July 2016 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Dying BlackBerry Tows Govt Line On Crypto
by grarpamp 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2465381/blackberry-ceo-disturbed-b… https://apple.slashdot.org/story/16/03/15/2045231/what-apple-can-learn-from… BlackBerry CEO John Chen said he is "disturbed" by Apple's tough approach to encryption and user privacy, warning that the firm's attitude is harmful to society. Earlier this year, Chen said in response to Apple resisting the government's demands to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters: "We are indeed in a dark place when companies put their reputations above the greater good." During BlackBerry's Security Summit in New York this week, Chen made several more comments about Apple's stance on encryption. "One of our competitors, we call it 'the other fruit company,' has an attitude that it doesn't matter how much it might hurt society, they're not going to help," he said. "I found that disturbing as a citizen. I think BlackBerry, like any company, should have a basic civil responsibility. If the world is in danger, we should be able to help out." He did say there was a lot of "nonsense" being reported about BlackBerry and its approach to how it handles user information. "Of course, there need to be clear guidelines. The guidelines we've adopted require legal assets. A subpoena for certain data. But if you have the data, you should give it to them," he said. "There's some complete nonsense about what we can and can't do. People are mad at us that we let the government have the data. It's absolute garbage. We can't do that." Chen also warned that mandatory back doors aren't a good idea either, hinting at the impending Investigatory Powers Bill. "There's proposed legislation in the U.S., and I'm sure it will come to the EU, that every vendor needs to provide some form of a back door. That is not going to fly at all. It just isn't," he said. It should be noted that blackberry is losing government sales due in part to its lineup of ancient and unsupported phones.

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Comms and Messaging Tools
by grarpamp 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

On 7/24/16, Cecilia Tanaka <cecilia.tanaka(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Please, consider using Signal or Telegram instead whatsapp. I will test > Wire this week for fun. Tests are fun but user still must compile wide viewpoint on tools and tool itself before using anything to suit appplication. Random search... https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/582916365750669312 https://twitter.com/alyssarowan/status/582244684216561665 https://eprint.iacr.org/2015/1177.pdf https://ricochet.im/ https://tox.chat/ https://blogs.fsfe.org/h2/2016/05/31/why-privacy-is-more-than-crypto/ https://danielpocock.com/how-many-mobile-phone-accounts-will-be-hijacked-th… > They are not totally secure apps, but certainly are a bit better than > whatsapp. I am a fan of Durov brothers' work, but I am still waiting for > an answer about this security fail for curiosity: > > https://twitter.com/telegram_macos/status/756989757801005057

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Fwd: [ PFIR ] Off-Topic: Donald Trump's and Vladimir Putin's Shared Agenda Should Alarm Anyone Concerned About Democracy
by Cecilia Tanaka 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

With Lots Of Love (another kind of LOL, haha!!) for you, my dear Juan! :) I love to annoy you. Take care and have a lovely night, fool. The Fool is Mirimir's favorite tarot card, but mine always will be The World, dear. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List" < pfir(a)pfir.org> Date: Jul 24, 2016 11:30 PM Subject: [ PFIR ] Off-Topic: Donald Trump's and Vladimir Putin's Shared Agenda Should Alarm Anyone Concerned About Democracy To: <pfir-list(a)pfir.org> Off-Topic: Donald Trump's and Vladimir Putin's Shared Agenda Should Alarm Anyone Concerned About Democracy http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a46984/donald-trump-vlad… In brief: In his business dealings, He, Trump seems increasingly dependent on money from Russia and from the former Soviet republics within its increasingly active sphere of influence. This is because most of the big banks on this side of the pond won't go near him without HazMat suits. (Gee, could it be that his sudden emergence as a Warren-esque crusader against the "rigged system" of the banksters is less of a principled opposition and simply pure animal vengeance? Unpossible!) As Marshall points out, this isn't exactly a deep corporate secret ... Marshall presents a judicious but comprehensive bill of indictment as regards He, Trump's relationship with Putin. He doesn't allege direct complicity, only a mutuality of interest that should alarm anyone concerned about the stability of American democracy. He also carefully traces the connections to Russia of several of He, Trump's crucial advisors. (I knew about Paul Manafort's connection to Putin's Ukrainian marionette, but the relationship that Carter Page, one of the campaign's key foreign-policy advisers, to Gazprom, the Russian energy behemoth that Putin controls, was a new one for me.) He shies away from the more baroque conspiracy theories, although I don't think the notion that Russian intelligence was behind the hack-and-release of 20,000 internal DNC e-mails at exactly the right time is that far-fetched. This should be the only story about the Trump campaign until he comes clean.

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A Sense of Historical Guilt Prevents Germans From Coping with Terrorism
by Zenaan Harkness 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

This is a personal reflection/ polemic by a 2nd generation Russian born and bred in Germany: "I am the daughter of a veteran of WWII, a Soviet soldier who fought fascism with his own hands, and yet I have a guilt complex because I’m German. That’s the problem." A Sense of Historical Guilt Prevents Germans From Coping with Terrorism Even 3rd generation emigrants have a weird identity as German speaking aliens Xenia Zinoviev The author is a RI correspondent born in Munich and daughter of Alexander Zinoviev, the Soviet political exile who spent 21 years in Germany before returning to Russia in 1999 in protest against NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/sense-historical-guilt-prevents-germa…

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Re: Fwd: [ PFIR ] Clinton campaign -- and some cyber experts -- say Russia is behind email release
by John Young 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

Long sigs indicate the writer has forgotten what is automatically inserted after the nym, or wishes to disavow vanity when it is no longer needed to overcome depression and self-loathing with narcissim of outdated accomplishments. Ads for oneself with every message is the root cause of climate change and the rise of terrorism and wretchedly inept comsec. Schneier's Crypto-gram the most bloated adverselfie, SM nothing but fatuous sigs. Cypherpunks, OTOH, is pure hygienic content, never a cross word pustule. At 07:07 PM 7/24/2016, you wrote: >On Jul 24, 2016 7:27 PM, "John Young" ><<mailto:jya@pipeline.com>jya(a)pipeline.com> wrote: > > > > Sig hell! > >Hmm...Â Sorry, if you are trying to offend my >friend, the correct expression is "Sieg Heil"...Â :P > >Well, he doesn't deserve it, but "Sig hell" is >more offensive because it's wrong twice...Â :P

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Re: Fwd: [ PFIR ] Clinton campaign -- and some cyber experts -- say Russia is behind email release
by John Young 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

Sig hell! >--Lauren-- >Lauren Weinstein >(<mailto:lauren@vortex.com>lauren(a)vortex.com) http://www.vortex.com/lauren >Founder: >Â - Network Neutrality Squad: <http://www.nnsquad.org>http://www.nnsquad.org >Â - PRIVACY Forum: ><http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info>http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info >Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: ><http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info>http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info >Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy >Lauren's Blog: <http://lauren.vortex.com>http://lauren.vortex.com >Google+: ><http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein>http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein >Twitter: ><http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein>http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein >Tel: <tel:%2B1%20%28818%29%20225-2800>+1 (818) >225-2800 / Skype: <http://vortex.com>vortex.com >I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently >doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. >_______________________________________________ >pfir mailing list ><http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir>http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir

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some nuance by OpenDemocracy.net on Russian journalism/ state coercion over it
by Zenaan Harkness 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

Some may find this interesting as it brings a little nuance to the old meme of "the Russian state censors Russian media with a heavy hand". Russian journalism’s double white lines Ilya Yablokov 22 July 2016 https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/ilya-yablokov/russian-media-s-doubl…

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Democrat National Committee gets leaked.
by jim bell 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3703873/Does-believe-God-Wikileaks-… I am so absolutely overjoyed that somebody released these 19,000+ Democrat National Committee emails, showing that they were and are trying to sabotage Sanders' primary campaign. If there is a way to destroy a political party, this is certainly it. And the one about trying to get Bernie Sanders to state he's an atheist, because that would bother the Southern Baptists worse than if he were Jewish, that's clearly an example of making just about everyone angry at the same time. Wonderful act! Even better timing! Maybe the Democrats (and the Republicans as well) will begin to appreciate the value of good encryption. If anybody out there is old enough to remember the 1968 Democrat Convention in Chicago, which turned into a "police riot", maybe we will see a repeat 48 years later. I will, of course, be voting for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, albeit with a few reservations. (Only some of which can be seen by doing a Google-search for the words 'Nazi cake'). I utterly detest pandering, even if (especially if!) done by people identifying themselves as libertarians.. Jim Bell

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the West - in a state of complete self-negation, lost, confused, angry
by Zenaan Harkness 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

Russia's New Conservative Allies in the US: The 'Alt-Right' Phenomenon For those that have been paying attention, the rise of the Alt-Right is as surprising, as it is entirely expected http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/unexpected-ally-russia-emerges-west-i… AND, a NEW phrase - "ethno-masochism" :D "especially noticeable in higher education, where students are taught to believe there is something uniquely oppressive in being a straight male, something uniquely oppressive in being of European descent, something particularly deplorable about being straight…... and on it goes" "It has come to the point where it is easier to come out publically to polite society as a Tranny than it is to come out as a Trump supporter." Hate speech raids in Germany: http://www.thelocal.de/20160713/german-police-launch-first-nationwide-hate-… and plenty more ... "cultural strength" for the "white fella" (as we Aussies say), your day has come :)

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Null Island
by grarpamp 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

http://www.nullisland.com/ The next http://www.sealandgov.org/ ?

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