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disarming pakis
by Subcommander Bob 22 Sep '01

22 Sep '01

The government of Pakistan spent a long time persuading the people of Chitral to give up their guns, and finally they did. Now the Afghans come with guns. But no, it is not a problem. Not yet, because they are looking that way." He pointed toward Afghanistan. Then he dropped his arm and said, "It's all very far away from you in America, isn't it?" http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ucrr/20010921/cm/to_die_in_afghanistan_1.html

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Formwork Peri trio
by Formwork 22 Sep '01

22 Sep '01

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All your Pakistanis are 0urz
by Subcommander Bob 22 Sep '01

22 Sep '01

At 09:56 PM 9/21/01 -0700, Tim May wrote: >(I think there was a Sylvester Stallone movie which I never saw about a >similar plan..."Daylight" was the name, I think. Interestingly, >Hollywood usually has the hero stopping the timer at the 4-second mark, >near the movie's end. Like diverting the asteroids and comets. Like >stopping the Andromeda Strain from escaping. When a nuke _does_ go off, >as in "True Lies," it's several miles away and only produces some >suntans. Reality is not so antiseptic.) Reality is a bunch of guys in FBI jackets scratching their heads and grabbing the body bags out of the van. Hard to make an engrossing movie out of that.

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Formwork Peri trio
by Formwork 22 Sep '01

22 Sep '01

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More on Pakistan's nukes...and the Taliban getting to them
by Tim May 22 Sep '01

22 Sep '01

Apropos of what I was saying about India hitting Pakistan's nukes if it looks like the fundamentalist Muslims will get to them, here's an article I just saw, excerpted. Adding to this report, I saw some Pakistani high school kids, in a physics class (BTW, a physics class such as one might see at the Bronx High School of Science, not your typical h.s.), explaining with great enthusiasm that they were all planning to become "mujuhadeen" to sacrifice themselves for the Jihad. This is what the West will be facing over the next generation. Keep your powder dry. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2001320010-2001324777,00.html THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 2001 The nuclear threat Pakistan could lose control of its arsenal BY NIGEL HAWKES West's worst scenario A LEADING authority on Pakistans nuclear programme has given warning of a nightmare scenario in which a destabilised Pakistan lost control of its nuclear weapons to supporters of the Taleban. ... Mr Perkovich said that Pakistan has about two to three dozen potential nuclear weapons, all based on highly enriched uranium. Tests carried out in 1998 demonstrated that they work. Pakistan also has medium-range missiles capable of reaching targets in India, if no farther afield. In normal times, they keep the warheads separate from the missiles, he said, and the fissile uranium the core of the weapon is not kept in the warhead, which consists of electronics and high explosives, but doesnt have the fissile core in it. Its all dressed up and nowhere to go. ... The fissile core, about the size of a melon and weighing up to 66lb, can be sub-divided into segments that can be stored separately. So the entire weapon can be split into components that in themselves are innocuous. --end excerpt-- DAY-BY-DAY COVERAGE * Sept 14 * Sept 15 * Sept 17 * Sept 18 * Sept 19 * Sept 20 DONATIONS HELP CROSSWORD SEARCH CONTACT US TERMS & CONDITIONS

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update.557 (fwd)
by Jim Choate 22 Sep '01

22 Sep '01

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 13:34:25 -0400 (EDT) From: AIP listserver <physnews(a)aip.org> To: physnews-mailing(a)aip.org Subject: update.557 PHYSICS NEWS UPDATE The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News Number 557 September 20, 2001 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein, and James Riordon THE GREENING OF NORTH LATITUDES. A new study shows [SSZ: text deleted] AN ANOMALOUS ACOUSTOELECTRIC EFFECT has been [SSZ: text deleted] MULTIPLAYER QUANTUM GAMES. Played with atoms and photons rather than dice and coins, quantum games are contests whose outcomes are governed by the unusual logic of the submicroscopic world. The basic token in a quantum game is a "qubit," a bit of data which is stored in an object such as an atomic nucleus. While a classical coin can only be heads (data value 0) or tails (data value 1), a qubit can effectively be both heads (0) and tails (1) at the same time, since the nucleus can be in a combination or superposition of spin-up (0) and spin-down (1). What's more, one can interlink or "entangle" qubits held by separate players so that manipulating one qubit strongly affects the others. More than a diversion, playing quantum games can reveal new information-processing tasks (possibly even certain types of financial transactions) that quantum computers could perform more efficiently than classical computers. Towards these ends, theorists have been taking traditional games, adapting them for the quantum realm, and checking if new or better strategies emerge for winning. While past quantum games have focused on two players (Update 411), Oxford researchers (Patrick Hayden, Patrick.hayden(a)qubit.org) have now identified multiplayer games in which the player's optimal strategy differs from that of the classical version of the game. The researchers discovered unique strategies in a three-player quantum version of the Dilemma game, in which three partners engaged in a venture (such as getting the best seats at a concert) each decide whether or not to betray the others in efforts to maximize personal gain. In the quantum version, the qubits are entangled, then each person uses his qubit to choose between the following strategies: try for good seat (0), settle for poor seat (1) or some superposition of the two. Entanglement actually destroys the incentive for a player to contradict and thereby betray his opponents and it removes the classical dilemma entirely. Although quantum games are mostly played on paper at this point, a Chinese group has just reported the experimental realization of a quantum Prisoner's Dilemma (Los Alamos preprint quant-ph/0104087). (Benjamin and Hayden, Physical Review A, September 2001)

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Slashdot | Analysis of New Internet Wiretap Laws
by Jim Choate 22 Sep '01

22 Sep '01

http://slashdot.org/articles/01/09/22/0045251.shtml -- -- ____________________________________________________________________ Kill them all, take their land, and go there for vacation. Rage Against The Machine The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fw: [ISN] Aust Defence wont disclose stance on encryption (fwd)
by Jim Choate 22 Sep '01

22 Sep '01

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 11:11:01 +0100 From: Jason <Jason.Gruber(a)btinternet.com> To: cryptography(a)wasabisystems.com Subject: Fw: [ISN] Aust Defence wont disclose stance on encryption ----- Original Message ----- From: "InfoSec News" <isn(a)c4i.org> To: <isn(a)attrition.org> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 8:38 AM Subject: [ISN] Aust Defence wont disclose stance on encryption > http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/security/story/0,2000024985,20260593,00.htm ?chkpt=zdnn_nbs_h > > By Rachel Lebihan, > ZDNet Australia > 20 September 2001 > > Australias Department of Defence wont disclose if it will answer the > US governments call to arms in restricting encryption technologies, > and despite widespread support in the States for a ban on > cryptography, experts say its unlikely to happen. > > ZDNet previously reported that the question of restricting the use of > encryption tools is a matter of serious debate in the US, where > officials have been quick to blame the use of cryptography for the > surveillance breakdown that failed to detect signs of the recent > US-focused terrorist attacks. > > The US has called for international support in its encryption > crackdown but Australian government departments have been quick to > pass the buck or keep their mouths shut as to whether or not the > country will rally to support its US counterpart. > > Minister for communications Senator Richard Alstons office didnt > return phone calls to ZDNet Australia and the Attorney Generals > department referred the matter to the Department of Defence, which > said: It goes into the realms of defence and we dont comment on that. > > According to reports from the US, there is widespread support for a > ban on "uncrackable" encryption products, with 72 percent of Americans > agreeing that anti-encryption laws would be "somewhat" or "very" > helpful in preventing a repeat of the September 11 terrorist attacks. > > However, according to Laura Chappell of US-based Protocol Analysis > Institute, a ban is unlikely to happen. Although over-the-counter > decryption tools are readily available over the Internet we use the > same tools for troubleshooting on our own networksto not allow vendors > to distribute them is impossible, she told ZDNet Australia. > > The encryption issue is a double-edged sword...in the US we want to > vote electronically so encryption must be tremendously advanced and > secure. Alternately, we don't want the terrorists to have encryption > better than our government, she said. > > Chappell believes that although a ban on cryptography wont happen, > those who write encryption technology will probably cooperate more > with the government to help them detect when terrorist communication > is going occurring. > > This is the first time ISPs have really cooperatedthe government > usually has to bend over backwards until its nose bleeds to get even a > little cooperation, Chappell said. > > According to Grant Bayley, founder of 2600 Australia ( > www.2600.org.au/) a hub of information on computer security, if there > are serious moves in the United States to crack down on encryption, > the Australian Government will surely following suit. > > However, such a privacy-restrictive move isn't likely to be a quick > one, given that additional laws would need to be created, debated, > presumably senate-examined and passed, according to Bayley. A sudden > backflip on privacy enhancements to a position of restricting > cryptography and allowing much greater government surveillance of > citizens isn't likely to go down well with an election looming, Bayley > added. > > Bayley said it wouldnt surprise him if developers were asked by the > government for decryption assistance, however, In my opinion, there's > more problems associated with putting the genie back in the bottle > than there have been with letting the genie out. > > I think the non-technical pollies in Washington are looking for every > reason to avoid pointing the finger at the reduced human capabilities > of their surveillance and intelligence organisations, he said. > > Alex Shiels, who runs a Web site relating to cryptography, censorship > and free speech, agrees that no Western government is likely to outlaw > cryptography because it's essential to the finance and e-commerce > industry. > > What we might see though is mandatory key escrow, where users are > required to lodge their decryption keys with a government agency, to > be made accessible to law enforcement when a warrant is granted, > Shiels said, bringing into the debate the fact that corrupt or > incompetent escrow agency officials could release keys to the wrong > person. > > US corporations are bracing themselves for cyberterrorism attacks. > Australia needs to do the same. Encryption forms a critical part of > online security and internet defences. Any government moves to limit > the use of encryption, including key escrow schemes, will weaken those > defences, Shiels said. > > At the end of the day, Chappell believes that corporate America will > win out. > > Corporate America is not going to break down the walls and allow a > government state. > > What happens in Australia remains to be seen. > > > > - > ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org > > To unsubscribe email majordomo(a)attrition.org with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY > of the mail. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo(a)wasabisystems.com

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Copy-control Senator sleeps while fair-use rights burn
by Anonymous-Remailer＠See.Comment.Header 22 Sep '01

22 Sep '01

Copy-control Senator sleeps while fair-use rights burn By Jack Bryar, NewsForge.com Posted: 22/09/2001 at 00:04 GMT Picture a future where distributing Linux is a crime punishable by a hefty fine and a prison sentence. If that sounds ridiculous, then you haven't run into the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act. It's the very latest - and most bizarre - word in political back-scratching from one of South Carolina's U.S. senators. And he'd rather not talk about it, thank you very much. It is unlawful to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide or otherwise traffic in any interactive digital device that does not include and utilize certified security technologies that adhere to the security systems standards adopted under section 104. This is the heart of the new Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA), a draft of legislation proposed by U.S. Senator Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, a Democrat from South Carolina. Yes, it is vague, and perhaps intentionally so. The SSSCA raises a number of questions, none of which its politically powerful sponsor feels compelled to answer. Repeated calls to Hollings' office were routed to voicemail or message-takers, and on two occasions, an individual who was unable to do anything - including providing his name - other than repeat the phrase "I'm simply not qualified to comment on this matter," to any question I asked until I hung up the phone. What is the ominous-sounding section 104, with its security systems standards? According to the draft legislation, the companies that make digital devices and the companies that own copyright content are expected to sit down together and, within 12 months of the SSSCA's passage, come to an agreement on copy-protection standards. If what these two camps agree on passes muster with the Department of Commerce, eventually compliant copy-protected devices will be created using those standards. If, after two years (Commerce can extend the deadline by another 12 months) the two parties can't agree, then the Department of Commerce can create its own legally-binding standards. When calling Hollings' office, I merely wanted to know the answers to the following questions: - What, exactly, is a digital device? Are we talking about just computers, or are we talking about computers, plus MP3 players, television sets, and VCRs? Are we talking about everything digital, and does that mean that the next alarm clock I buy will have to prohibit copying, even if was never intended for that use in the first place? - How will this affect fair use provisions that currently allow copying of recordings I own for my personal use? Will the argument be that I'm still allowed to make such copies if I can find a pre-SSSCA device, but if I buy such a device from, say, a secondhand store, will that land the shopkeeper (not to mention me) in jail? - And yeah, what about Linux? How do you make the operating system, where every column inch of source code is available for inspection, SSSCA compliant? I think this may be a self-answering question: You can't - not unless some drastic changes to current licenses and code distribution are made. If there's a certain level of paranoia in Hollings' office regarding the SSSCA, perhaps it's understandable. From all perspectives, this is nothing more than a blatant attempt to offer a return on investment to campaign donors. As the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, one of the most important committee chairs on Capitol Hill, Hollings has attracted quite a stable of high-profile donors over the years. According to Federal Election Commission data presented by campaign contribution watchdog Open Secrets, there are five major media and entertainment companies in the top 20 list of Hollings' most generous campaign donors. They include AOL Time Warner ($33,500), the Murdoch-owned News Corporation ($28,224), Viacom's CBS ($16,632), the National Association of Broadcasters ($22,000), and Walt Disney Co. ($18,500). The individual donors from those companies include a flock of high-ranking executives from various News Corp/Fox subsidiaries, Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone, and Ted Turner from AOL Time Warner. Since 1995, employees from companies producing television, movies, music, and other media content have sent Hollings $287,534, making the entertainment industry his second most generous supporters. Those individual donations look like small potatoes, especially when you find out that they cover the past five to six years of campaign contributions. It's illegal for corporations to spend money on federal elections, and individual donors aren't allowed to to contribute more than $1,000 to a candidate for federal office, or more than $20,000 per year to a political party. Not that this stops anyone from doing it, and doing it legally through something known as soft money. Soft money has been around since 1978, when a Federal Election Commission made an administrative ruling that allowed money to be donated to political organizations for the purpose of building party structure. The activity and the money that fueled it was never intended to be used to influence the outcome of a federal election. The only problem is that the FEC has no power to investigate where soft money is applied once it enters the political machine. And it is not, by any stretch of the imagination, hard to figure out what AOL Time Warner and Disney want when each donated over $1 million last year to the major American political parties. Nor does it take a cluster of Linux supercomputers to figure out that such money may eventually wind up being spent by the more connected members of that party - the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, for example. Even with such staunch support from the nation's media giants, they're only number two on Hollings' list of top givers broken down by industry. The top spot goes to a combination of lawyers, law firms, and influential lobbyist groups. Individual supporters include legal eagles from Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson, and Hand ($28,508) who represent virtually every major sports league and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flohm ($2,500), who currently have their hands full with representing Compaq's side of its $25 billion merger with Hewlett-Packard. And then there's Tony Podesta's high-profile lobbying firm, which represents such friends of fair use as RIAA and the MPAA. Taking up the rear are individual donations from lawyers, many with experience in technology and intellectual property litigation. It's important to remember that the SSSCA is a draft of a bill that may or may not be introduced in both houses of Congress. Unfortunately, it's a draft that's just gained a sponsor in the House of Representatives. The good news from many watchdog groups is that the bill, in its current state, isn't expected to get past committee. The bad news is that some parts of it will likely survive or be resurrected in any number of other bills that could be introduced in the next Congressional session. Now sure, I can understand that perhaps our Congressional leaders are little preoccupied, what with last week's events. And I don't mean to vulgarize or trivialize that tragedy, but it's times like these when our elected leaders should be under the most intense scrutiny. Unpleasant regulatory surprises have a way of sneaking in the back door when the voting public is otherwise engaged.

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