December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

RealPlayer G2 Full Beta Release *Now Available*
by Maria Cantwell 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dear RealPlayer Customer, At RealNetworks, we take pride in continually improving our RealPlayer products for you. We think you'll find that our latest RealPlayer release, RealPlayer G2 full beta, is a significant improvement over earlier versions. With RealPlayer G2 full beta, you'll notice dramatic quality enhancements in RealVideo with the introduction of RealVideo G2. RealVideo G2, which uses technology from Intel, delivers smoother video with higher frame rates. There's more. Read on, or download now: ==> http://www.real.com/products/player/fullbeta20.html Aside from being even more reliable than RealPlayer G2 Beta 1, the major improvements in RealPlayer G2 full beta are: * The new RealVideo G2 offers smoother and more life-like video with technology from Intel * SureStream delivers a reliable, continuous streaming media experience without rebuffering or breakups. SureStream now supports live broadcasts. * More programming, more choices with RealChannels and presets - just one click away * For high-bandwidth users, RealAudio is now CD-quality. With all these exciting new features you have to experience the excitement yourself. Download now, watch some great new content, and ENJOY! ==> http://www.real.com/products/player/fullbeta21.html Thank you for continuing to use RealNetworks products, Maria Cantwell Senior Vice President RealNetworks, Inc. Seattle, WA USA --------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL Participation in RealNetworks product updates and special offers is voluntary. During the installation of the RealPlayer software you indicated a preference to receive these emails. For information about subscribing to or unsubscribing from future announcements, visit http://www.real.com/mailinglist/index.html Need help with your RealPlayer product? E-mail RealNetworks Technical Support via: http://service.real.com/contact/email.htm

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Hillary's last ditch effort potion!
by totospitter＠3253137429 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

BOOST YOUR SEX APPEAL AND CHANGE YOUR SOCIAL AND SEX LIFE FOREVER. SCIENCE AND NATURE'S SEXUAL SECRET WEAPON! Scientists have isolated the natural Human male/female Pheromone attractants and they are NOW available to YOU, legally, in the US. ATTRACT THE OPPOSITE SEX LIKE NEVER BEFORE ! IT'S GUARANTEED, or you pay nothing! PHEROMONES in the News! >From the NY Times to the LA Times. USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, 20/20, Hard Copy, Single Living, Medical Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Dateline, Discovery, Hustler, Playboy, Rocky Mountain News, McCalls, Penthouse, Cosmopolitan, BBC-TV, Colordao Telegraph, GQ, Time, Redbook, Fortune Magazine, and more. Radio and Television Stations worldwide. All have reported the scientific findings amidst excitement, controversy, commotion and thrill about pheromones and their potential use. The Press Has Said it Better Than We Can. "PUT IT TO THE TEST" MERIDIAN TV: Sold extensively in the UK, phermomones were tested live on television in the UK, when the unknowing female presenter was VERY ATTRACTED to one of the twin guys, he was wearing "Androstenone Pheromone" but she did not know this, and did not know why she was attracted to him ! US NEWS and WORLD REPORTS "The key to starting a love affair might be right under your nose. Scientists have just announced the discovery of a virtual sixth sense, a tiny organ in the nasal cavity that responds to chemicals known as pheromones. These natural substances are thought to play a role in basic human emotions such as fear, hunger--and love." FORTUNE MAGAZINE: "An imaginative University of Utah anatomist named David L. Berliner was working with substances that occur in human skin. When he left some of the extracts in open vials around the lab, he noticed a sudden, puzzling rise in camaraderie among a previously acrimonious group of researchers working with him. When he changed the extracts a few months later, the group resumed its contentious ways. Berliner froze and saved the extracts. Nearly 30 years later, ... thanks to a method of containing drugs and cosmetics inside tiny, spongelike polymer spheres, he returned to the subject. In 1989 he ... has isolated the suspected good-fellowship pheromones -- behavior-controlling substances similar to those already known to stimulate sexual activity in animals. (One whiff of a pheromone called aphrodisin from a female hamster and a male is ready to mate.) On March 3, 1998 FOX Affiliate, WSVN in Miami did a story on Pheromones, stating, "If you're looking for love, we've got a potion for passion." ... "Tonight, a secret weapon to attract the opposite sex. Researchers developing their own passion potion. Ever been attracted to someone but weren't really sure why? .... More and more research is pointing to chemicals these days.... undetectable chemicals... pheromones ... a clear odorless liquid" Customers Say: "... works as advertised, best product of its' kind" I've always had trouble meeting women-then I tried your product. Now girls come up to me and introduce themselves all the time! I'd like to know if your product is available in a larger quantity so I can make sure I'm never without it! -Dave J I've been driving a tractor trailer for about 6 years and I'm on the road all the time. It's been impossible to meet women until I tried pheromones. Now every truck stop I pull into I meet new women, and many of them ask me out. Thanks! -Tom on the Road Again, WHAT ARE PHEROMONES? Pheromones are a naturally occurring chemical compound found in all insects, all animals, and in humans. When pheromones are secreted they dictate sexual behavior and attract the opposite sex. Be careful. Animal pheromones do NOT attract humans. Have you ever wondered why people who are not particularly attractive seem to attract dates like flies to honey? They seem to have some "chemical attraction" about themselves. Some call it animal magnetism. It may be pheromones. Now you can have that "chemical attraction" whenever you want. PHEROMONES - THE FACTS Pheromones are natural chemicals which play an important role in sexual communication. Animals, including humans release chemicals in tears, saliva and perspiration. These chemicals send signals relating to mood and health to the subconscious awareness. One theory is that the dominant male will exude more of these chemical attractants than a submissive or weaker male. This chemical attracts more females to him. It is similar for woman attracting men. This natural attractant can also contribute to more intense excitement during love making (sexual foreplay and sexual intercourse). Pheromones may also contribute to the dating phrase, "chemical attraction" that we all talk about. WSVN-TV (March 3, 1998) "Ever been attracted to someone but weren't really sure why? .... More and more research is pointing to chemicals these days.... undetectable chemicals... pheromones ... a clear odorless liquid" MORE RESEARCH AND REFERENCES: Following is some research done on products made by our manufacturer, and bottled under a different name. It contains the same pheromone type and content as Hi-Octane http://www.angelfire.com/fl/beaches69/index.html ABOUT OUR PRODUCT: Hi-Octane (tm) .. is made up of PHEROMONES suspended in witch hazel.. This product is designed to be added to your favorite cologne or perfume. .. contains both male and female PHEROMONES. Nature never intended for just one PHEROMONE to be present; but two, male and female. Our manufacturering process uses both PHEROMONES in ALL our products. This will not attract same sex; but works as nature intended, attracting the opposite sex. .. comes in 1/8 oz. Bottle with a small funnel so you can easily pour it into your cologne or perfume. One 1/8 oz. bottle is enough to mix with 4 to 8 oz of your favorite perfume product. Similar pheromone products have been sold for up to $100 elsewhere. We sell the the strongest product on the market today for only $39.95. BUY two -- get one free. The world's largest manufacturer of Pheromones, MC Marble, now manufactures Hi-Octane (tm), a pheromone prodcut that is the "Most Powerful sexual attractant on the Market today." HI_OCTANE is made with two powerful synthesized human pheromones, Alpha-Androstenol and Alpha-Androstenone. HI-OCTANE will attract the opposite sex of the wearer. McCall's magazine writes "...pheromones can improve one's love life, pheromones send out subconscious scent signals to the opposite sex that naturally trigger romantic feelings." HI-OCTANE according to the manufacturer, may also intensify sex, by increasing sexual pleasure and endurance of both partners, and creating a higher sexual ecstasy. Individual results may vary. One private study claims that pheromones don't work for everyone. 75% of those trying it had success. Isn't it worth trying? HOW TO ORDER Hi OctaneTM Hi OctaneTM is available from Euphoria Products. A 1/8 oz. bottle with a convenient funnel (to be added to your favorite perfume) is $39.95. Mix 1/4 of the bottle with every 2 oz of your favorite product. One 1/8 oz. bottle is enough to mix with 4 to 8 oz of your favorite product. *** For a limited time, when you order two bottles (up to a two month's supply) of Hi Octane(tm), you'll get a third bottle ABSOLUTELY FREE. *** Please add $3.00 shipping and handling per order. (regardless of how many bottles you order, you pay only $3.00 total!) UPS Second Day Air Delivery is available for an additional $9.00 per order. Overnight, add $15.00 per order. Florida residents, please add applicable sales tax. For orders from outside of the US only ground shipping is available for $15. Our manufacturing facility offers the STRONGEST pheromones on the market today. Our manufacturing facility assures you that Hi-Octane will be always contain the male and female pheromones, the way nature intended it, to best attract the opposite sex for you. It is and will always be manufactured with the finest ingredients to assure your satisfaction. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Try Hi OctaneTM risk-free. Your satisfaction is unconditionally guaranteed. If you do not find you are meeting and dating and scoring with more people of the opposite sex after using High OctaneTM for 30 days, simply return the unused portion of your order at any time for a full refund--no questions asked. Call 520-453-0303 Extension 202, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week for credit card orders. Have your MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover Card ready and say, " I would like to order ___ bottles of High Octane." If you would like to order by mail, you can send in a check or money order, or credit card information, along with your name and street address (no PO Boxes please) and a day time phone number to: Euphoria Products Dept. 202 1859 No Pine Island Rd. Suite #133 Plantation, FL 33322 The Mailing List that you are being mailed from was filtered against a Global Filter List. If you would like not to recieve any other mailings of this type please send an email to: removemenow(a)start.com.au with remove in the subject line.

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You'll be their wish in life!
by totospitter＠3253137429 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

BOOST YOUR SEX APPEAL AND CHANGE YOUR SOCIAL AND SEX LIFE FOREVER. SCIENCE AND NATURE'S SEXUAL SECRET WEAPON! Scientists have isolated the natural Human male/female Pheromone attractants and they are NOW available to YOU, legally, in the US. ATTRACT THE OPPOSITE SEX LIKE NEVER BEFORE ! IT'S GUARANTEED, or you pay nothing! PHEROMONES in the News! >From the NY Times to the LA Times. USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, 20/20, Hard Copy, Single Living, Medical Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Dateline, Discovery, Hustler, Playboy, Rocky Mountain News, McCalls, Penthouse, Cosmopolitan, BBC-TV, Colordao Telegraph, GQ, Time, Redbook, Fortune Magazine, and more. Radio and Television Stations worldwide. All have reported the scientific findings amidst excitement, controversy, commotion and thrill about pheromones and their potential use. The Press Has Said it Better Than We Can. "PUT IT TO THE TEST" MERIDIAN TV: Sold extensively in the UK, phermomones were tested live on television in the UK, when the unknowing female presenter was VERY ATTRACTED to one of the twin guys, he was wearing "Androstenone Pheromone" but she did not know this, and did not know why she was attracted to him ! US NEWS and WORLD REPORTS "The key to starting a love affair might be right under your nose. Scientists have just announced the discovery of a virtual sixth sense, a tiny organ in the nasal cavity that responds to chemicals known as pheromones. These natural substances are thought to play a role in basic human emotions such as fear, hunger--and love." FORTUNE MAGAZINE: "An imaginative University of Utah anatomist named David L. Berliner was working with substances that occur in human skin. When he left some of the extracts in open vials around the lab, he noticed a sudden, puzzling rise in camaraderie among a previously acrimonious group of researchers working with him. When he changed the extracts a few months later, the group resumed its contentious ways. Berliner froze and saved the extracts. Nearly 30 years later, ... thanks to a method of containing drugs and cosmetics inside tiny, spongelike polymer spheres, he returned to the subject. In 1989 he ... has isolated the suspected good-fellowship pheromones -- behavior-controlling substances similar to those already known to stimulate sexual activity in animals. (One whiff of a pheromone called aphrodisin from a female hamster and a male is ready to mate.) On March 3, 1998 FOX Affiliate, WSVN in Miami did a story on Pheromones, stating, "If you're looking for love, we've got a potion for passion." ... "Tonight, a secret weapon to attract the opposite sex. Researchers developing their own passion potion. Ever been attracted to someone but weren't really sure why? .... More and more research is pointing to chemicals these days.... undetectable chemicals... pheromones ... a clear odorless liquid" Customers Say: "... works as advertised, best product of its' kind" I've always had trouble meeting women-then I tried your product. Now girls come up to me and introduce themselves all the time! I'd like to know if your product is available in a larger quantity so I can make sure I'm never without it! -Dave J I've been driving a tractor trailer for about 6 years and I'm on the road all the time. It's been impossible to meet women until I tried pheromones. Now every truck stop I pull into I meet new women, and many of them ask me out. Thanks! -Tom on the Road Again, WHAT ARE PHEROMONES? Pheromones are a naturally occurring chemical compound found in all insects, all animals, and in humans. When pheromones are secreted they dictate sexual behavior and attract the opposite sex. Be careful. Animal pheromones do NOT attract humans. Have you ever wondered why people who are not particularly attractive seem to attract dates like flies to honey? They seem to have some "chemical attraction" about themselves. Some call it animal magnetism. It may be pheromones. Now you can have that "chemical attraction" whenever you want. PHEROMONES - THE FACTS Pheromones are natural chemicals which play an important role in sexual communication. Animals, including humans release chemicals in tears, saliva and perspiration. These chemicals send signals relating to mood and health to the subconscious awareness. One theory is that the dominant male will exude more of these chemical attractants than a submissive or weaker male. This chemical attracts more females to him. It is similar for woman attracting men. This natural attractant can also contribute to more intense excitement during love making (sexual foreplay and sexual intercourse). Pheromones may also contribute to the dating phrase, "chemical attraction" that we all talk about. WSVN-TV (March 3, 1998) "Ever been attracted to someone but weren't really sure why? .... More and more research is pointing to chemicals these days.... undetectable chemicals... pheromones ... a clear odorless liquid" MORE RESEARCH AND REFERENCES: Following is some research done on products made by our manufacturer, and bottled under a different name. It contains the same pheromone type and content as Hi-Octane http://www.angelfire.com/fl/beaches69/index.html ABOUT OUR PRODUCT: Hi-Octane (tm) .. is made up of PHEROMONES suspended in witch hazel.. This product is designed to be added to your favorite cologne or perfume. .. contains both male and female PHEROMONES. Nature never intended for just one PHEROMONE to be present; but two, male and female. Our manufacturering process uses both PHEROMONES in ALL our products. This will not attract same sex; but works as nature intended, attracting the opposite sex. .. comes in 1/8 oz. Bottle with a small funnel so you can easily pour it into your cologne or perfume. One 1/8 oz. bottle is enough to mix with 4 to 8 oz of your favorite perfume product. Similar pheromone products have been sold for up to $100 elsewhere. We sell the the strongest product on the market today for only $39.95. BUY two -- get one free. The world's largest manufacturer of Pheromones, MC Marble, now manufactures Hi-Octane (tm), a pheromone prodcut that is the "Most Powerful sexual attractant on the Market today." HI_OCTANE is made with two powerful synthesized human pheromones, Alpha-Androstenol and Alpha-Androstenone. HI-OCTANE will attract the opposite sex of the wearer. McCall's magazine writes "...pheromones can improve one's love life, pheromones send out subconscious scent signals to the opposite sex that naturally trigger romantic feelings." HI-OCTANE according to the manufacturer, may also intensify sex, by increasing sexual pleasure and endurance of both partners, and creating a higher sexual ecstasy. Individual results may vary. One private study claims that pheromones don't work for everyone. 75% of those trying it had success. Isn't it worth trying? HOW TO ORDER Hi OctaneTM Hi OctaneTM is available from Euphoria Products. A 1/8 oz. bottle with a convenient funnel (to be added to your favorite perfume) is $39.95. Mix 1/4 of the bottle with every 2 oz of your favorite product. One 1/8 oz. bottle is enough to mix with 4 to 8 oz of your favorite product. *** For a limited time, when you order two bottles (up to a two month's supply) of Hi Octane(tm), you'll get a third bottle ABSOLUTELY FREE. *** Please add $3.00 shipping and handling per order. (regardless of how many bottles you order, you pay only $3.00 total!) UPS Second Day Air Delivery is available for an additional $9.00 per order. Overnight, add $15.00 per order. Florida residents, please add applicable sales tax. For orders from outside of the US only ground shipping is available for $15. Our manufacturing facility offers the STRONGEST pheromones on the market today. Our manufacturing facility assures you that Hi-Octane will be always contain the male and female pheromones, the way nature intended it, to best attract the opposite sex for you. It is and will always be manufactured with the finest ingredients to assure your satisfaction. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Try Hi OctaneTM risk-free. Your satisfaction is unconditionally guaranteed. If you do not find you are meeting and dating and scoring with more people of the opposite sex after using High OctaneTM for 30 days, simply return the unused portion of your order at any time for a full refund--no questions asked. Call 520-453-0303 Extension 202, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week for credit card orders. Have your MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover Card ready and say, " I would like to order ___ bottles of High Octane." If you would like to order by mail, you can send in a check or money order, or credit card information, along with your name and street address (no PO Boxes please) and a day time phone number to: Euphoria Products Dept. 202 1859 No Pine Island Rd. Suite #133 Plantation, FL 33322 The Mailing List that you are being mailed from was filtered against a Global Filter List. If you would like not to recieve any other mailings of this type please send an email to: removemenow(a)start.com.au with remove in the subject line.

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No Subject
by jacket9＠primenet.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Are you a skeptic when it comes to health and well being products that claim they can do everything they say they can? Well I am and I did not believe this product worked until I tried it out on myself and found out that it really does work. Do you suffer from discomfort of any kind? Are you looking for something that can relieve that discomfort? Well this product may be the answer! My name is Tony and I am promoting a product that is beginning its introduction in the United States from a company in Japan which involves the use of special magnets for wellness therapy. You may have seen other companies claiming that magnets help reduce discomfort from anything from headaches to cramps to sore muscles but their magnets are not nearly as effective as they should be because of the way they were designed. This is where I come in, I am promoting a company whose magnets are specially designed to stimulate all the nerve endings in your body by the special diamond design that is patented by only one company in the world. Other magnets have the north and south poles (where the magnetic power is held) in a standard straight up and down design but the magnets I promote have the patented diamond design where the poles do not run up and down but are angled in all directions in order to stimulate each nerve ending. Since our bodies are not designed where our nerve endings are up and down we need something that will be able to cover us in all directions. These special magnets have been tested on people with many different kinds of discomfort ranging from anywhere to a simple minor headache to muscle cramps, heartburn, aching backs, tired feet, bruises, cuts, indigestion, physical discomfort from stress, even dental plaque! All the test subjects showed moderate to complete recovery from these and many other discomforts they suffered. These magnets not only ease your discomfort but they also provide you with a little extra strength and energy when you need it the most. Even if you just bumped your head or have suffered from chronic discomfort from something for years this product will help ease it as long as you keep it on your body. In some people they got results in a matter of minutes from slight discomfort but for patients who have been suffering the results may take a few days to notice a difference. This does work on anyone in any age group from small children to senior citizens, however, pregnant women and anyone with heart devices should not use this product. People who have had surgery done who have had any kind of metal or plastic can use this product also! To find out more please reply to me, Tony, and ask me about these magnets. I can tell you that any other magnet you buy at a cheap discount price ie $18 for a whole set that they do not work because of the north and south magnetic poles are being up and down. This company has a patented design where the north and south poles run in every direction stimulating each nerve ending in our body. I can tell you that this product really works and for just $18 I can send you a magnet that will help relieve just about any minor physical discomfort you suffer from. I also have a long line of other products that use these patented magnets such as: shoe inserts that will help soothe tired and sore feet but will also soothe your body all the way up your legs, wrist bands, ankle bands, knee bands that have the magnets throughout the entire band, a belt, even a gold or pearl necklace with the magnets built in! PLease reply if you are interested or would like further information. Thank you

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ADV: U.S. Patent Office Grants Patent On QPI's Breakthrough
by christine＠1stnettech.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

U.S. Patent Office Grants Patent On QPI's Breakthrough PhotoMotion Multi-Imaging Technology Quik Pix Inc. Buena Park, CA (OTCBB SYMBOL: QPIX) announced today that the Company has been granted the Patent on a breakthrough technology, PhotoMotion Multi-Imaging. QPI is a company specializing in high quality photographic imaging and visual marketing technologies. The Patent just awarded covers the technology enabling QPI to combine three or more images into a single color transparency that, as if by magic, changes as the astonished viewer moves past the image. The image moves with the viewer. The illusion is optical and requires no special equipment or other mechanism to create this mystical effect. PhotoMotion Multi-Imaging Technology images combined with text or graphics readily fit into existing light box fixtures creating a visual presentation that is so amazing and distinct that PhotoMotion stands to revolutionize the imaging for most backlit advertising displays used in tradeshows, point of purchase locations, foot traffic venues, etc. Mr. John Capie, QPI President, said, "Everyone who sees PhotoMotion is very enthusiastic. The responses from advertisers, marketers, and photo industry people have been very positive. This is going to be a photographic milestone." For more information about our company and this investment opportunity, please visit http://www.1stnettech.com/qpix/ This news release includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with the company's: (1) entry into new markets and development and introduction of new products; and (2) the company's need to finance costs related thereto. Actual results may vary from those projected or implied by such statements. Quik Pix Inc. 7050 Village Drive Suite F Buena Park, CA. 90621 John Capie President Inside Southern California - 800-734-0432 Outside Southern California - 714 522-8255 _________________________________________________________________________ Further transmissions to you by the sender of this e-mail may be stopped at no cost to you by replying to remove(a)1stnettech.com We apologize for any inconvenience

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No Subject
by christian masson 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

SUBJECT: EU-USA ECHELON TO: OMEGA FOUNDATION + European Parliament (civil liberties,...) DT: 9/19/98 Ref.: Mr Steve Right OMEGA FOUNDATION Author of: http://www.europarl.eu.int/dg4/stoa/en/publi/166499/execsum.htm I/ Section 2.3, you said: " Modern snoopers can buy specially adapted lap top computers, and simply tune in to all the mobile phones active in the area by cursoring down to their number. The machine will even search for numbers 'of interest' to see if they are active." Actually, only a public logger: http://www.rsd.de/PRODUKT/22da.htm is able to catch IMSIs and intercept called-calling parties. Do you know the model that you mentionned? II/ No a word about 100 Millions GSM mapped&traced. Why? GSM Trace Scandal exposed: http://jya.com/gsm-scandal.htm III/ Latest GSM EUser Traking Table: http://www.ii-mel.com/interception/mobile_tracegb.htm IV/ European Electronic Surveillance: http://www.ii-mel.com/interception Congratulations, except GSM-trace, for your objectivity. Regards, Christian Masson La Ferme Ch.Pierrefleur 74 Pobox505 CH- 1000 Lausanne 17 _______________________ interception(a)ii-mel.com _______________________ GSM TRACE PROTEST PETITION ON CYBERCRATE (belgium parlement) http://www.axismundi.org/Cf/laurus/cybercrate/belgium/fr/actions.htm ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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dbts: The Economic Cause of Privacy
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: rah(a)pop.sneaker.net Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:20:38 -0400 To: dbs(a)philodox.com From: Robert Hettinga <rah(a)shipwright.com> Subject: dbts: The Economic Cause of Privacy Sender: <dbs(a)philodox.com> Precedence: Bulk List-Subscribe: <mailto:requests@philodox.com?subject=subscribe%20dbs> X-Web-Archive: http://www.philodox.com/dbs-archive/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 7:45 AM -0400 on 10/19/98, Anonymous forwarded this to the dbs list: > see http://www.zolatimes.com/V2.23/anonymittext.html It's just another financial privacy rant, though a relatively decent one. It's from J. Orlin Grabbe, who was at FC98, BTW. When I met him at S&PBank's party at Cap Julaca, he seemed like a nice, though fairly intense, guy. Financial privacy *makes* you intense, I suppose. Nonetheless, like all financial privacy rants, Orlin's reverses cause and effect, but it's not really his fault. Remember, the reason we have no financial privacy these days is because we have book-entry settlement, which relies on biometric identity, known physical location, and the force of a nation state as the ultimate "error-handler" to prevent repudiation in the transaction protocol. The reason we have book-entry settlement itself is because it is several orders of magnitude cheaper than physical delivery of paper bearer certificates. The *only* way to have financial privacy in a book-entry world is to engage in the financial equivalent of steganography, which, no matter how financially and legally facile -- even elegant -- it is, at the margin it costs more to hide money than not to. It will always cost more in a book-entry economy, and for structural reasons. Worse, most of these accounting and legal gyrations are just plain old security by obscurity, something most crypto-clueful people learn, fairly early on, to treat with the utmost scorn and derision. If my hypothesis is right, and digital bearer settlement is significantly cheaper than book-entry settlement, say three orders of magnitude cheaper, then financial privacy will be the default state of affairs sooner or later. It will actually cost *more* to keep transaction records and the physical location of economic actors than not to. No amount of physical force, much less law, accounting, or "policy", will change that physical, economic, fact. A fact which every economic actor, from the smallest proprietor to the largest nation state, will end up ignoring at their peril. The reason digital bearer settlement will be faster, and thus cheaper, is because the cryptographic protocol breaks before the transaction can. Unlike a book entry protocol, where you can execute a trade and then renege on it later, causing bounced checks, charge-backs, broken trades, DKs and the like, software using a digital bearer protocol can execute *only* if both parties cannot renege on the transaction in the first place. One of the best guarantors of that inability to renege is, paradoxically, cryptographically certain anonymity. Immediate and final clearing and settlement means that you tend not to care who you've done business with in the first place, but cryptographic anonymity not only makes the transaction stronger and safer, it is the very enabling technology of the process, the thing which makes digital bearer transaction settlement the fastest, and, systemically, the cheapest transaction technology to use. Again, it's just like air travel. You can go very fast on land, much faster than it takes to fly even without wings, as sound-barrier-breaking speed records show us. But, the physical, economic fact is, people can travel the fastest and cheapest over the longest distances when they fly, so that's what they do. They don't fly just because the view's nicer, or, as I've joked before, "to slip the surly bounds of earth". And, most important, this economic reality, that economics ultimately determines a technology's use, is true no matter what the intent is of any airplane -- or bearer protocol -- designer. The cost of anything is the foregone alternative. One of costs of book-entry settlement is privacy, surely, but in a world of strong financial cryptography and ubiquitous geodesic networks, the primary cost of book-entry settlement is wasted time and computing resources. Costs which will eventually force the adoption of digital bearer transaction settlement, giving us ubiquitous financial privacy -- and freedom -- as a result. Effects of our technology, in other words. Not its cause. Cheers, Bob Hettinga -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.5.5 iQEVAwUBNitXcMUCGwxmWcHhAQHApAf/f1mtuoqig0dsyOa6d5n39N4O8EmCykST eF2+s+cDP6Nur4KZ8PdFXczfQIBot3Hn7NYWR1cUwvuxE2yJJSBDLKd3MK7ubQey qyLtRA8Z033q2OqUmMIc3v62QrtusBO1Xbbdgx800Z5IyuwlprfN6VPcaNpTzIl6 zmdS8KLjj1z2I/C0gi715cyQ/X9y11FHrgvXmF/7HTcbH+mtxQHxxl44DrbqVPBQ XTPU09+1UpVirhIq7KQgSAXD+GFNsr5LGSRVsdtXGQJy8mbSkmsMMOrVOG32yqa9 Ual0RqEC7ELQQLWx+86g7f5loNJEQzgTggYOGZs0AIIZJPUG1WnvAw== =PqXA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ----------------- Robert A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)philodox.com> Philodox Financial Technology Evangelism <http://www.philodox.com/> 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' --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)philodox.com> Philodox Financial Technology Evangelism <http://www.philodox.com/> 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'

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RE: 2 questions: Prime Numbers and DES
by Fisher Mark 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>2. Is there an implentation of DES in perl? I didn't see a link to one >on the export-a-sig page. If not perl, is there one for DOS? I'm >looking for a bare bones one, not something with tons of features >and a GUI. A perl or dos version of the unix "des" program would be >preferable. CPAN (the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network), <URL:http://www.perl.com/CPAN/>, is your friend -- use it. (Look under "Authentication, Security and Encryption" -- there are 3 versions of DES listed, along with an interface to SSLeay, which includes DES as one of its algorithms). ========================================================== 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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RE: IP: Fwd: Evaluation of Vehicle Stopping Prototype ("Kill Switch")
by Michael Motyka 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> [Note from Matthew Gaylor: Several years ago on this list I mentioned > that EMP devices will soon be used to stop car chases. Several of my > subscribers wrote in and said I must be crazy, that I lived in a > science fiction fantasy. Oh well, the future is now.] These ideas have been around for more than a few years. In the past year or so I've seen two systems on Discovery Channel. One was a flat strip that was unrolled across the road and generated some ESD when the car crossed it. The other one was a cockamamie toy rocket car that would be deployed by the pursuing car and run under the pursued. They say it shows promise. These things are fine. It would probably require small effort to devise effective CM. The project solicitation is pretty nasty however: they very casually talk about high energy RF. I would say pointing that crap at anyone would come under "reckless endangerment". I miss the days of mechanical ignition points and carbureters! BTW - Did you see the bullshit that happened up in Vallejo? Cops sent a dog into a culvert after a suspect. The suspect shot and killed the dog. The police had a full-fledged funeral, casket and all for the fucking dog. Flowers all over he place, mourners. Now they're buying goddamned kevlar vests for their dogs. Fuckheads. Who's the citizen? The human or the dog? As for the suspect he's charged with something for killing the dog. Simple destruction of property, which would be a charge befitting the act, is probably not enough to avenge beloved Bowser's death. Because it's a cop-dog-on-duty the penalty is probably more than restitution and some community service. Jail time for defending yourself against an attack dog? I think maybe our society is suffering from a form of mass insanity induced by the fucking television programming. LE seem to think they're John Wayne or Steven Segal. They actually believe the brain-dead, binary morality of pop fiction. Us vs Them, Good-guys vs. Bad-guys, Human vs. Non-human. The lack of perspective is mind-blowing. Mike

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EU Privacy Directive
by David Watts 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Deadline for EU Data Privacy Law Prompts Worry Among Businesses By JENNIFER L. SCHENKER and JULIE WOLF Special to THE WALL STREET JOURNAL The mounds of data that zap electronically across borders may face some travel restrictions as a European Union law takes effect this week. Three years of talks between the EU and the U.S. have failed to find a compromise on how to protect the privacy of data, and that has businesses and consumer groups worried. The issue arose in 1995, when Citibank Deutschland AG came under attack for a co-branded credit-card program with Deutsche Bahn AG. The program, Germany's data police decided, invaded the privacy of citizens because the sign-up questionnaire was too nosy and the data was processed in the U.S. The bank made headlines by offering to allow Germany's data police to come to the U.S. to inspect its data-processing arrangements. Citibank solved its problems in Germany, but the European Commission reasoned national data regulators couldn't possibly travel to the U.S. to verify the compliance of all of the companies in Europe that send personal data abroad for processing. Instead, the commission passed a law that gave national data regulators wide powers to control what type of data can be processed abroad and let them halt exports of personal data to countries that don't have adequate protection, such as the U.S. EU member states were given three years to institute necessary changes. Intensified Negotiations Businesses panicked at the prospect of having data flows cut off, databases erased and huge fines levied. Negotiations intensified between Europe and the U.S., which planned to ensure data protection mainly through industry self-regulation. Three years later, just days before the deadline, a solution has yet to be found, and Citibank and other multinationals doing business in Europe are back in the headlines again, the targets of privacy advocates who want to inspect transborder data flows. At issue is how U.S. companies operating in Europe can send data back to the U.S. without running afoul of strict new EU legislation on data protection. The issue won't be settled before the legislation goes into effect Oct. 25 although U.S. and EU officials say they are hopeful enough progress has been made to ensure that companies won't see their data flows interrupted on Oct. 26. "The message to business should be don't panic," advised Francis Aldhouse, deputy data-protection registrar at the U.K.'s office of data protection. "Nothing great and dramatic" is going to happen this week when the directive goes into force, he said. Threat of Legal Action But uncertainty abounds, and big companies in Europe are worried they could face legal action from a variety of quarters, including Privacy International, a Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group that plans to increase its activities in Europe. "This is not a deal that can be cut between the White House and Brussels," said Simon Davies, Privacy International's director. "The data-protection directive establishes new constitutional rights in Europe and gives us a mandate to move forward." Between now and Jan. 15, Privacy International will meet with 25 multinational corporations and government agencies it has identified. The group wants to examine data flows through available public records to determine whether these companies are in compliance with the new laws. At the moment all personal data gathered from European clients that is processed outside the EU is suspect. Hong Kong, Quebec and New Zealand are the exceptions because they have received the commission's stamp of approval for providing adequate protection. Only three EU countries are expected to meet the commission's Oct. 25 deadline for implementing the data-protection directive -- Italy, Greece and Finland. "Business can not live with such uncertainty," said Mark Loliver, legal adviser to the European Federation of Direct Marketing. Possible Solutions Solutions on the table include: 1. Setting up safe harbors, a compromise that would allow U.S. companies operating in Europe to ship data back to the U.S. even though the U.S. itself won't get the European Commission's stamp of approval for adequate protection. The U.S. Commerce Department would issue principles on data privacy, and companies agreeing to abide by these would be allowed to transfer data from Europe to the U.S. 2. Drawing up model contracts between companies operating in Europe and those that process data overseas. The foreign companies would have to commit to meeting Europe's data privacy standards. 3. Implementing new software solutions that are designed to allow companies that handle personal information about consumers to meet privacy requirements. Both the U.S. and EU have shifted considerably from their original positions. The commission is no longer insisting that the U.S. adopt national data-protection legislation. And the U.S. now concedes that consumers should be able to complain to an independent group about a company's behavior. The commission will have to get the support of member states for any compromise at two meetings this month, the first of which will be held Monday. Model Contract Meanwhile the International Chamber of Commerce, British Federation of Business and a number of other organizations are jointly working on a model contract that could be drawn up between a company operating in Europe and the company which processes data for it abroad, said Colin Fricker, director of legal affairs at the U.K.'s Direct Marketing Association and a member of the model contract working party of the Confederation of British Industry. Separately, some companies hope to tackle the problem with technological solutions. NCR Inc., a Dayton, Ohio, data-warehousing specialist said that beginning in January it will build in new software features that will allow the auditing of computer databases to ensure compliance with government data privacy regulations. Its clients include financial institutions and retailers. For its part, Privacy International says neither model contracts or technological solutions offer adequate protection. "Companies in the U.S. continue to maintain that industry code of practice and privacy-enhancing technology afford protection and it does not -- it is a very tiny step in the right direction," said Privacy International's Mr. Davies. "The message we want to give the U.S. is why are you following an outdated libertarian philosophy when you know it is going to cost you dearly." _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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