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by Eugen Leitl 26 Nov '04

26 Nov '04

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"And I hope that you die; And your death'll come soon"
by Major Variola (ret) 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

>Seen the Norwegian site that calls for Bush's head shot? >Two URLs, the last vivid: > > http://www.killhim.nu/ > > http://killhimwith.bazooka.at/once/ Quite refreshing (although a simple macromedia browser game would have been a nice touch) when a US teenager armed with a Dylan song warrants a visit from the men in black: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_3323602,… ------- "People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history." -some idiot republican

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[osint] Mexican police hunt lynch mob
by R.A. Hettinga 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

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[osint] 'Stunning' arms haul in Falluja
by R.A. Hettinga 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

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ID scheme, IT the key to Blunkett's new terror laws
by R.A. Hettinga 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/24/security_bill_roundup/print.html> The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register ; Internet and Law ; Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs ; Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/24/security_bill_roundup/ ID scheme, IT the key to Blunkett's new terror laws By John Lettice (john.lettice at theregister.co.uk) Published Wednesday 24th November 2004 12:00 GMT The pile of security legislation the Government unveiled yesterday is disturbingly large but, as Peter Hain has to all intents and purposes confessed, most of it is window-dressing this side of the election. A couple of Bills will get through before May, with ID cards and SOCA, the 'British FBI', among the most likely to do so. Another with heavy IT implications, the Management of Offenders Bill (tagging) also stands some chance, but ID Cards (the Government seems to have switched back to "Cards" rather than "Scheme") looks like being the showpiece the Government will try to sell itself on in the next election campaign. The 'British FBI', the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) will not cover terrorism, which makes it not much of an FBI, but will have a lot to do with surveillance, and is headed by former MI5 chief Sir Stephen Lander, who revealed himself as worryingly gung-ho in Sunday's Dimbleby programme. It was the excited smirk he gave as he said: "I'm an enthusiast for using wiretaps" that got us. So lots more lovely wiretaps in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill, some media training for Sir Stephen, but quite possibly no sign of wiretaps being used in court before the Counter Terrorism Bill makes them more secrecy-friendly on the other side of the election. Lander, along with Blunkett and most of the security services, isn't so keen on having surveillance operations being exposed in court proceedings. On the two flagship bills Blunkett says: "Identity cards would help us tackle the organised criminals and terrorists who use fake identities to carry out their crimes. They would also aid the fight against illegal working and immigration abuse, enable easier and more convenient access to services and ensure free public services are only used by those entitled to them. The Identity Cards Bill will set out the stringent safeguards we want for the use of the cards, what information they contain and who can access it. "The Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill would establish a new agency to lead the fight against crime gangs whose trade in drugs and guns has an impact in every community in Britain. A new law-enforcement agency will be created that will pursue crime bosses using the very latest technology. The Bill would also overhaul the powers of police officers and extend the powers of Community Support Officers so they can deal effectively with anti-social behaviour on the streets." We'll leave the mission-creep obvious in that last sentence until we can do a broader reading of the legislation for 'shopping list' type additions. Both the surveillance aspect and the intent to use the "very latest technology" (which underlies most of the security plans) is of major importance for the IT industry. Two draft bills, the Draft Youth Justice Bill and the Draft Counter-Terrorism Bill, are there to put down marks for the next administration and to 'crowd out' the opposition on the security issue. The Youth Justice Bill will be ramping up the use of tagging and tracking to support a move away from prison and towards community sentences, while the Counter-Terrorism Bill will likely include Blunkett's 'ASBOS for terror suspects' (or as we're trying to call them, Anti-Internet Behaviour Orders, AIBOs, (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/21/blunkett_internet_ban/) and juryless anti-terror courts. This does not seem sufficient to populate a whole David Blunkett 'sensible preemptive security measure', and we feel sure there will be much more. A couple more measures do not have any obvious security implications, but are likely to be of interest to Register readers. The Inland Revenue and Customs Merger Bill is intended to do what it says on the tin, and will clearly have an impact on your personal financial situation. The Road Safety Bill will allow police to force drink-drive offenders to take another test, and raises the fine for driving while using a mobile phone to #60. This latter is a response to the lack of impact of the previous effort at a ban, which itself was brought in because enforcement of existing legislation on driving without due care and attention was patchy. You'll note that the problem here is enforcement rather than level of fine, but that they're pretending not to notice. The Clean Neighbourhoods And Environment Bill might have an impact on the more rowdy elements of the IT business, not that this should apply to Register readers. It gives local authorities the power to issue fines for a range of messy behaviour, including litter, noise and light pollution (light pollution? No doubt somebody will explain), so getting spot-fined for dropping cigarettes and being unruly outside pubs will become more common. Blunkett's 'zero tolerance' consultant from the US has also been suggesting points on your driving licence for anti-social behaviour, so there will be that to consider in the future as well. Oh, and Blunkett proposes to broaden police powers of arrest, while the Drugs Bill allows police to test for drugs on arrest rather than when charged. Those arrested will already have their DNA added to the national database, and ultimately the wider arrest powers will allow biometrics to be added in the same way (if they haven't got them already by then). It all joins up, conceptually. Joining it up IT-wise will be a lot harder, and that issue will keep us all busy for quite a few years yet. . -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

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Get yer draconian Blunkett rhetoric here
by R.A. Hettinga 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/24/blunkett_policy_maker/print.html> The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register ; Odds and Sods ; Bootnotes ; Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/24/blunkett_policy_maker/ Get yer draconian Blunkett rhetoric here By Lester Haines (lester.haines at theregister.co.uk) Published Wednesday 24th November 2004 09:31 GMT Those readers who are following the magnificent meanderings of UK home secretary David Blunkett as he moves the UK inexorably towards voluntary/compulsory ID cards (http://www.cashncarrion.co.uk/?op=catalogue-products-null&prodCategoryID=28) in an attempt to stem the tide of swan-roasting illegal immigrant members of al-Qaeda who threaten the very fabric of our society will certainly enjoy Chris Applegate's David Blunkett Policy Maker (http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/other/blunkett.php) This nifty piece of programming is designed to deliver "draconian rhetoric, whenever you want it", and can instantly formulate a Blunkett-style policy guaranteed to make Britain a safer, more loving place. For example: Give refugees a 'Citizenship test', and then deny them the right to trial by jury. And charge them for it. Quite right too. Applegate warns users that: "The random generator can generate actual policies that Blunkett has launched. I take no responsibility for any distress caused by sudden realisation of the truth, nor any feelings of fear, doom etc. for one's own civil liberties." You have been warned. . -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

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DIY fingerprint idea thwarts ID thieves
by R.A. Hettinga 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/24/fingerprint_fights_id_theft/print.h…> The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/24/fingerprint_fights_id_theft/ DIY fingerprint idea thwarts ID thieves By John Leyden (john.leyden at theregister.co.uk) Published Wednesday 24th November 2004 07:59 GMT The Home Office is touting ID cards as a solution to ID theft in today's Queen's Speech (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4034543.stm) but a Yorkshire man has taken matters into his own hands. Jamie Jameson, a civil servant from Scarborough in North Yorkshire, insists that credit can only be extended in his name on production of a thumbprint. Jameson hit on the idea of writing to the UK's three main credit reference agencies - Equifax, Experian and Call Credit - and requesting that they put a 'Notice of Correction' on his file stating that a print must be offered with applications for loans or credit cards issued in his name. At the same time he submitted his fingerprint. This Notice of Correction of the first thing a prospective lender will see when it calls up his records. Normally this facility provides a way for individuals to explain why they have a county court judgement against their name or other qualifications to their credit history. Jameson is using it to do a cheap security check. Although uncommon in the UK, thumbprints are often used as an audit mechanism for people cashing cheques in US banks. A similar scheme was trialled (http://www.south-wales.police.uk/fe_news_w/news_details.asp?newsid=169) in Wales. Jameson takes a little ink pad similar to that used in US banks around with him all the time just in case he might need it. If an application for credit is accepted without a thumbprint - against Jameson's express instructions - then he will not be liable for losses. If a would-be fraudster gives a false print on an application then it makes it easier for them to be traced by the police. "Lenders don't have to match prints. Using prints just establishes an audit trail if anything goes wrong," Jameson explained. "It's not so much me proving who I am as preventing someone else being me." Jameson has been using the idea successfully for over a year. He concedes that the scheme isn't foolproof and that it's possible to fake (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/16/gummi_bears_defeat_fingerprint_sens…) fingerprints ("nothing's perfect," as he puts it). As far as Jameson knows he's the only person who's using the technique in the UK. The scheme delays the issuing of credit, which could be a problem with people who apply for multiple accounts but this is a minor inconvenience for Jameson. "This is driven by the individual so there are no data protection issues. It's a real deterrent to ID theft," he told El Reg. . -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

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CIA Researching Automated IRC Spying (fwd from brian-slashdotnews@hyperreal.org)
by Eugen Leitl 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

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Re: Fallujah: Marine Eye-Witness Report
by John Kelsey 24 Nov '04

24 Nov '04

>From: "James A. Donald" <jamesd(a)echeque.com> >Sent: Nov 24, 2004 1:02 AM >To: cypherpunks(a)al-qaeda.net >Subject: Re: Fallujah: Marine Eye-Witness Report ... >And the problem with a civil war in Iraq is? At least three: a. The pottery barn theory of foreign affairs--we'd be blamed for making things worse. (I don't know how much this matters long term, but it would certainly have made life pretty hard on Tony Blair and the rest of the world leaders who actually supported us.) b. We would one day like their oil back on the market. c. We would like to make sure that the next regime to come to power there isn't someone we also feel obligated to get rid of, as even invasions done on the cheap cost a lot of money. > --digsig > James A. Donald --John

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Re: Latest Tasteful Video Game: Chappaquiduck
by Major Variola (ret) 24 Nov '04

24 Nov '04

At 11:34 PM 11/21/04 -0800, Bill Stewart wrote: >Slsahdot reports that MSNBC reports http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6549265/ >that there's a new video game "JFK Reloaded" http://www.jfkreloaded.com/start/ I'm waiting for Grand Theft Auto IV, Drunk Over the Bridge With the Secretary variant. Wonder what Teddie will say about that one. Oswald saved the world from nuclear conflict, thank the gods he offed the sex & drug crazed toothy one as soon as he (et al :-) did. And a hell of a shot as well. Gotta respect that, with a bolt-action, no less.

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