Warez 38
by Human Gus-Peter 17 Dec '03

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Draft book on European data privacy law
by Peter Swire 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Greetings: Although not specifically on crypto, we have a draft book on my web site that might be of interest to readers of the list. The book will be published by the Brookings Institution in 1998, and is entitled "None of Your Business: World Data Flows, Electronic Commerce, and the European Privacy Directive." The focus of the book is on the effect of the European Data Protection Directive, which goes into effect in October 1998. The book is available from www.osu.edu/units/law/swire.htm. I've been around this list long enough to know how much many contributors hate laws and regulations that govern how data is supposed to flow from one place to another. The European privacy laws are real and quite stringent in many respects, so you may, despite your visceral distaste, want to learn more about them. Of particular interest to people here may be Chapter Four: "The Tension Between Data Protection and Modern Information Technologies." I am already aware of a couple of glitches in the draft, such as the definition of an Intranet. But I would be very interested in comments on this or other chapters. To give a sense of the book's coverage, I am enclosing the draft table of contents. Thanks for any comments you may have. I'm doing a big rewrite during the next several weeks. Peter Swire ========================== CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION A. "None of Your Business." B. Some Reasons for Data Protection Laws. C. Overview of the Book. CHAPTER TWO: THE LEGAL CONTEXT [not included in this interim report] A. Comparing the European and American Approaches to Privacy. B. Provisions of the Directive. CHAPTER THREE: PREPARING TO ASSESS THE TRANSBORDER EFFECTS OF THE DIRECTIVE A. Defining the Baselines: What are the Trans-border Effects of the Directive? B. Why What is Legal Under the Directive Matters. CHAPTER FOUR: THE TENSION BETWEEN DATA PROTECTION AND MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES A. Mainframes. 1. Transborder Data Flows. 2. Compliance by Mainframes. 3. Contracts and Codes of Conduct for Mainframes. B. Client/Server Systems, Intranets, and Extranets. 1. Client/Server Architecture. 2. Intranets. 3. Extranets. C. Internet: E-mail, Telecopies, and the Web. 1. Electronic Mail. 2. Telecopies. 3. The Web. D. Bringing Laptops or Personal Organizers Out of Europe. E. The Hardware and Software Industries and the Level of Electronic Commerce. F. Summary of Effects on Information Technologies. CHAPTER FIVE: ISSUES AFFECTING A WIDE RANGE OF BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS A. Human Resources Records. B. Auditing and Accounting. C. Business Consulting. D. Call Centers and Other Worldwide Customer Service. E. Processing Permitted Under Article 7 but Not Article 26. F. Conclusion. CHAPTER SIX: THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR A. Payments Systems. B. Sale of Financial Services to Individuals. C. Sale of Financial Services to Businesses. 1. Reinsurance. 2. Loan Participations. D. Investment Banking. 1. Market Analysis. 2. Hostile Takeovers. 3. Due Diligence. 4. Private Placements and Other Sales to Europeans. 5. Other Issues for European Companies Raising Money in the U.S. E. Mandatory Securities and Accounting Disclosures. 1. Legally Required Disclosures. 2. Disclosures Required by Accounting or Stock Exchange Rules. 3. Disclosures that are Not Strictly Required. F. Individual Credit Histories. 1. Providing Information to Credit Agencies or Sharing It Among Agencies. 2. Receiving Credit Reports. G. Corporate Credit Histories. CHAPTER SEVEN: OTHER SECTORS WITH LARGE TRANSBORDER COMPONENTS A. The Press. B. Effects Generally on Non-Profit Organizations. C. International Educational Institutions. D. International Conferences. E. Effects on Non-European Governments. F. Research and Marketing for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices. G. Business and Leisure Travel. 1. Reservation Systems. 2. Frequent Flyer Miles and Other Affinity Programs. H. Internet Service Providers. I. Telephone Networks. 1. Calling Card Calls. 2. Enhanced Services, Including Caller ID. 3. Cellular Roaming. 4. The Proposed Telecommunications Directive. J. Retailing and Other Direct Marketing. 1. Traditional Direct Marketing--Catalogues and Customers Lists. 2. Direct Marketing and Electronic Commerce--Toward a "Market of One"? CHAPTER EIGHT: CONCLUSION AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS A. Differing Information Cultures and the Dilemmas of Enforcement. B. Seeking to Resolve the Dilemmas: Some Policy Recommendations. 1. Sectors with Significant Privacy Legislation. 2. Sectors with Functional Similarity. 3. Sectors Where Transfers Can and Should be Approved by Data Protection Authorities. 4. Routine Transfers Where the Benefits Outweigh the Likely Privacy Harms. 5. Clarification of the Article 26 Exceptions and Other Provisions. 6. The Internet. 7. The Political and Legal Process for Resolving Disputes. ------------------- Prof. Peter Swire Ohio State University College of Law (614) 292-2547 mailto:swire.1@osu.edu http://www.osu.edu/units/law/swire.htm (revised site now includes draft book on European Privacy Directive and Internet Privacy Page)

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Warez Transfer
by Six 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Warez Transfer -------------- To decrypt the 'wrzs9514.xxx.asc' files with PGP, use the password 'warez'. run 'wrzs9514.bat' to get 'wrzs9514.zip' unzip -------------- Tojohoto, You were right...you *can* tell who they are by the way they knock. They took your computer. (They just want to ask it a few questions.) :> Norton Wipeinfo doesn't run in multitasking so I didn't take time to reboot it. I ran 'delete *.*' in one MS-DOS window and ran a 'copy *.*' command on a large directory in another MS-DOS window. By the time they pulled the plug it had already ripped its own head off and shit down its own neck. I had already made sure your harddrive was badly defragmented so the two commands should have made a good mess. I put a boot&fat sector virus on your hard drive and gave them a bootable floppy disk that has another virus on it. (I told them that the floppy disk in your computer was mine so they gave it to me. Then the guy who gave it to me came back and said he needed to have it back. I gave him a disk and the lamer asked me if it was the same one. Duuhhh...) ;? If anyone on the cypherpunks list liked you, they don't now...sorry. I stayed up all night and sent you the file splitting program that Bianca sent. I know she plays with stuff so I guessed it is probably different than what you could get on the Net so I sent it to the cypherpunks list because I don't know if they are going to come get my computers, too. Berzerkeley said you can get in touch if you need to. You must owe him money, eh? Lost Taos said they don't know you and never have and to come before you call. There is something else but I forgot. Have to go and do weird stuff to my computers and disks. Bye <----> 8" pp - "Don't get any on'ya!" ppp - I messed up the .asc file order because 95 --> 3.1 multiple disk transfer duplicates filenames. The decrypted files should come out right though. I will check after I juryrig my computers.

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