March 2014 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Update on Giving project up on Bitcointalk [abis.io]
by Odinn Cyberguerrilla 12 Mar '14

12 Mar '14

Hi, Here's an update on the project I've been focusing on. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=511423.msg5645979 Apart from the stuff mentioned on the bitcointalk post, if you know anyone (yourself included) who is good at video, we are looking to make a new and better video (something short for youtube) to encapsulate the idea that would be visually descriptive of the wallet in use. Please circulate widely. Feel free to e-mail me, also on and off I am available for chat (XMPP, via Pidgin OTR / Adium / Chatsecure) at ABISprotocol(a)dukgo.com Cheers

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Re: [tor-talk] Craigslist...
by grarpamp 12 Mar '14

12 Mar '14

> Based on my experiences with the (terrible) Craigslist spam ghosting > algo, attempting to get help for that over the random junk I was > legitimately trying to sell which got me ghosted, and then doing a lot > of research on similar problems had by other users... > > ...which led me to reading about Craigslist's history of "litigation > over innovation" and the (inevitable and correct) complaining about > how terrible every /other/ part of the site is... > > ...and the attempts to talk to Craigslist about such problems by users > and litigation targets, all lead me to believe that attempting to > communicate with Craigslist in any way is like talking to a > particularly recalcitrant wall. They do not care. Sadly their US > monopoly position makes it easy for them to act like bad netizens, and > they do. Since the classified market is basically free under them, > they're like the Windows monopoly. Nobody else can get a fair shake > to take them down, even though a lot of people dream of it. > > Best of luck. :( I actually think there's lots of oppurtunity here, with many online services actually... to win by doing things better in a way that serves the users, not primarily the company. There's money in that. re CL: Afaik there's no patent or trademark on classifieds or 'community' moderation. You could win simply by doing that, not pissing off your users by ghosting (aka stating why your rejection happened), and say umm not silently dropping in/out bound mail, and not trying to play nanny mail relay. Non agnostic or faulty delivery liability anyone? By the way, did you know CL has and does archive every post (and quite probably every image and email) since inception in MongoDB? Want to know their reason? Supposed regulatory compliance and 'Oh, our users might want to repost an ad'. Really? From a month ago, a year ago, ten years ago? Bullshit. They're needless data whores acting against you. Anyway, that's off Tor topic. But I will restate my request for blocking policy/implementation info, rationale, and discussion, for any internet service really, whether on or off list.

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Re: Jim Bell comes to Cypherpunks?
by Jim Bell 12 Mar '14

12 Mar '14

Twitter for me? My impression is that this is more for issues where seconds, minutes, or hours count. I don't know who I'd want to follow so closely as to monitor Twitter. As for me saying something? Well, I don't know if I have that much to say. It's not like I don't have opinions...I have many of them. But, right now the world is awash in opinions, from blogs to twitter. What would I talk about...uh...other than the obvious? What, in general, would people want ME to talk about? Further, right now my main interest is in promoting and developing my isotope-modified fiber optic invention. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2013101261A1.html Jim Bell ________________________________ From: cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)riseup.net> To: John Gilmore <gnu(a)toad.com> Cc: "barlow(a)eff.org" <barlow(a)eff.org>; Bell Jim <jamesdbell8(a)yahoo.com>; "cypherpunks(a)riseup.net" <cypherpunks(a)riseup.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 1:45 PM Subject: Re: Jim Bell comes to Cypherpunks? I've no idea if there're any physical cpunks meetings. Living in Europe and visiting some hacker conferences and hackerspaces from time to time. Guess - it would be you Golden State guys to do some. On the other side - Jim, how about open a twitter account and be part of the social media thingy too? :) --Michael Am 01.01.2014 um 20:08 schrieb John Gilmore <gnu(a)toad.com>: > Are there physical cypherpunks meetings these days? I don't know of any. > There are many hackerspaces in various cities that have regular meetings, > but I don't attend any and don't know which ones relate to cypherpunk > topics. > > We (or anybody) could restart such meetings, I suppose... > > John

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journalist + snowden leaks == keep away forever?
by coderman 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

"Bart Gellman reveals government officials have warned him he's exposing himself to Espionage Act liability by publishing Snowden documents"

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Re: [Cryptography] See??? Satoshi Nakamoto Smeared
by Cari Machet 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 12:17 AM, Bear <bear(a)sonic.net> wrote: > On Fri, 2014-03-07 at 10:23 -0500, John Kelsey wrote: > > So the reporter found someone who might be the inventor of bitcoin, or > might be a little crazy and just saying so, or might be sick of weirdos > "tracking him down" because of his name and just be saying what he thinks > will get the reporter to go away. From what is in the article, how would > we distinguish these possibilities? > > > > --John > > And let's not forget the possibility, that when he said > "I no longer have anything to do with that and I can't > talk about it," he might have been talking about his prior > work for the US gummint, and the reporter simply quoted > him with an implication that he was talking about Bitcoin. > > "Can't talk about it" is some pretty specific language, I > think. It sounds to me like an NDA, not a project now being > carried on by others. > > I'd never have believed how much reporters misquote folks > or misapply the quotes they reproduce correctly, until I > actually got some first-hand experience with it. > > > and he says something in the ap interview about that bitcoin was developed in 2001 - when i think the whitepaper was presented in 2008 - he says he was working on developing something else at that time i think you are right - i know from dealing with ppl who have signed agreements re classified info that they can be kinda obsessed with that - he may have been referencing that instead journalist can be totally fraudulent for sure but others in the article seemed to blab a lot - people are strange theres like a switch that gets turned on when they talk to interviewers a ´stupid switch´ > > _______________________________________________ > The cryptography mailing list > cryptography(a)metzdowd.com > http://www.metzdowd.com/mailman/listinfo/cryptography > -- Cari Machet NYC 646-436-7795 carimachet(a)gmail.com AIM carismachet Syria +963-099 277 3243 Amman +962 077 636 9407 Berlin +49 152 11779219 Reykjavik +354 894 8650 Twitter: @carimachet <https://twitter.com/carimachet> 7035 690E 5E47 41D4 B0E5 B3D1 AF90 49D6 BE09 2187 Ruh-roh, this is now necessary: This email is intended only for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this information, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email without permission is strictly prohibited.

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DPL is closing
by David - 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

DPL has been mostly unsuccessful at raising money for the cause. I did receive some generous donations, but clearly insufficient. I guess this failure is not very surprising to anyone, since I could just be another scam. Hell, I probably wouldn't donate to such an unreputable identity. I hope that the DPL listed persons will meet their due treatment, to the benefit of the societies that they supposedly represent. Due to the (understandable) lack of funding this DPL will not play a role in this. I hope that other people with more resources will bankroll the first successful prediction, after which credibility should not be an issue anymore. The remaining funds will be tumbled and directed to a charity. David wasn't able to defeat goliath this time. Goodbye.

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Re: [cryptome] Re: German Television does first Edward Snowden Interview
by coderman 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 10:47 AM, John Young <jya(a)pipeline.com> wrote: > Interview on Cryptome since 27 January 2014. > > http://cryptome.org/2014/01/snowden-video-13-0126.zip > > A takedown demand is always welcome to stir hornets > of dissent. since cryptome abandoned twitter, can we get a cryptome-dmca-and-or-legal-takedown feed instead?

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Re: [cryptography] NIST asks for comment on its crypto standards processes
by coderman 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 2:09 AM, ianG <iang(a)iang.org> wrote: > ... > NIST is responsible for developing standards, guidelines, tools and > metrics to protect non-national security federal information systems... > > In November 2013, NIST announced it would review its cryptographic > standards development process after concerns were raised about > [anything NIST touched or looked at twice] in 2014 NIST transitioned into its proper role as crypto satirist and populist punching bag. by 2020 full irrelevance is expected, with the shame of engineering fraud firmly in the past. best regards, may you live in interesting times!

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Oh the humanity!! [was: MaidSafe: p2p encrypted anonymous drivesharing homedir network?]
by coderman 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 3:34 AM, rysiek <rysiek(a)hackerspace.pl> wrote: > ... > TALKS ABOUT DECENTRALISATION > CHOOSES A CENTRALISED SERVICE AS MAIN COMMUNICATION CHANNEL this shit makes me laugh every day of the week. thank you!

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Alleged NSA-GCHQ Attack on Jean-Jacques Quisquater
by John Young 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

Any further information on the alleged NSA-GCHQ attack on Jean-Jacques Quisquater than these two reports? http://cryptome.org/2014/02/nsa-gchq-quisquater.pdf Apparently Quisquater would not have known about the attack if not told by an insider. Insider comsec disclosures may be finally getting legs, not yet long, but more than NDA-official secrecy paralysis. Any other cryptographer attacked (as if it would be known)?

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