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CDR: europe physical meeting
by Tom Vogt 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

sorry for the delays - I've been very busy with this DeCSS stuff. back to the meeting: I'm looking for 3 more things: - a time - a place - an agenda here's the rundown: - a time ======== my current plan says: Friday, 29th. September 2000 that is close enough to actually happen, and still long enough to allow for planning and travel arrangements. if anyone wants to come, but can't on that specific date, please yell NOW and make an alternative suggestion. - a place ========= since the number of participants is a total variable, that's a difficult part. I'm currently looking for some kind of cafe or other place with both indoors and outdoors seats/tables that's large enough, has an acceptable atmosphere and is otherwise suitable. - an agenda =========== there should be at least a rough outline and a topic or two. if anyone wants to speak about a specific topic, tell me.

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CDR: Re: de minimus non curat lex
by David Marshall 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

TIGGGGERMOM(a)aol.com writes: > what does this mean???? The law cares not for the small [things].

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CDR: jerry boutelle
by billp＠nmol.com 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

http://members.tripod.com/bill_3_2/load2.htm We are moving ahead. Keep up-wind.

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CDR: U.S. Justice Department, Leading Technology Association Launch Web Site...
by Declan McCullagh 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

>Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:27:04 -0400 (EDT) >From: mds(a)mds.prwire.com >To: mds(a)mds02.prwire.com >Reply-To: mds(a)mds02.prwire.com, news(a)prwire.com >X-JID: 602169 >Subject: U.S. Justice Department, Leading Technology Association Launch >Web Site... > > > > U.S. Justice Department, Leading Technology Association Launch Web Site > To Teach Children Responsible Computer Use > > Offers Parents, Educators Back-To-School Tools To > Teach Kids About Online Ethics > > ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- As America's children go back to >school, The Cybercitizen Partnership, a joint effort by the U.S. Department of >Justice and the Information Technology Association of America Foundation >(ITAA), the nation's leading technology association, today launched a new Web >site for parents and educators designed to teach kids the right ways to use >the Internet. > The new Web site -- http://www.cybercitizenship.org -- represents a major >national effort to provide teachers, parents and their children with a new >learning tool -- responsible computer use. The Web site is initially focused >on providing support for parents, and will expand to assist teachers and >appeal to kids. > "Young people are growing up in a society where the Internet is > central to >everything from commerce to recreation," said U.S. Attorney General Janet >Reno. "Unfortunately, criminal activity exists online just as it does on the >streets. As children learn basic rules about right and wrong in the off-line >world, they must also learn about acceptable behavior on the Internet." > "This is a first-of-its kind government/private sector initiative to help >kids realize that the rules of the road in the off-line world also apply in >the online world," said ITAA President Harris N. Miller. "As the Internet >becomes more important to our daily lives, this initiative will help kids make >informed decisions about online behavior." > The Cybercitizen Partnership was formed last year to focus national >attention on cyber social behavior and the importance of teaching young >computer users to recognize that, in addition to protecting themselves from >the more unsavory and potentially dangerous behavior found in parts of the >Internet, they must understand that, when online, they are responsible for >their own actions and that these actions have consequences both for themselves >and others. The same standards of ethics expected in the off-line world must >be applied to the online world. The Web site will provide parents with >several tools including: > > * Teachable Moments: Tips to help parents use real-life events, news >stories and examples to help them talk to their kids about the >responsibilities they must accept when using the Internet; > > * Links: Relevant sites to connect parents to other programs and >organizations offering helpful information; > > * Logo: A kid-friendly character, created specifically for The >Cybercitizen Partnership, that reminds young computer users to "Surf Like A >Hero, Not A Zero" > > * Current Events: Useful news coverage on cyber ethics and cyber crimes >and a calendar of events for educational programs; > > * White Paper: A situation analysis and call-to-action addressing the >need to educate children about responsible cyber social behavior; > > * Ask The Experts: A list of experts on cyber ethics, who will be >available to respond to email inquiries from visitors to the site. > > "Now that students have rapidly increasing access to the Internet at >school and at home, the key is to excite them while teaching them the right >way to use the new medium," said Van B. Honeycutt, president and CEO of >Computer Sciences Corporation and chairman of The Cybercitizen Partnership. >"Our children represent the future technology workforce, which is why it's so >important for industry to play a major role in helping kids learn responsible >cyber behavior." > The Web site will evolve and eventually include: a directory of >educational initiatives across the country dedicated to integrating messages >about responsible cyber social behavior; new links to valuable Web sites; and >interactive tools for parents and teachers on cyber ethics. > Announced in March of 1999 by the U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, The >Cybercitizen Partnership serves as an umbrella organization to identify cyber >social behavior initiatives and to help create a movement to address legal and >ethical issues online. Current supporters of the program include: Computer >Sciences Corporation (www.csc.com ); Oracle (www.oracle.com ); >www.onehealthbank.com ; MERANT (www.merant.com ); Mirus Information Systems >(www.mirusinfo.com ); Stanford Consulting Group, Cyveillance, Inc., iDefense >(www.idefense.com ), the Recording Industry Association of America >(www.RIAA.com ) and BITS, the Technology Group for the Financial Services >sector (www.bankersround.org ). > > About ITAA > The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) provides global >public policy, business networking, and national leadership to promote the >continued rapid growth of the IT industry. ITAA consists of 400 direct and >26,000 affiliate corporate members throughout the U.S., and a global network >of 41 countries' IT associations. The Association plays the leading role in >issues of IT industry concern including information security, taxes and >finance policy, digital intellectual property protection, telecommunications >competition, workforce and education, immigration, online privacy and consumer >protection, government IT procurement, human resources and e-commerce policy. >ITAA members range from the smallest IT start-ups to industry leaders in the >Internet, software, IT services, ASP, digital content, systems integration, >telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields. For more information >visit www.itaa.org . > >SOURCE Information Technology Association of America > -0- 09/05/2000 > /CONTACT: Bob Cohen of Information Technology Association of America, >703-284-5301, bcohen(a)itaa.org; Elissa Lumley of Fleishman-Hillard, >202-828-8845, lumleye(a)fleishman.com, for Information Technology Association of >America; or Chris Watney of U.S. Justice Department, 202-514-2007, >chris.j.watney(a)usdoj.gov/ > /Web sites: http://www.cybercitizenship.org > http://www.itaa.org/

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CDR: Re: Is kerberos broken?
by BENHAM TIMOTHY JAMES 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

> > At 12:00 PM 8/31/00 -0400, Joseph Ashwood wrote: > >No but I feel free to type a hundred or so, but that's beside the > >point. The claim made was that anything a human can remember, a > >computer can brute force, this was simply one very clear example that > >it simply was not true, as I rather thoroughly established. > > Anything large that a human can remember has enough structure so that you > don't need brute force, you use a dictionary-based attack. A human can easily remember 26 random letters from a 32 character alphabet with a little mnemonic method (eg map each character to a word so that it makes up some sort of dumb story). 5*26==130 which is more bits than computers can currently exhaust over.

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CDR: Re: Whipped Europeans
by brflgnk＠cotse.com 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

Said by Sampo Syreeni <decoy(a)iki.fi>: -- begin quote -- >Crack cocaine is made using a relatively simple procedure which changes >that equilibrium to where almost all of it blows into the brain at >once. This is why crack cocaine is considered worse than the "regular" >powder. 'Freebasing' wasn't it? Cook in high pH to release the free alcaloid form from the salt. What I do not remember is the precise reason for the high permeability - water solubility? -- end quote -- I don't think so. The hydrochloride form (regular "powder") is water-soluble, but the free alkaloid is fat-soluble. That's why it's smoked instead of snorted. But the process not only converts the cocaine, it also loses any dilution material ("cut"). So the final dose is, for all practical purposes, pure cocaine that needs no additional conversion in the bloodstream. It might not be permeability that's responsible for the different effect. Could be a simple matter of delivering a higher quantity of ready-to-permeate material.

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CDR: AtomFilms Insider Membership
by Atom Insider 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

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CDR: Black Rock, Nev
by David Honig 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

Black Rock, Nev (Routers) Air Force spokeswoman Jane Denning apologized for the accidental detonation of a fuel-air munition above the "Burning Man" campgrounds, blaming the error on outdated National Imagery and Mapping Agency maps that showed the area as part of an active nearby bombing range. Bureau of Land Management rangers on the scene said there were no survivors. Department of Justice spokesman Louis Slaveh said that although there will be no compensation from the government, officials are taking steps to see that this doesn't happen again. A DEA official on the scene commented "We should have thought of this earlier."

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CDR: ZDNet UK News: Mathematics experts promise encryption boost
by mikefreeman＠hushmail.com 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

This ZDNET UK News story has been forwarded to you by mikefreeman(a)hushmail.com who has added these comments: Has anybody here looked at the algorithim? If so what are your thoughts? Mathematics experts promise encryption boost Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:02:03 GMT Will Knight With the government's snooping bill looming, experts devise ways of making Net communications more secure A technique that promises to make advanced encryption more secure has been developed by mathematics experts at France's National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA). Robert Harley, a graduate student at INRIA and one of the researchers behind the new technique, says the new method will make "elliptic curve" cryptography less vulnerable to attack. Elliptic curve cryptography is a mathematical method for generating keys that are commonly used to secure email messages and Internet connections. Elliptic curve cryptography is more difficult to solve than older techniques but it takes time to calculate the curves in the first place. Harley has created an algorithm that makes it much easier to generate individual elliptic curves, which can be used to generate unique user keys for securing individual messages. "Most people who use elliptic curve cryptography stick with one curve. Within academic circles this is seen as slightly dangerous. It like putting all your eggs in one basket," says Harley. Harley's algorithm, which is based on theoretical work of Japanese mathematician Takakazu Satoh of Saitama University, makes it possible to calculate a curve with far less computing power than is conventionally required. The time taken for a common calculation is reduced from days to a matter of hours. The new technique is likely to have an impact on commercial applications cryptography. Harley says that US software company Encrsoft is already hoping to incorporate his technique into its encrypted instant messaging application Top Secret Messenger. Entrust has also expressed an interested in the technique. The approach may also be used to make SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption, which is used to send transactions and communications over HTTP Internet connections more secure. Researchers at Sun and Standford University are developing SSL solutions based on Harley's research. They can see you... Read about how and why in Surveillance (http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/specials/1999/09/surveillance/) a ZDNet News Special What do you think? Tell the Mailroom (mailroomuk(a)zd.com) And read (http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/mailroom.html) what others have said. If you found this ZDNN news report valuable, why not sign up for the free daily ZDNN News Alert - and we'll email you our top five headlines every day. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/misc/newsletters/news.html ZDNet News: The UK's best source for computing news - updated throughout the day. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/ Please report any abuse of this service to ukwebmaster(a)zd.com

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CDR: Spread misinfo, got to jail?
by Blank Frank 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

Friday September 1 6:42 PM ET Bloomberg, Internet Wire Sued Over Emulex By Nicole Volpe NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Florida investor has filed a lawsuit against Internet Wire and Bloomberg LP over a false press release that led to a nosedive in the shares of Emulex Corp. (NasdaqNM:EMLX - news) last week in one of the biggest Web-based financial hoaxes ever, attorneys said on Friday. The suit, filed on behalf of retiree Ron Hart and which seeks class action status, accuses the two organizations of allegedly ``recklessly disseminating materially false and misleading information,'' Hartford, Conn.-based law firm Schatz & Nobel said in a statement. Hart lost as much as $15,000 as a result of the hoax, said Schatz partner Andrew Schatz. Both Internet Wire, a company announcement distribution service, and Bloomberg, a financial information and news company, declined to comment on the suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. ``We have not been served so we do not have a comment until we are,'' said Internet Wire spokeswoman Amy Orebaugh on Friday. Bloomberg spokeswoman Chris Taylor said that as of early Friday morning it had not been served a lawsuit and said the company does not comment on ongoing litigation. A false press release issued via Internet Wire and picked up by Bloomberg, Dow Jones and some other news organizations caused the data networking equipment maker's stock to fall more than 50 percent last Friday. Reuters did not carry the hoax. The release said that the company was under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, was about to restate its earnings and that its chief executive had quit. On Thursday, a 23-year-old college student was arrested and charged with the hoax and pocketing almost $250,000 from subsequent trading of Emulex stock. The ``plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all investors who sold Emulex stock or call options or purchased put options on August 25, 2000 before the resumption of trading at 1:30 p.m. EST,'' Schatz & Nobel said in a statement. Schatz said other investors had contacted him and he expected that some of them would join in the suit. Hart had about 500 Emulex shares and sold them at about $80 each in the middle of the share price plunge, which reversed as soon as the hoax was revealed, said Andrew Schatz. The company's shares, which fell to $48-1/16 on August 25 before trading was suspended, have since recovered to close at 107-1/2 on Friday.

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