December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Itchy Trigger-Fingers in DC
by HyperReal-Anon 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

D.C. police top list of fatal shootings 'We shoot too often' November 15, 1998 Web posted at: 8:54 p.m. EST (0154 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Police in the nation's capital fire their weapons at a rate more than double those in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago or Miami and kill a higher proportion of people than comparable police forces elsewhere in the country. An investigation by The Washington Post showed that throughout the 1990s, more people were killed by District of Columbia police officers per resident than in any other large American city. "We shoot too often, and we shoot too much when we do shoot," Terrance W. Gainer, the executive assistant police chief, told the newspaper. In the last five years, the Post said, Washington's officers fatally shot 57 people, three more than police in Chicago, where the police force is three times as large and the population is five times larger. Deaths and injuries from police shootings have resulted in almost $8 million in court settlements and judgments against the district in the last six months, the report said. "The spate of police shootings in the district this decade is closely tied to the training and supervision of officers and the way the department investigates cases and holds officers accountable," the newspaper said. It said police shootings began to rise at the same time the department added a large number of new, ill-prepared recruits and adopted the light-trigger, highly advanced Glock 9 mm handgun as the department's service weapon. On the other side of the coin, eight district police officers were slain in Washington from 1990 to 1997, a number the Post said was surpassed in only a half-dozen other U.S. cities, each much bigger than the district. After meeting last week with Post reporters to discuss their findings, Police Chief Charles Ramsey, who took office this year, tightened the department's policy on using force. He also announced that in January, the department will begin additional training for all officers in firearms and alternatives to the use of deadly force. Copyright 1998 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Re: Escrow - news
by Steve Mynott 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

cc: added to cypherpunks On Sat, Nov 14, 1998 at 03:42:26PM +0000, Ross Anderson wrote: > On his most recent speaking tour of Europe, at which he promoted > PGP v 6, Phil Zimmermann assured us categorically that NAI had at > his insistence withdrawn from the KRA. > > It now appears that either (1) he lied to us (2) he was himself > lied to by NAI management or (3) NAI has rejoined. I assume you are refering to the meeting at Cambridge University that you chaired. My subjective impressions of that meeting were that PZ was certainly sincere. I seem to recall he told us that he was unware NAI had even orginally been a member of KRA until he was telephoned by a journalist in his car and was opposed to this. Presumably this was before NAI bought TIS and rejoined (?) I would add an option (4) PZ didn't know -- cockup not conspiracy But all this leads to a lack of confidence in the future of the PGP product, which is too precious to be left in the hands of one (American) company, whose policy is in doubt. I am not currently convinced by their actions that NAI are serious about strong crypto and I believe that a truly free and open version of PGP (GPG?) would be superior. -- 1024/D9C69DF9 steve mynott steve(a)tightrope.demon.co.uk http://www.pineal.com/ i would rather have my ignorance than another man's knowledge, because i have got so much more of it. -- mark twain

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RE: SIGH... NOT!! THC tainted oranges
by Brown, R Ken 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Closest ciommon relative of hemp is of course hop (*Humulus lupulus* IIRC) which is, as you all know, widely used to flavour beer. I believe it already has some THC content, or something very similar. Ken Brown Bill Frantz wrote: > > always thought that crabgrass would be a better carrier for > THC genes, and give the DEA maximum fits. However, > given that 5 states have passed medical pot initiatives, > one over the attempts of their legislature to destroy the > previous initiative, perhaps the DEA has enough problems. :-)

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Black Book Source
by inform＠what2read.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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BEATING THE TEMPEST
by Ken Williams 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- BEATING THE TEMPEST: December 1998 <http://www.sciam.com/1998/1298issue/1298techbus4.html> Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you. Most computer users would be startled to realize that somebody parked outside their home with the right kind of (very expensive) receiving equipment can read the data that appear on their computer screens. The receiver uses the monitor's radio emanations to reconstruct the screen's contents. The <A HREF="http://www.state.gov/">U.S. Department of State</A> and other organizations spend a fortune buying shielded hardware to defeat these signals, known as Tempest <A HREF="http://www.noradcorp.com/1tutor.htm">radiation</A>, after the code name for a government program aimed at tackling it. Now Ross Anderson, a computer scientist at the University of Cambridge, and graduate student Markus G. Kuhn say they have developed methods for controlling Tempest radiation. What's different about their techniques is that they run in software, making them much cheaper and easier to deploy. The story began, Anderson says, when Microsoft made its $20-million investment in Cambridge's computer science lab and said the company was particularly interested in ways to control software piracy. Most approaches call for some kind of copy protection; Anderson's idea was to design something that would enable detection of offenders rather than prohibit copying, which is a nuisance loathed by consumers. Their concept was to make computer screens broadcast the serial number of the software in use. In principle, properly equipped vans could patrol business districts looking for copyright infringements. In researching the broadcast idea, Anderson and Kuhn came up with fundamental discoveries about Tempest. In particular, they observed that emissions relating to screen content are mostly found in the higher bands--above 30 megahertz, in the UHF and VHF bands. So altering those frequencies could change the Tempest radiation. Anderson and his colleagues have fashioned a couple of prototypes that rely on different frequency-alteration methods. One of the lab's prototypes, built using a black-and-white video display capable of monitoring and receiving Tempest radiation, filters the top frequencies. As a result, the fonts become unreadable to the eavesdropping receiver. On-screen, the fonts look comfortably legible and nearly normal. Filtering text requires display software that supports grayscale representation of fonts, but most computers have this ability. Therefore, Anderson believes this technology could be easily built into existing machines, although the fonts' interference with graphics makes it more likely they would be included in a security product than in, say, a general operating system. The second prototype takes advantage of the display technique known as dithering, a method of mixing extra colors from a limited palette based on the principle that if the dots that make up the display are small enough, the human eye will perceive the mix as a solid color. Given a monitor of today's high resolutions, the human eye cannot distinguish between a solid medium gray and a pattern of black-and-white pixels that adds up to the same gray. But the pattern of black and white is much easier for the snooping receiver to detect, one consequence being that the computer could be programmed to broadcast a different signal from the one that actually appears on the screen. The demonstration on display at Anderson's lab serves as a nice example, in which the word "Oxford" on the display appears as "Cambridge" on the receiver. Aside from stemming electronic eavesdropping, these prototypes could open the way to new types of security attacks on computers, Anderson and Kuhn suggest. A virus could be designed to find and then broadcast information stored on a machine without a user's knowledge. The game of spy versus spy goes on. WENDY M. GROSSMAN is a freelance writer based in London. - ---------- yeah, yeah....it's old news, but a new article, and from "Unscientific Scamerican" no less. Regards, Ken Williams Packet Storm Security http://www.Genocide2600.com/~tattooman/ E.H.A.P. Head of Operations http://www.ehap.org/ ehap(a)ehap.org NC State CS Dept http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/ jkwilli2(a)unity.ncsu.edu PGP DSS/DH/RSA Keys http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jkwilli2/pgpkey/ _____________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free, Encrypted Email at http://www.nsa.gov -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.0i for non-commercial use Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBNlAdPZDw1ZsNz1IXAQFNNQf/Q23VtU0+xj6Cq4Eppm5TMqwd7DzE0k62 wR+hCqa7FXEEHbr+RSK7vdL3PmtaF6zUYAy9+Yn2C7lHnotVCRJ65hEIC+sDx5Rg AdF9Y8wCiGUenAeFr54uSz8amo6aKXB6eoAFxJSwqp2xsQMqn9rGcEMOUOLi/OtO b5Lj+e8gk9RREgjhPEIhHeVxqeJsKzB+A35FYr46T8du5+IYQyQucWGJEf/5zLga Cr1N/8oPOXU4x+o0eUQmafvWNTyvuScu9+QdLyKxhgeRQyOe7U/TljNcp6kJs0q8 D+qlEADpzbKdm8uNAv0e7xRDe5J+CCdEKhUzs0A76TgXR7g6c+Czjg== =KXvR -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: Question about anarchic systems and natural disasters (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 23:15:31 -0800 > From: Bill Stewart <bill.stewart(a)pobox.com> > Subject: Re: Question about anarchic systems and natural disasters > >Jim Choate writes: > >> What would be the responce of a anarchic system that was based on profit in > >> regards something like Mitch's impact on Ctl. America and their plea for > >> food and aid? > > I see three aspects in which government affects disaster aid in this case. [remainder deleted] The question was how would an anarchic system work in this respect, not how do governments, relief organizations, and the general public act now. ____________________________________________________________________ Lawyers ask the wrong questions when they don't want the right answers. Scully (X-Files) The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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BIOS
by Joel O'Connor 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Anyone know how to reset a BIOS password on a Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDT laptop? Any input would be greatly appreciated. == Ogre bounces like sonar. . .Peace. Ogre _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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Haiku
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dear old method, Encryption from the old days Security once Read block, write block Quickly through the S boxes Look, no moving parts Particle flies Gas ionizes briefly Hear a speaker click Ron's bored today Security is algebra Algebra is good Pretty damn great Genie out, bottle broken Privacy for you --Tasty aliens certified my pugs

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IP: Feds Assault the Free Press
by Vladimir Z. Nuri 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

From: believer(a)telepath.com Subject: IP: Feds Assault the Free Press Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 10:34:40 -0600 To: believer(a)telepath.com Source: Insight Magazine (published by Washington Times) Feds Assault the Free Press By Kelly Patricia O'Meara A journalist and his wife have drawn the wrath of federal law enforcement. Their 'crime': allegedly removing a tiny piece of TWA Flight 800 wreckage for independent study. It was FBI Special Agent James Kinsley who insisted the accused subjects be handcuffed and driven in separate FBI vehicles to U.S. District Court in Uniondale, N.Y. Secured by heavy manacles, the prisoners were paraded before media eager to get a look at the husband and wife team charged with the alleged crime of stealing evidence from the hangar where the wreckage of doomed TWA Flight 800 is being assembled. . . . . But something was very wrong. The prisoners were Jim Sanders, author of nonfiction books including The Downing of TWA Flight 800, and his petite, soft-spoken wife Liz, a retired flight-attendant trainer for TWA. The two spent hours in holding cells under the court house not far from where the 747 exploded in a deadly fireball on July 17, l996, before being allowed to plead not guilty to the government's charges. If convicted, this couple, who just celebrated their silver wedding anniversary, face up to 10 years in prison. TO ACCESS COMPLETE ARTICLE: http://www.insightmag.com/articles/story3.html ----------------------- 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 or (un)subscribe ignition-point-digest email@address **************************************************** www.telepath.com/believer ****************************************************

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