November 2014 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Does a society of sheep deserve a government of wolves?
by Georgi Guninski 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

The question is: === Does a society of sheep deserve a government of wolves? === Some rants: Obama is protecting the NSA and is probably claiming "I am elected by the sheep, so the sheep are protecting the NSA". If it weren't Obama only the names will change. The majority of sheep are economically enslaved and/or brainwashed IMO.

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VeraCrypt Trustworthiness?
by Fabio Pietrosanti (naif) - lists 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

Yo, a friendly human rights lawyer just asked me for an opinion on VeraCrypt's Trustworthiness. I never heard about such project: https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/ Does the community have some critics or favorable opinion about that, in place of truecrypt? -- Fabio Pietrosanti (naif) HERMES - Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights http://logioshermes.org - https://globaleaks.org - https://tor2web.org - https://ahmia.fi

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RU Sirius on Cypherpunks (2013)
by Gregory Foster 30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14

The Verge (Mar 7, 2013) - "Cypherpunk rising: WikiLeaks, encryption, and the coming surveillance dystopia" by @StealThisSingul: http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/7/4036040/cypherpunks-julian-assange-wikilea… > EARLY CYPHERPUNK IN FACT AND FICTION > CYPHERPUNK WAS BOTH AN EXCITING NEW VISION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE AND A FUN SUBCULTURE DEDICATED TO MAKING IT HAPPEN > > Flashback: Berkeley, California 1992. I pick up the ringing phone. My writing partner, St. Jude Milhon, is shouting down the line: "I’ve got it! Cypherpunk!" gf -- Gregory Foster || gfoster(a)entersection.org @gregoryfoster <> http://entersection.com/

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Encryption Experts and Snake Oilers Quacking Like Governments
by John Young 30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14

Capitalizing on the comsec frenzy, several sites, probably many, are offering to encrypt for those who do not want install programs or find them too difficult to use. All appear to promise that no records, private and public keys, email addresses or content will be kept. Trust them. For example, here's one used to send encrypted messages: https://www.igolder.com/pgp/encryption/ This approach suggests that the renewed crypto wars have again bred a new round of opportunities to beguile those who yearn for comsec but do not know how to get it, nor how to evaluate the offerings, in particular those provided by US producers which they doubt are free of government manipulation. But they also doubt that any cryptosystem is free of that, thanks to the NSA revelations of global cooperation among nations to do what NSA does, and the failure of crypto experts and firms to fully disclose their aid to governments, before and after Snowden's revelations. So the downside of Snowden's revelations is that there is considerable suspicion that all crypto is compromised, and, worse, that snake oil is not really different from the good stuff for the ordinary user who lacks the technical skills to distinguish them. And that comsec experts are in league with authorities to dupe the public by excessive warning of snake oil to peddle their own offerings, that is, experts and snake oilers are doing what governments do. Trust Snowden, trust experts, trust governments, but distrust snake oil. Wait, users say, how can we tell the difference when they all quack like ducks.

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POTUS jammin'
by coderman 30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14

https://twitter.com/mattblaze/status/529055344191111169 Fired up a spectrum analyzer as POTUS motorcade went by. Definitely wideband jamming from lead WHCA vehicle. (& it unpaired my BT headset) I had been skeptical of reports that they routinely use jammers, but there was strong wideband noise from abt 700mhz to beyond 2.5 GHz. VHF was quite clean, which is where most sec svc traffic is. ... it seemed to be about half a block. --- ultra-wide-band SDR to the rescue? (60Ghz MIMO or bust!)

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Re: [tor-talk] [Cryptography] Blogpost: CITAS, a new FBI security program proposal
by Ryan Carboni 30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14

While my analogy and definition of security may not have been best suited, nor is this reply, the point remains that there is nothing special here for you as a corp. Anything you say that LE can provide for *you* with honeypots can also be sourced internally or from the open market and your subsequent call to LE to mop up upon discovery of badness therein. Revolutionary concept... but businesses could work together on their own initiative. It's how inter-bank checking began.

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ODNI Jammin' (Shill Kooks)
by Wilfred Guerin 30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14

> > DNI Alexander W. Joel CLPO formerly General Counsel of CIA (yes, those > torture authorizations) is first cousin of notorious belly-dancer Jill > Kelley of Tampa who 'did' CIA Petraeus "out with a bang" by way of his > uncle FBI GC Patrick W Kelley (brother David Kelley of NSA Ft Gordon 1988, > Y2K & disa, ncs) and grandfather Clarence M Kelley (FBI Nixon) and cousin > Sean M Joyce the black money 9/11 FBI guy .. 6/745 terrorist thugs >

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WhisperSystems + WhatsApp
by rysiek 29 Nov '14

29 Nov '14

Well, I didn't see THAT coming: https://whispersystems.org/blog/whatsapp/ -- Pozdr rysiek

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What Is Good Encryption Software?
by John Young 28 Nov '14

28 Nov '14

Reader asks: What Is Good Encryption Software? http://cryptome.org/2014/11/what-is-good-crypto.htm I have contacted you asking about certain security questions. After reading a few of the Snowden leaked documents, I have started to be more aware of my privacy being at risk. I have a few questions concerning certain programs and safety tips. First, I've recently started to doubt about my encryption software. Is Symantec's "PGP Endpoint" a good hard drive encryption software? In other words, is it trustworthy since it is an American company. And if not, what encryption software is the best for Mac. Second, is "ProtonMail" as secure as they say it is? If not, what email provider doesen't let the NSA see into my account. Third, is Jetico inc's "Bestcrypt Container Encryption" trustworthy? If not, what could be an alternative. Fourth, are these encryption types good? Blowfish, Gost & AES - 256bit. And which encryption type remains the best above all? Last, is Kaspersky a good anti-virus software? If not, which one is the best for Mac. ----- Important, difficult questions, likely to produce a range of answers. We will publish for answers.

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Re: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)
by coderman 28 Nov '14

28 Nov '14

On 11/28/14, Mail Delivery Subsystem <mailer-daemon(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: > > cryptography(a)metzdowd.com speaking of failures, nothing expresses my contempt for email like a gmail account :) happy plain text holidays!

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