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Re: Totally Unbreakable VME
by geeman＠best.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

It has just about all the earmarks of snakeoil. It's got: "breakthrough" all sorts of nifty acronyms sounds like a stream algorithm by another name you of course can't get the source code it's going to "revolutionize" cryptography... .... yawn .... Remember Elementrix? "In fact, Bill Gates and several of his competitors have been personally challenged to validate or discredit these claims. " I'll go one better than that! "Bill - you and your buddies all give me $1,000,000" I think I'll cut a press release right now ... At 10:26 AM 11/7/97 -0500, you wrote: > >News report Nov 7, 97: > >AT&T, Hewlett Packard, Intel Corporation, Dell Computers, and >many other leading computer corporations have been added to the >challenge list by Meganet Corporation. The challenge started >last week with Bill Gates, now some of his peers have an opportunity >to validate or discredit the bold claim that Meganet's VME >(Virtual Matrix Encryption) is totally unbreakable. > >Unbreakable encryption is the only answer to security >in our electronic world. This is graphically illustrated >by the recent report from the National Security Agency >reporting the open market availability of a $10 chip that >can test up to 200 million keys per second. The 56-bit key, >government and banking standard, can be compromised in >twelve (12) seconds with brute force using ASIC >(Application-specific Integrated Circuits) chips. > >Meganet has the answer with its new VME (Virtual Matrix >Encryption). The impenetrable VME also has extreme speed, >much faster than any existing program available today. > >Major computer companies are already starting discussions >to acquire the rights to market this incredible new data >encryption system. More information about this >exciting new technology can be found at: www.meganet.com > >---------- > >Hmm, wonder if it has impenetrable GAK and CAK options. > > >

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Return of the Living Zundel, from The Netly News
by Declan McCullagh 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

**************** http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/editorial/0,1012,1561,00.html The Netly News Network (http://netlynews.com/) November 6, 1997 Return of the Living Zundel by Chris Stamper (cstamper(a)pathfinder.com) Does Ernst Zundel have the right to deny the Holocaust and brag about it on the Net? In the U.S. the answer is unequivocally yes. But in Canada, where Zundel resides, the Human Rights Commission has been holding hearings on whether the "Zundelsite" violates the country's hate speech laws. If Zundel loses the case, he'll be asked to pay damages and take any offending articles off the web site. "A lot of people think this case is about censoring the Net," said Bernie Farber, national director of community relations for the Canadian Jewish Congress. "It isn't. It's about a Canadian violating Canadian law. In Canada and in every other Western democracy but the U.S., there are limits to free speech and one of those points is vilification. I should feel I have as much right to get on the Net and not feel demeaned because I'm a part of a particular group." A simple enough concept, except that the Canadian tribunal has no explicit jurisdiction over the Internet. However, it can regulate the phone system, and if the commission can equate Zundel's modems with answering machines and voice mail, it could set a precedent for regulating speech on the Net. Zundel claims that the whole case is simply an attempt by the commission to expand its powers into the realm of cyberspace. But then Zundel also claims that Hitler maintained a secret UFO base in Antarctica. The only certain truth about Zundel's case is that he's basking in free publicity as a result of the flap. "I was a nobody before they started hounding me," he told The Netly News. "Now everyone spells my name right. Every Canadian knows I think the Holocaust is a racket." [...]

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[patent] Secure electronic message transfer and voting scheme
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text X-Authentication-Warning: blacklodge.c2.net: majordom set sender to owner-cryptography(a)c2.org using -f From: tamaster(a)technologist.com Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 10:14:46 -0600 (CST) To: cryptography(a)c2.net Subject: [patent] Secure electronic message transfer and voting scheme X-Sender: Private Idaho 2.8b3 Sender: owner-cryptography(a)c2.net Secure anonymous message transfer and voting scheme (Assignee -- NEC Research Institute, Inc.) November 7, 1997 Assignee: NEC Research Institute, Inc. Patent Number: 5682430 Issue Date: 1997 10 28 Inventor(s): Kilian, Joseph John{#buSako, Kazue#} Abstract: A number-theoretic based algorithm provides for secure anonymous message transfer and electronic voting. A voter or sender may cast an encrypted vote or message that is processed through n centers in a manner which prevents fraud and authenticates the votes. Any interested party can verify that each vote has been properly counted. The invention can be realized by current-generation personal computers with access to an electronic bulletin board. Ex Claim Text: A method of secure anonymous message transfer from a plurality of senders by use of a plurality of mixing centers comprising the steps of: (a) choosing constants which are posted for senders S.sub.1, S.sub.2, . . . S.sub.l and mixing centers, C.sub.1, C.sub.2, . . . C.sub.n ; (b) each sender S.sub.k constructing an encrypted message which is posted; (c) a first mixing center C.sub.1 processing the posted messages from each sender S.sub.k which processed messages are then posted for use by the next center; (d) each mixing center C.sub.2 through C.sub.n-1 sequentially processing the processed messages from the previous center, which sequentially processed messages are then posted for use by the next center; (e) the last mixing center C.sub.n processing messages from the previous center C.sub.n-1 and posting the result; (f) each mixing center proving the validity of its processing, which proof is posted; and (g) channel checker verifying correctness of the execution from posted messages when necessary. from posted messages when necessary. --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/ Ask me about FC98 in Anguilla!: <http://www.fc98.ai/>

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FTC, Canada, Mexico officials launch "health claim surf day"
by Declan McCullagh 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

[From Nov 5 Natural Healthline. --Declan] ****************************************** FTC Launches North American Health Claim Surf Day ****************************************** by Michael Evers The Federal Trade Commission recently joined with public health and consumer protection and information agencies from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to "surf" the Internet for potentially false or deceptive advertising claims concerning treatments or cures for heart disease, cancer, AIDS, diabetes, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis. The FTC announced today that in just a few hours during the recently conducted North American Health Claim Surf Day, Internet surfers identified more than 400 World Wide Web sites and numerous Usenet newsgroups that contain promotions for products or services purporting to help cure, treat or prevent these six diseases. The FTC said that it sent hundreds of Web sites and newsgroups e-mail messages pointing out that advertisers must have evidence to back up their claims. FTC staff will follow-up by revisiting the targeted sites in the coming weeks to determine if changes have been made. Suspected violators received an e-mail warning which said the following: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), its federal and state law enforcement partners, and public health and consumer protection agencies from Mexico and Canada are sending you (and hundreds of other Internet advertisers) this message based upon a review of the promotion you disseminated through the Internet. The FTC and its partners have NOT determined whether your Internet promotion violates United States federal or state laws, Mexican law, or Canadian law. Nevertheless, we want to remind you that when you make health claims in promoting a product, service, or treatment, those claims must be truthful and non-deceptive. Deceptive Acts or Practices Are Unlawful under the FTC Act In the United States, Section 5 of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. § 45), prohibits deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. In addition, Section 12 of the Act (15 U.S.C. § 52) prohibits the dissemination of any false advertisement to induce the purchase of any food, drugs, or devices. An advertisement is misleading and deceptive if the advertiser makes an objective claim, either expressly or by implication, including through the use of consumer testimonials, without a "reasonable basis" to support that claim. As set out in the Commission's Advertising Substantiation Policy Statement, advertisements that specify the level of substantiation that the advertiser possesses (e.g., "tests prove" or "studies show") must be supported by at least that level of evidence. If the advertisement does not specify a particular type of substantiation, the Commission considers several factors in determining the appropriate level of substantiation. Typically, claims of the sort included on your Internet site must be substantiated by competent and reliable scientific evidence. Competent and reliable scientific evidence is defined as tests, analyses, research, studies, or other evidence based on the expertise of professionals in the relevant area, that has been conducted and evaluated in an objective manner by persons qualified to do so, using procedures generally accepted in the profession to yield accurate and reliable results. Anecdotal evidence and consumer testimonials are not considered competent and reliable scientific evidence. You may want to review your advertisement in light of these standards. Possible Violations in Other Jurisdictions Unfair or deceptive acts or practices are also unlawful under various state statutes in the United States. The standards under these statutes may be different from those of the FTC's. In addition, by placing an Internet site on the World Wide Web, you may be subject to scrutiny in other countries where you sell your products. You should be aware that many countries, including Mexico and Canada, also have laws that generally require advertisements to be truthful and non-deceptive. "Hopeful and sometimes desperate consumers spend millions of dollars on unproven, deceptively marketed, and often useless 'miracle cures' and the Internet should not become the newest medium for this age-old problem," said Jodie Bernstein, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "In addition to wasting consumers' money, some products or treatments may even cause them serious harm or endanger their lives. Even when the advertised remedy is harmless, it can still have a detrimental effect if it causes consumers to stop or slow the use of proven treatments." In addition to today's effort to prevent health fraud, the FTC has recently conducted several other Internet Surf Days focusing on different types of fraud, including pyramid schemes and deceptive business opportunity offers. North American Health Claim Surf Day participants included: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Health Canada Competition Bureau of Industry Canada Procuraduria Federal del Consumidor of Mexico the Secretaria de Salud of Mexico Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Communications Commission (Denver Office) Attorney General of Connecticut Attorney General of Illinois Attorney General of Kentucky Attorney General of Maryland Attorney General of Massachusetts Attorney General of Minnesota Attorney General of Missouri Attorney General of North Carolina Attorney General of Pennsylvania Attorney General of Tennessee Attorney General of Texas Attorney General of Vermont Attorney General of Virginia Attorney General of Wisconsin Arthritis Foundation American Heart Association American Diabetes Association Capital Area and Tristate AIDS Task Force Better Business Bureau serving northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. For more information, Federal Trade Commission Web site http://www.ftc.gov Tom Carter FTC Dallas Regional Director 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 2150 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 979-9350

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Re: Return of the Living Zundel, from The Netly News
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Declan McCullagh wrote: > http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/editorial/0,1012,1561,00.html > Return of the Living Zundel > by Chris Stamper (cstamper(a)pathfinder.com) > Does Ernst Zundel have the right to deny the Holocaust and brag > about it on the Net? In the U.S. the answer is unequivocally yes. But > in Canada, where Zundel resides, the Human Rights Commission has been > holding hearings on whether the "Zundelsite" violates the country's > hate speech laws. If Zundel loses the case, he'll be asked to pay > damages and take any offending articles off the web site. Canadian Shock TV!!! Camilla Scott, competing for airtime with Jerry Springer's shows about two-headed lady midget wrestlers in a bed full of chickens with a serial killer who married his own daughter, recently had a show where people who wanted their friends/relatives to change their 'outrageous' behavior could confront them live, on TV. One of the guests was perturbed because his friend, a very successful businessman, always wore black. (Clothes of exceptional quality and design, but _always_ black.) Fortunately, the Canadian sheeple hooted and hollered derision at the fellow, thus protecting us from unsavory types like the Man in Black. Unfortunately, the fellow seemed much happier and satisfied with his life than those doing the hooting and hollering, so chances are, he will continue his diabolical wardrobe atrocities. Canadians know that the answer to racism is to put the racists in ovens and gas them, then bury them in mass graves in Germany. Glad I could clear that up. MapleLeafMonger

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Beware of the 'ANY' Key / Re: Pauline Hanson's One Nation Monthly Newsletter
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Global Web Builders wrote: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > PLEASE NOTE: No unsolicited email is sent. If you do not want to be on the > mailing list please say "REMOVE" in the subject line and return this message > in the body. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- That darned 'ANY' key is up to its pesky tricks again. Long the scourge of computer neophytes everywhere, the elusive 'ANY' key continues to be responsible for all of the evils that happen in the computer world, at any place and point in time. Now, the 'ANY' key, which no computer neophyte ever manages to find when told to do so by Robert's Terribly Funky Manual, seems to be responsible for those who 'do NOT send out unsolicited email' spamming millions of computer users around the world. Bleeding cunt liberal that I am, my pussy bleeds purple piss for Pauline Hanson (whether she is wearing panties or not), for the great suffering she must be undergoing as a result of the 'ANY' key mysteriously sending out her message to millions of total strangers. Perhaps the answer to the diabolical scourge of the 'ANY' key is to provide all computer users with a 'REMOVE' key similar to the big red button that the US President has access to. TruthMistress > Dear supporter in NSW, > > Pauline Hanson's One Nation continues to grow an extraordinary rate. > > There are now over 200 branches of the party nationwide - this just twenty > eight weeks after the April launch. > > The interest in what we have to say and the level of our support is best > demonstrated by comparing the recent visits of National Senator Bill O'Chee > and Pauline Hanson to the traditional National heartland of Gympie in > central Queensland. At their respective dinners O'Chee managed to attract > just 12 people while Hanson attracted a full house of 400! > > These are challenging times ahead for the party. With this explosive growth > and interest the Manly head office of One Nation has come under enormous > pressure with calls from the media, the growing need to manage the new > branches and a number of related teething problems. > > Please be patient if you find delays in One Nation responding to an inquiry. > This is due to the workload being faced by the Manly office. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > As you will have read Pauline Hanson's One Nation will contest the > Queensland state elections after an independent survey revealed that the > party had, conservatively, up to 27% support in certain electorates. > > If you know of someone who would make a good candidate please contact Manly > office on (02) 9976 0283 for application forms. Please note closing date for > nominations is December 1st. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > There have been a number of One Nation press releases during October. These > can be viewed at: > > http://www.gwb.com.au/onenation/press > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Pauline Hanson's on-line Working Group: > > There has been a tremendous response to the establishment of Pauline > Hanson's on-line Working Group and we thank those who have become involved > for their support. > > If you would like to participate please email the following information for > consideration. > > Name, Contact details (address, phone, fax), membership number (this is a > pre-requisite) and branch (default is Manly). > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Like any growing political organisation Pauline Hanson's One Nation needs > your financial support. Please help NOW if you are able... Their is an > on-line form that can be printed out and posted together with your donation at: > > http://www.gwb.com.au/pledge.html > > Let's get that donation-meter reading moving! > > Pauline Hanson

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IPO ALERT: Brass Eagle, Inc. Available through Wit Capital
by fiona＠witcapital.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Come Celebrate the launch of Wit Capital Corporation!
by fiona＠witcapital.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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17 Dec '03

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