December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Survey Says Citizens Feel 'Threatened' By Government
by HyperReal-Anon 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

A survey has suggested that up to half a million American citizens may have been upset by something they have heard about the government. The USG poll shows that one in five of nearly 4,000 citizens between the ages of six and 16 interviewed for the survey between September and October this year were "uncomfortable" with some content heard about the government. In the US, 60 million citizens are estimated to know who Clinton actually is - roughly a third of all citizens between 18 and 60. Of those who have had negative experiences with the government, the largest proportion - 40% - has seen something "unconstitutional." 'Not surprised' One in seven said they had encountered unconstitutional actions that "freightened them", while 25% saw actions that they thought "would get them into jail." USG Associate Shill Rob Lawson described the numbers as a "significant minority". The citizen's charity DNC Welfare for Deadbeats suggested the survey strengthened calls for government regulation to protect the eyes of citizens. Libertarian spokesman John Carr said: "I regret to say I'm not surprised by this survey's findings, it's what we have been saying for some time." Government nannies "Big Brothers need to know their citizens are looking for pro-USG information in safety and security. At the moment, they have no way of knowing that at all." DNC Welfare for Deadbeats, which steals from the citizens to give to those who are multiplying like rabbits with no means to provide for their offspring, and advises the government to spend more money and to legislate special privlidges for some citizens who are "disadvantaged," backs the introduction of "Big Brothers" - laws which filter out content unsuitable for citizens. The survey, called TLA.net, was paid for by Microsoft, the NOW, NAI and KRAP in syndicate. The Ministry of Truth and Propoganda's forthcoming review on Internet regulation is expected to be published before Christmas. [from news.propoganda.us]

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Re: Power Outage in San Fransisco/bay area
by FitugMix 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Sounds to me like a practice-run for Y2K. Max Inux wrote: > > Well, we are going on hour 4 now, most of the power is back. One group of > 2-4 employees caused it they say. This was admitted 3 hours later, and > then they knew 15 minutes after it happens.. typical. They expect to be > back on by this afternoon > > On the Shell Building at 8:30AM > > "Building closed, no power. Power will not be restored for 6-8 hours." > > I wonder how they knew. The estimate is probably about right too, wierd. > > The mission village sub-station has been re-oppened, and most peoples > power is now being revived. Funny how 2-4 people not following procedure > were able to shut down 4 substations. Looks like PG&E have lots of work > ahead to find out the cause/effect of this type action. > > Max > -- Max Inux <maxinux(a)openpgp.net> New DH and RSA keys Generated. > Kinky Sex makes the world go round > If crypto is outlawed only outlaws will have crypto

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German government press release on Wassenaar
by ulf＠fitug.de 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Press release from the Ministry of Economy http://www.bmwi.de/presse/1998/1208prm2.html, my translation: Export control for encryption technology loosened No "key recovery" for cryptographic products At their plenary meeting on December 2nd and 3rd 1998 the 33 treaty states of the Wassenaar Arrangement have decided to revise the export control for encryption technologies (cryptographic products). Export control has been loosened, and the embodiment of crypto restrictions has been hindered. Thus there will be no export ban for encryption products in the future. The previously comprehensive control characterized by a large number of sectoral exceptions has been replaced by a positively formulated list text. In future all kinds of products - hardware and software are treated in the same way - are only subject to export control starting at a key length of 56 bits. Mass market products that fulfill certain requirements are subject to export control only up from a key length of 64 bits. For the present the restriction to 64 bits is valid for two years, it must then be renewed unanimously or it will be cancelled. In addition, methods such as digital signatures and authentication as well as certain product groups such as wireless phones and pay TV devices are completely exempted from export control. The regulation concerning freely available products (public domain) has remained unchanged. Certain states that had initially demanded special treatment for "key recovery" products have not have been unsuccessful. Thus the export of encryption technology will remain possible without depositing keys with government agencies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >From an AP news report, my translation [The Green Party is part of the new German government, but the Ministry of Economy is led by the Social Democrats]: Green Party member of parliament Hans-Christian Ströbele critisized that the government gave in to US pressure for stronger control on encryption. The agreement would affect the obvious need of computer users to protect their business and private communication from unauthorized access. Also the business opportunities of German producers of powerful encryption software would be reduced in a serious way. Thus when implementing the agreement in national law, negative effects must be limited as much as possible.

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German government press release on Wassenaar (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Subject: German government press release on Wassenaar > Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 06:04:18 +0100 (+0100) > From: ulf(a)fitug.de (Ulf =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=) > authentication as well as certain product groups such as wireless > phones and pay TV devices are completely exempted from export > control. The regulation concerning freely available products (public > domain) has remained unchanged. Is there any mention of wireless networking devices? ____________________________________________________________________ If I can put in one word what has always infuriated me in any person, any group, any movement, or any nation, it is: bullying Howard Zinn The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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News on Wassenaar anyone?
by Jan Garefelt 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Does anyone have information on the new Wassenaar arrangement, or information on when official information will be available? I'm only interested in the crypto parts, and I have already read the Aaron/Reuter story found on http://www.crypto.com/reuters/show.cgi?article=912708583 Thanks /Jan Garefelt

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No Subject
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

"Vladimir Z. Nuri" wrote: > > ------- Forwarded Message > > Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 09:18:29 -0500 > From: Dan S <dan(a)SOUTHEAST.NET> > Subject: [CTRL] Smart spy cameras on the way > To: CTRL(a)LISTSERV.AOL.COM > > -Caveat Lector- > > >From : > http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=001036222020742&rtmo=VqqqD8sK&atmo=kkkk… > - - > Smart spy cameras on the way > > ... > "The quality is, it seems, in direct proportion to the amount of effort > that users are prepared to invest in such systems. Since its > introduction more than 20 years ago, the need for such technology has > increased, and intelligent sensory information processing and > information fusing is going to play a very key part in crime management. > The next step is to add other sensory devises such as microphones to > pick up the sound of breaking glass and sensors that can detect the > smell of particular substances and trigger an appropriate response." > ... [much deleted] I think we read a message not so long ago from a 'punk who spotted the prototype of these 'bomb-sniffing cameras' along a California highway, no? #!/usr/local/bin/perl -0777-- -export-a-crypto-system-sig -RC4-3-lines-PERL @k=unpack('C*',pack('H*',shift));for(@t=@s=0..255){$y=($k[$_%@k]+$s[$x=$_ ]+$y)%256;&S}$x=$y=0;for(unpack('C*',<>)){$x++;$y=($s[$x%=256]+$y)%256; &S;print pack(C,$_^=$s[($s[$x]+$s[$y])%256])}sub S{@s[$x,$y]=@s[$y,$x]}

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Re: Wei Dei's "b-money" protocol
by Dave Birch 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Wei Dai said >However if it did become mainstream I think there are some >interesting macroeconomic questions here. Will prices really be stable as >they're designed to be? Will there be business cycles? What is the optimum >inflation/deflation rate? Perhaps a solution is to fix not on a basket of commodities, or equities, but on provision of future service (much like Frequent Flier miles). Suppose the money is demoninated in Mb of web hosting (I've no idea whether this would be a good choice as I just made it up). Then you know you'll get what you want in terms of service, irrespective of the inflation/deflation. Sure, if web space inflates against the dollar then that's a problem (for people with dollars). But suppose you could accumulate the things that you actually want rather than specie (as a proxy)? Consider this as a thought experiment. Microsoft issue m$, each m$ being worth 1 minute of Microsoft technical support. People who need Microsoft technical support would buy m$ (big companies would know roughly how much they might need) whereas people who don't need or want it would sell m$. Instead of storing up dollars, the value of which might fluctuate (especially since Microsoft could change the price of technical support whenever they want), companies now have a firm fix. Just an idea. Regards, Dave Birch. === mailto:daveb@hyperion.co.uk ===== http://www.hyperion.co.uk/ ===

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Re: Building crypto archives worldwide to foil US-built Ber
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I think Arnold Reinhold has the right idea, 100% - only post plain-English versions of algorithms. To paraphrase: "Banning plain-English instructions for building your own crypto software will require the starkest abridgement of the First Amendment." Force their hand. Make them spell it out in the harshest black and white. It is the only way to get the clueless sheeple to figure out what it really going on. Jim Choate is also right. Empower _everyone_ to write their own code, regardless of mathematical skill. Spell it out so simply that people with access to only BASIC can do it in their living room while watching TV. Yeah, so we appeal to "the lowest common denomiator." Face it, that's 95% of the population, and we have to get them on our side. Jim Choate wrote: > > Forwarded message: > > > Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 10:41:33 -0500 > > From: John Young <jya(a)pipeline.com> > > Subject: Re: Building crypto archives worldwide to foil US-built Ber > > > Yes, Gilmore's proposal was to mirror the contents; URLs threaten > > no reg-makers. > > > > Yep, mirrors of everything would be very large. We've heard already > > that folks would like help in knowing what to mirror if they can't do > > large archives, or can't easily decide which are most important. > > [text deleted] > > > What would help is a list from experts on what are the most gov-enraging > > programs. We'd like to offer a few of those on jya.com, to test BXA's up-and- > > running crypto-enforcement program, maybe get some jail and trial pleasure, > > it's been too quiet on Bernstein, Junger, Karn, et al, a deliberate gov-stall, > > awaiting Wassenaar. > > Besides enraging, it should also include the necessary documents, > monographs, libraries, etc. to empower others to write the code within their > own legal boundaries. > > If somebody makes the effort to compile such a list I'd like to personaly > request they include this in addition to finished product. > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > If I can put in one word what has always infuriated me > in any person, any group, any movement, or any nation, > it is: bullying > Howard Zinn > > The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate > Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com > www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 > -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- > --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Web Hosting Providers in Many Countries? For crypto archives.
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

John Gilmore has proposed setting up crypto archives in many countries to avoid Wassenaar restriction problems. Does anybody have a good source for information on web hosting providers or other ISPs in a variety of countries around the world? Shell accounts are nicer, because it's easier to create servers that check where the request is coming from, for countries that insist you only provide access to their citizens but still allow you to do that on a web site. The US doesn't appear to have strictly defined legal requirements for such sites (YET) and places like MIT have gotten quite flexible about it. Also, are there any good sources of relatively private VISA credit cards, preferably outside the US, that can be used to rent computer accounts with? There are other crypto distribution methods that, while slower, are still legal from the US - censoring printed books embarasses them a bit still, though some other countries don't have the same squeamishness even though they may be less interested in banning the material. Printing PGP source books was annoying, but a week's delay in shipping few-page crypto subroutines isn't that serious, especially if it's in a scanner-friendly format. Any guess how the various countries feel about faxes of source code? And, of course, shipping or even selling source for 40-bit RC4 and 512-bit RSA is pretty simple, even if you don't include the note "WARNING: DO NOT CHANGE THE #define KEYLENGTH TO 128 OR THE #define MODULUSLENGTH TO 2048 AND RECOMPILE" Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, bill.stewart(a)pobox.com PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science - free online Access
by Nobody 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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