December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

No Subject
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

"It has been claimed, for example, that free application of cryptography enables drug traffickers and terrorists to communicate in secret, without the law enforcement officials being able to intercept their messages. In some countries, strong encryption has been banned or the keys have to be escrowed for government officials. With invisibility readily available to anyone with moderate programming skills, it is obvious that any such measures are ineffective. " This from the most recent online National Counterintelligence Center Counterintelligence News and Developments Volume 2 June 1998 http://www.nacic.gov/cind/june98.htm#rtoc4 "In some countries" indeed.

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Offshore Banking In Latvia
by James A. Donald 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-- > > Found this: http://offshorehaven.nu/banking > > noidea whether a trap or a jewel. Just in case my first message was unclear: Offshore banking in Latvia looks good. The above website looks like a con. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG JXDMmaEyma+jN7wyVhvlYcOrLB7iNaWSDaDfE2dl 4B2lFoTKEej/7263gNwJ8CpUWXMXIdco2pG0PzcFL ----------------------------------------------------- We have the right to defend ourselves and our property, because of the kind of animals that we are. True law derives from this right, not from the arbitrary power of the omnipotent state. http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ James A. Donald

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sixdegrees
by Well now I am a Mommy! 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Remailers
by nnburk 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Are _any_ of the remailers working?

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Your new password
by sixdegrees 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Remailers (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 21:49:58 -0700 > From: nnburk <nnburk(a)cobain.hdc.net> > Subject: Remailers > > Are _any_ of the remailers working? > Which remailers? The CDR members or the anonymous remailers? ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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IP: British Openly Prepare for Y2K Martial Law
by Vladimir Z. Nuri 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

From: believer(a)telepath.com Subject: IP: British Openly Prepare for Y2K Martial Law Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 22:26:39 -0500 To: believer(a)telepath.com Source: http://www.garynorth.com/y2k/detail_.cfm/2553 Category: Martial_Law Date: 1998-09-11 13:47:42 Subject: British Openly Prepare for Y2K Martial Law Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/stories/A1109820.html Comment: The British government is way ahead of every other nation in facing up to the implications of y2k. It is obvious the the U.S. military is preparing for martial law in late 1999, but no official publicly admits that this is the case. The British are more forthright. This is from THE INDEPENDENT (Sept. 11). [The link was dead within hours.] * * * * * * * * TROOPS may be on the streets in the year 2000 under emergency Home Office plans to maintain vital services which could be crippled by the millennium computer bug. Armed forces will be on standby to help councils and police provide disaster relief if key infrastructures such as hospitals, water supplies and roads are hit by the electronic change. The Home Office confirmed yesterday that local authorities are being encouraged to draw up contingency plans to deal with the "nightmare scenario" of failed traffic lights, disabled water pumping stations, fuel shortages and other disrupted services. The bug, which represents the inability of most computers and electronic systems to deal with the change of date from 1999 to 2000, could also hit vital equipment in hospitals, lifts, benefits payments and phone lines. Most computer experts believe that major failures are unlikely, but councils, which have a statutory duty to provide emergency relief, have been told to prepare for the worst. They will be allowed to use the Armed Forces Military Aid to Civil Authorities Act to call in emergency help. . . . Rail, telecommunications, gas and electricity regulators were joined by BT, Shell, Transco and Trailtrack to agree ways to reassure the public that their computers were being adapted to avoid the bug. . . . In one key sanction, BT and Cable and Wireless have been told they will be given the power to disconnect firms that corrupt phone connections. . . . Home Secretary Jack Straw is ultimately responsible for emergency planning as chairman of a body called the Civil Contingencies Committee. The Home Office Emergency Planning Division will meet this month to firm its own proposals. ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ----------------------- ********************************************** To subscribe or unsubscribe, email: majordomo(a)majordomo.pobox.com with the message: (un)subscribe ignition-point email@address ********************************************** www.telepath.com/believer **********************************************

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IP: Y2K: 316,862 Reasons Why FedReserve Won't Make It
by Vladimir Z. Nuri 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

From: believer(a)telepath.com Subject: IP: Y2K: 316,862 Reasons Why FedReserve Won't Make It Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 22:24:39 -0500 To: believer(a)telepath.com North's Comments about Article Below: In June, 1998, a pair of experts -- one is a y2k optimist -- produced a report on the likelihood of system-wide failures based on the number of external exchanges of data an organization has. It is called the Beach/Oleson Pain Index. (Oleson is the optimist; Beach edits CIO MAGAZINE.) BUSINESS TODAY reported: "The Beach/Oleson Pain Index illustrates how the Y2K software glitch is further compounded by connectivity to external organizations, such as suppliers, customers, banks and other business partners." There is a 10.4% likelihood of catastrophic failure for any organization with over 1,000 external connections. It is only 0.5% for 50 connections, 1.1% for 100, 5.4% for 500. The Federal Reserve System, the most important of all central banks, has 316,862. This is from a July 1, 1998 report of the General Accounting Office of the U.S. Congress. The report outlines what every organization must do to protect itself from importing noncompliant data. This list is long, and the task is gigantic. Congressional committees should insist on receiving detailed quarterly progress reports on these procedures from the Federal Reserve. Of course, no elected official would be so bold or so impolite as to ask, let alone demand. To ask such questions, the questioner would have to assume that Congress has effective authority over the Federal Reserve, as the law says. No Congressman who has served over one term is so naive as to believe that. * * * * * * * * * Federal agencies reported that they have a total of almost 500,000 data exchanges with other federal agencies, states, local governments, and the private sector for their mission-critical systems. Almost 90 percent of the exchanges were reported by the Federal Reserve and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which reported having 316,862 and 133,567, respectively. The Federal Reserve exchanges data with federal agencies and the private sector using software it provides to these entities. . . . As part of their Year 2000 correction efforts, organizations must identify the date formats used in their data exchanges, develop a strategy for dealing with exchanges that do not use 4-digit year formats, and implement the strategy. These efforts generally involve the following steps. -- Assess information systems to identify data exchanges that are not Year 2000 compliant. -- Contact the exchange partner and reach agreement on the date format to be used in the exchange. -- Determine if data bridges and filters are needed. -- Determine if validation processes are needed for incoming data. -- Set dates for testing and implementing new exchange formats. -- Develop and test bridges and filters to handle nonconforming data. -- Develop contingency plans and procedures for data exchanges and incorporate into overall agency contingency plans. -- Implement the validation process for incoming data. -- Test and implement new exchange formats. The testing and implementation of new data exchanges must be closely coordinated with exchange partners to be completed effectively. In addition to an agency testing its data exchange software, effective testing involves end-to-end testing--initiation of the exchange by the sending computer, transmission through intermediate communications software and hardware, and receipt and acceptance by receiving computer(s), thus completing the exchange process. . . . The Federal Reserve has 2-digit and 4-digit year formats in its data exchanges. It plans to use 4-digit formats for all exchanges in the future, but will continue using the 2-digit year format for some exchanges and have exchange partners bridge to these if necessary. Federal Reserve's Year 2000 officials estimated that 20 percent of their data exchanges have 2-digit year formats. They also told us that they have not set a target date for the conversion to 4-digit year formats. . . . ---------------------------------- Source: Business Today http://www.businesstoday.com/techpages/y2kindex03.htm BT EXCLUSIVE: Local researchers predict Y2K pain Wednesday, June 3, 1998 by Bill Burke/BusinessToday staff A team of technology researchers has come up with an index that they say can tell a business just how bad its Year 2000 computer problem is going to be. The "Beach/Oleson Pain Index" is a chart of Y2K probabilities and predictions based on a formula developed by team leaders Gary Beach, publisher of CIO magazine, and International Data Corp. analyst Tom Oleson. The index determines the "degree of pain" companies are likely to experience when the Millennium Bug strikes. The Beach/Oleson Pain Index illustrates how the Y2K software glitch is further compounded by connectivity to external organizations, such as suppliers, customers, banks and other business partners. The pair will unveil the index today at a Year 2000 conference in Omaha. In the end, Beach says, no one is going to make it through the Millennium threshold untouched. "Realistically, no connected company can expect to survive the Year 2000 unscathed," Beach said. He said the formula answers the fifty-thousand dollar question: 'Just how bad is it going to be?' The index works by taking a company's number of connected applications and plugging that figure into the index. "A company can determine the severity of its Year 2000 problem and create an appropriate contingency plan," Beach said. The index can help companies plan for the deadline, and develop contingency plans, say the designers. "Companies implementing various Year 2000 compliance projects must come to the realization that the Year 2000 problem is not 100 percent solvable," Oleson said. The index uses the number of applications a company has connected to external partners, vendors and customers to determine the severity of the Y2K situation. The probability of experiencing a Year 2000 problem is broken down into four degrees of severity: Annoying; Disruptive; Business Critical and Catastrophic. "0"> Number of Connected Applications Probability: Catastrophic Probability: Business Critical Probability: Disruptive Probability: Annoying 5 0.1% 1.0% 3.7% 7.4% 10 0.1% 2.1% 7.3% 14.3% 20 0.2% 4.1% 14.0% 26.5% 50 0.5% 10.0% 31.4% 53.7% 100 1.1% 19.0% 52.9% 78.6% 500 5.4% 65.0% 97.7% 100.0% 1000 10.4% 87.8% 99.9% 100.0% ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 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IP: Two Reporters Attacked at Governor's Rally*
by Vladimir Z. Nuri 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

From: vols-fan(a)juno.com (Football Fan) Subject: IP: Two Reporters Attacked at Governor's Rally* Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 10:55:22 -0500 To: ignition-point(a)majordomo.pobox.com Alex(a)989kjfk.com ********************************************** Quantum Reality News Two Reporters Attacked at Governor's Rally* *********************************************** This morning two Free Press Reporters at Governor George Bush's Rally at the Du Pont Factory in Round Rock Texas were assaulted and silenced from questioning Gov. Bush, while asking pertinent questions. Questions specifically about the CFR and Federal Reserve involvement in Texas and the US. No response was given and orders were immediately given to the Secret Service and Texas DPS, to remove the reporters. Alex Jones Alex(a)989kjfk.com "Talk Radio Show Host for KJFK 98.9 FM" [www.989kjfk.com] Austin and Central Texas and "Republic National Radio Broadcasting System" and his Producer Mike Hansen of the Austin Access TV Show "Exposing Corruption" Channel 10 ACTV were grabbed and roughed up and removed from the rally by force. Alex Jones was forceably arrested and taken away and later released by a radio call to the police unit. The radio transmission instructed the officers to release Alex Jones. Governor Bush had ordered his release stating, they had nothing to hold him on. Mike Hansen while filming the incident was hit from behind in an attempt to break his camera. The blow thrown from behind nearly knocked Hansen off his feet. Mike Hansen was not near the scuffle or in the area, he was filming from a distance. Both men received injuries. Not only were their 1st Amendment rights trampled and forceable abridged by the Secret Service and DPS agents but their questions were ignored, questions that are very important to voters. Evidentially these questions, that many of Governor Bush's constituents are asking, were not address by our Governor, and possible President hopeful. The Question were about the Federal Reserve control of our currency and it's role in the perpetuation of oppressive debt in our country. The active part the CFR (Council on Foreign Relations) are playing in the take over and control of our Country and their role in movement toward the New World Order. People expect the same accountability from the Governor, that Governor Bush has been talking about in his campaign advertisements. Why were these citizens attacked? Why were these questions so offensive? A Public Servant should be able to stay cool and have an interest in all of his constituents and all their concerns. If our leadership will not calmly answer honest questions, it leads us as responsible informed voters to ask questions of ourselves. Why aren't all of Governor Bush's constituents concerns and views addressed? Are special interest views and concerns, more valid or more important than the majority of people and voters? Is our leadership truly representing "We the People" if they have someone removed that asks a controversial question? reporter: Randy Clark/Quantum Reality --- You are currently subscribed to tuac-alerts as: [vols-fan(a)juno.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-tuac-alerts-184675B(a)XC.Org --------- End forwarded message ---------- ********************************************** To subscribe or unsubscribe, email: majordomo(a)majordomo.pobox.com with the message: (un)subscribe ignition-point email@address ********************************************** www.telepath.com/believer **********************************************

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IP: Germ sabotage scare empties city buildings-Australia
by Vladimir Z. Nuri 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

From: believer(a)telepath.com Subject: IP: Germ sabotage scare empties city buildings-Australia Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 08:49:10 -0500 To: believer(a)telepath.com Source: The Australian http://www.theaustralian.com.au/webie.asp?URL=/state/4366234.htm>http://www. theaustralian.com.au/webie.asp?URL=/state/4366234.htm Germ sabotage scare empties city buildings The Courier-Mail - 12sep98 POLICE are investigating a possible attempt to sabotage a Brisbane city building by putting the potentially deadly legionella bacteria in the air-conditioner. A canister suspected of containing the bacteria was found in the water cooling system for the Mercantile Mutual building's air- conditioning unit on Thursday. Police suspect the canister was placed there deliberately because recent routine tests on the Edward Street building's air-conditioning showed no sign of the deadly bacteria in its system. Det Snr-Sgt Bryan Paton said the maintenance company responsible for the unit had not seen the canister when it previously checked the water cooling tower. "There is an indication that the device has been put in the water deliberately and there is a concern there may have been some legionella bacteria in the device and we have to wait for those results," Sgt Paton said. "It wasn't a threat to the public or anybody and the air-conditioning system has since been decontaminated but the concern is that someone has done it deliberately. "At this stage we are treating it very seriously." Police also are investigating how someone got access to the air-conditioning unit. The canister sparked a mass evacuation of another city building yesterday when it was delivered there by mistake. Maintenance workers delivered the canister to the Mercantile Mutual building managers, whose offices are in the MLC building. The MLC building, in George Street, was evacuated about 2pm yesterday when the canister, sealed in a metal container, was discovered by office staff. Police and fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene and two Queensland Fire Service officers wearing protective clothing removed the canister. The building was declared safe 90 minutes later and staff returned to work. Insp John Flanagan said the evacuations were a precautionary measure and the canister had been taken to the Government Chemical Laboratory for analysis. The company responsible for managing the MLC building refused to comment, but a staff member said the scare had been blown out of proportion. The bacteria needs a moist environment to develop into the water-borne legionnaires' disease which can cause pneumonia, fever and death. The disease is contracted by inhaling air contaminated by air-conditioning cooling towers, or through whirlpool spas and showers containing contaminated water. The Australian upper limit for legionella bacteria in air- conditioning is a colony count of 10,000. The Mercantile Mutual building had a colony count of 2000. Sgt Paton said police did not know the reason for the possible sabotage and no demands or threats had been made. "People maintaining the air-conditioning units in other buildings should be aware of this and ensure all proper precautions are made," Sgt Paton said. Brisbane Southside Public Health Unit medical officer Brad McCall said legionella was a very common bacterium found in creeks, ponds, air-conditioning cooling towers and hot and cold water taps. © News Limited 1998 ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ----------------------- ********************************************** To subscribe or unsubscribe, email: majordomo(a)majordomo.pobox.com with the message: (un)subscribe ignition-point email@address ********************************************** www.telepath.com/believer **********************************************

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