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[gnu@toad.com: cypherpunks@toad.com is going away]
by Eric Murray 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

It's the end of an era. ----- Forwarded message from John Gilmore <gnu(a)toad.com> -----

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Michigan Asks Arabs to Come for Questioning
by Khoder bin Hakkin 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011127/ts/attack_usa_interviews_dc.html Report: Michigan Asks Arabs to Come for Questioning NEW YORK (Reuters) - Law enforcement officials in Detroit, seeking to interview hundreds of Middle Eastern men about the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, are trying to do so tactfully by sending them invitations, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The newspaper's online edition said the anti-terrorist task force in the Detroit area would send letters to about 700 young Middle Eastern men who had come to the country on temporary visas in the last two years. About 5,000 such people are being sought for questioning nationwide. The Times quoted Jeffrey Collins, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, home to the nation's largest concentration of Arab-Americans, as saying: ``The letters represent a conscious decision by our district to initiate contact with the people who will be interviewed in the manner that will be least intrusive.'' Lawyers, community groups and police chiefs have complained that the Justice Department (news - web sites)'s investigation into the attacks was singling out people out based on their religion or nationality and would be too time-consuming, the paper said. It said civil liberties advocates and Arab-American leaders believed the use of letters in Detroit was a positive step toward making the interview process more dignified, but were worried about the content of the questions and the process of compiling the list. Collins did not say what authorities would do about those who did not call, the newspaper said. It reported that federal authorities had asked that all interviews be conducted by Dec. 21. The Times said a Justice Department memo told local officials to check visitors' passports and visas; ask about visits to local landmarks and foreign countries; investigate sources of income, scientific expertise and access to weapons, including anthrax; and seek lists of phone numbers of friends and relatives. ``The individual should be asked if he is aware of anybody, including himself, who has received any training which could be applicable to terrorist activities,'' said the memorandum, whose contents were disclosed on Saturday in The Detroit Free Press. <snip>

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Re: Denning's Geo-crypto
by Declan McCullagh 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

Some details from a 1996 paper: http://www.cs.georgetown.edu/~denning/infosec/Grounding.txt -Declan On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 11:35:51AM -0500, Trei, Peter wrote: > Curious. 4-5 years ago Denning and another associate (I > forget who, it's in the archives :-) tried to market an authentication > scheme which purported to authenticate the location of a remote > user using GPS.

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CrushLink > New Password
by CrushMaster＠CrushLink.com 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

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Linux Today - Linux Journal: US Court says buyers can unbundle EULA-covered software.
by Jim Choate 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

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OSNews.com - Exploring the Future of Computing - unununium v0.3 "FRuSTRaTiON now available
by Jim Choate 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

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phorum - General Linux - Government Criminalizes Programmers
by Jim Choate 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

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The Register - US assumes global cyber-police authority
by Jim Choate 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

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RE: Antivirus software will ignore FBI spyware: solutions
by Jonathan Wienke 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

-----Original Message----- From: Tim May [mailto:tcmay@got.net] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 1:13 PM To: cypherpunks(a)lne.com Subject: Antivirus software will ignore FBI spyware: solutions Some interesting tips (bottome of this message) for detecting FBI/SS snoopware that NAI/McAfee is now assisting the FBI in installing. I especially like the idea of "type hundreds of random key strokes and see which files increase in size." (Or just look for any file size changes, as most of us type tens of thousands of keystrokes per day.) The mathematical side of most encryption is vastly stronger than the "crypto hygiene" side. There's a reason "code rooms" and "crypto shacks" on military ships and bases have lots of hoops to jump through, with locked boxes, double-keyed switches, controlled access, etc. Most users of PGP take no steps to secure key materials. (I plead guilty, too.) Most of us are used to immediate access, and we want crypto integrated with our mail. The notion of going to a locked safe, taking out the laptop or removable hard drive, ensuring an "air gap" between the decoding system and the Net, and checking for keyloggers and hostile code, and so on, is foreign to most of us. The "dongle" idea (e.g., Dallas Semiconductor buttons, etc.) has been around for a long time. Here's a new twist: the Apple iPod music player. I just got one. A 4.6 GB hard disk (Toshiba 1.8"). Hooks up via Firewire/IEEE 1394, with the link recharging the battery and auto-linking. The disk can also be mounted as a standard Firewire disk. Meaning, it could be used to store key material and even be used for PGP scratch operations. The increased security comes from its small size (easy to lock up) and because I usually have it with me when I am away from home. This makes "sneak and peek" searches and plants of malicious code less useful. Not a complete solution. Crypto hygiene and all. -----End Original Message----- An even better solution: a USB compact flash card reader. $30 at CompUSA or other fine electronics retailers, and $20 or less for a 16 MB compact flash card. This way more space than any normal person is going to need for PGP keyrings, with enough room left for your randseed file and other stuff like that, and at a price ($50 or so) that most anyone can afford. It is also transportable from computer to computer, so you could use it sneakernet style if you wanted to, especially if you get more/larger cards. 256MB cards are available for about $200, and a 1GB Microdrive runs around $400. Either of these could be carried in various orifices in extreme circumstances. :-)

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