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Re: Viridian Note 00283: Geeks and Spooks
by mattd 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

."... I am suggesting secure, accountable devices with digital signatures built in. They're cryptographically time-stamped, their voice signals and photographs are cryptographically overwritten, proving their source. They are tamperproofed, and very sternly verifiable, and usable as proven evidence in courts of law. They're not civilian toys, they are genuine weapons of information warfare, in much the same way that an unarmed Predator surveillance aircraft is a weapon. They are people's media weapons. Their proper use requires some training and discretion; it's like a citizen's audiovisual arrest. This is the civilian militia Minuteman version of surveillance. The omnipresense of this kind of civilian- owned and civilian-deployed surveillance would not make anyone's society kinder and happier. But it certainly would make that society a very dangerous place for urban guerrillas. And it would not centralize the great power of surveillance in the unstable hands of unelected functionaries...." Why stop there? With a personally crypto encoded metalstorm E-Gun you could be a 'judge dread',citizen unit of the Anarchist Federation.

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ТУРИЗМ И ДЕЛОВЫЕ ПОЕЗДКИ В РОССИЮ
by TRE 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

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Re: Reputation of a Reputation
by Michael Motyka 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

Faustine <faustine(a)lokmail.net> >Tim wrote: > >>This is "the reputation of a reputation." >Ridiculous how so many employers put such stock in a word on a piece of paper >too--pure credentialism. How ironic when you contrast that with the fact that >the great Herman Kahn didn't have a PhD. I wonder where he'd end up today. > >~Faustine. > What you're complaining about is behavior that is typical of bureaucracies which often do what is easier instead of what is smarter, better or right. In a bureaucracy your risk is minimized by following procedure. Minimizing the risk of individuals within the organization is not equivalent to optimizing the organization's performance. Hardly a description of a control system that can keep away from the rails. Mike

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Hardcore Anal Bitches Take It Hard!
by analwhores＠yahoo.co.uk 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

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Debate on Privacy Goes Private
by Steve Schear 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

Debate on Privacy Goes Private In the debate about new surveillance powers for law enforcement officials, Americans, in various ways, are asking a basic question: Are we willing to curtail personal freedom in exchange for greater national security? Now, a debate heating up in Washington puts a twist on the query: Are we willing to curtail access to information in exchange for cybersecurity? http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/03/technology/ebusiness/03NECO.html

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Re: 'software error' 37,000 to cato.a "libertarian" institute.,
by mattd 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

"Ok, someone PLEASE enlighten me... WHAT on Earth is the problem here? They paid TOO MUCH in taxes, so they have to pay a fine??? Mark" END. The problem for me is the false advertising on this list RE:Libertarianism. Its the cypherPUNKS list NOT the cyphershills list.

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Re: in praise of gold,
by mattd 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

"It doesn't take a judgment by society at large to realize that some people really are better off alone instead of inflicting their destructive fucked-up personality on others (psychotics, alcoholics, etc)." What about silly little girls inflicting their e-gold (!) opinions. "if more people refused to cave in to societal pressures and thought about what they really wanted to do with their lives (instead of blindly falling into the "spouse, family, 9 to 5 job" trap out of conformism and a fear of the unknown) it would be a great thing." Whoopdy doo! Fergedabout ask abbie! Ask Faustine!...only dont ask if she/he/its an agent. Previously posted,she may be what she claims,after aimee,though... "...Someone once remarked that the most unimaginitive, laziest Harvard graduate students at the bottom of their class tend to end up at the IMF and UN. Sort of sinkholes of mediocrity. Oh well! ~Faustine." Luckily we now have 'open source' AP to take out the ones that get to be president.Did you see my 2 previous post F? 1) Faustine wrote... ."..good old boring long-faced church-every-Sunday solid-citizen Robert P. Hanssen. If his FBI colleagues had been asked to rate him by your above criteria, he probably would have been in the high 200s all across the board. And maybe deservedly so. But since those factors weren't in any way, shape, or form relevant to the fact that he was also the kind of person who could sell out his country for the sheer pleasure of the game of it, he got away with murder for years until he got careless and his shitty tradecraft finally caught up with him." His tradecraft was rather good I thought,especially in not trusting his handlers with direct contact.Possibly he was done in by sex addiction common to many repressed septic tanks(yanks) W.Reichs,mass psychology of facism describes syndrome.Also wanted on some level to get caught,much like Ted special K.(and USAma bin laden?) Did he really get away with murder? Feh.Aldrich ames did and his rep survived polygraphs so reputations are bollocks unless panocoptincons and regular stings/tests are done.Hanssen didnt tell the russkies anything they couldnt have worked out them selves. No response? Trawling for bigger game? pot bellied,aging brilliant thorns in the side of your country? Then...'In praise of gold: "...nothing more than a cop-out. So it seems to me, at any rate. ~Faustine. " Like you last week (agent ?) faustine (cop-in?) Silence speaks volumes in this house. Im calling you out as a patriotic,extremely dim little bitch at the very least,Well? END reprints 'smart as whip 'F missed in the wash. (changed slightly dim to the above)Do you take messages for agent farr,agent faustine,Ive got a tip for her.

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Disposable cell phone launches
by Steve Schear 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

Summary: Universal Studios Home Video and Hop-On partnered to launch what they say is the first-of-its-kind, disposable cellphone in connection with the DVD/home video release of "Jurassic Park III" December 11. The limited-edition phone, called the Jurassic Park Survival Cell Phone, includes hands-free, voice-activated technology, and it only will be available via inserts in thousands of "Jurassic Park III" DVDs and videocassettes. The recyclable phone offers 60 minutes of prepaid calling time, usable for six months. The free phones will feature a branded "Jurassic Park" faceplate to enhance collectability. Hop-On says it plans to release a regular disposable cellphone in national retail outlets for $30 after this promotion ends. Full Article: UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- In a major first for the entertainment and telecommunications industries, Universal Studios Home Video (USHV) and Hop-On (OTC: HPON) have partnered to launch the first-of-its-kind, disposable cell phone in connection with the DVD/home video release of "Jurassic Park III" on December 11. The limited edition introductory phone, a specially-designed Jurassic Park Survival Cell Phone, employs the latest hands-free, voice-activated communications technology, and will be available only as an exclusive FREE offer via inserts in thousands of "Jurassic Park III" DVDs and videocassettes for a limited time. Cutting-Edge Telecommunications Technology The exclusive Jurassic Park Survival Cell Phones will offer 60 minutes of prepaid calling time without the requirement of a cellular service contract or monthly fee. Compact and lightweight in design as well as fully recyclable, the cell phones require only two buttons: CALL and END. Using mistake-proof, automated voice-recognition dialing, the cell phones include a hands-free earbud/microphone to provide safe and convenient communication. Once activated, the phones are supported by 24-hour operator assistance and last up to six months. The limited edition Jurassic Park Survival Cell Phone will also feature a branded "Jurassic Park" faceplate to enhance collectability. Hop-On plans to release a regular disposable cell phone in national retail outlets for $30 after the introductory promotion with "Jurassic Park III." The Jurassic Park Survival Cell Phone combines the latest cutting edge communications product with one of the year's biggest theatrical box-office successes in time to capitalize on heightened consumer awareness during the holiday shopping season surrounding the home video/DVD release. The cell phone offer will be communicated via on-pack stickers on all DVD and VHS copies of "Jurassic Park III" as well as through in-store merchandisers. "Because a cell phone played such a crucial role in "Jurassic Park III," we were looking to find a unique telecommunications partner to help celebrate the film's release on DVD," said Ken Graffeo, senior vice president of marketing, Universal Studios Home Video. "Our partnership with Hop-On is ideal and we are thrilled to be bringing the next wave of cell phone technology to consumers." "The Jurassic Park Survival Cell Phone is designed to give consumers easy access to help if they need it -- anytime, anywhere," said Peter Michaels, chairman and CEO, Hop-On. "As an entrepreneurial communications company we are extremely excited to be partnering with one of the most successful and dominant global media and communications organizations. Hop-On's phones have the potential to revolutionize the communications industry and this launch is an important step toward that goal."

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WirelessCellutions Phone Hotsheet!
by Carlo Rodriguez 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

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WirelessCellutions Phone Hotsheet!
by Carlo Rodriguez 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

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