February 2022 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Tip of the Day: Never Download An Encryption Software Named 'SpyWare'
by Carlos Hernandez 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

https://news.yahoo.com/israeli-police-admits-spyware-raises-160203751.html yawn...the more things change, the more they remain the same https://themillenniumreport.com/2019/10/the-octopus-inslaw-promis-software-… -- Joe Strange "I Have A Master's Degree in BDSM"

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Two cheers for the pentagon ( and AP! )
by professor rat 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

Denier bitch's leave Army says it will begin discharging unvaccinated soldiers The Washington Post 8 hours ago Army to immediately start discharging vaccine refusers Associated Press 16 hours ago

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shawn quinn is a US advocate of slavery too.
by Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

The US cesspool has the highest incarceration rate on the planet. All the people incarcerated, that is kidnapped by the US government are people under the rule of quinn's 'legal' system. All those people would be murderer if they tried to escape from prison.

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Most coding is not innovative, novel, nor ground breaking
by professor rat 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

Which was apparent decades ago when Mongo interpreted ' code ' as widely as possible - even after his Los Pollos Hermanos babbled something about " c-punks write code '. Here's another thing about coding for the deliberately obtuse here - there is another list called ' Coderpunks ' where assorted eunuchs, Chickenmen and terminal coding bores can congregate. That shit don't fly here since this is a list designed for the discussion of the socio-economic effects of strong crypto in general and crypto-anarchism in particular. Coding bitches leave. And don't let the door hit your fat coderman-eunuch butt on the way out.

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Germany bans German-language Russian state broadcaster RT
by professor rat 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

Two cheers for German democracy. This will make it easier to physically liquidate Russian agents in Germany - Andy Muller-Maguhn, for example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Müller-Maguhn Smert spion - death to spies

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Komando: End-to-end encryption comes to Facebook Messenger - How to enable it
by jim bell 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

Komando: End-to-end encryption comes to Facebook Messenger - How to enable it. https://www.komando.com/security-privacy/end-to-end-encryption-facebook-mes… End-to-end encryption comes to Facebook Messenger – Here’s how to enable it Charlie Fripp12 hours ago End-to-end encryption is an important security tool to protect communications. Tap or click here to find out how to encrypt your emails and text messages. The technology makes it harder for hackers to infiltrate conversations. Almost all chat applications, including Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, use end-to-end encryption in some form. Now, Facebook is finally adding end-to-end encryption to its Messenger platform. Keep reading to find out how to enable it. Here’s the backstory Billions of people have a profile on Facebook, and with that comes the chatting platform Messenger. It allows for private messages and phone calls between users and groups. To boost security, Facebook recently started to roll out end-to-end encryption for Messenger. Last year, the company tested end-to-end encryption for group chats, including voice and video calls. But only a tiny portion of users was included. Now, end-to-end encryption is available for everyone. It isn’t activated by default, though, as it rolls out on an opt-in basis. That means you must manually enable it if you want to make sure your chats are secure. What you can do about it

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The Washington Post: FBI acknowledges it tested NSO Group’s spyware
by jim bell 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

The Washington Post: FBI acknowledges it tested NSO Group’s spyware. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/02/pegasus-fbi-nso-test/ "The FBI tested Pegasus spyware made by the Israeli company NSO Group for possible use in criminal investigations, even as the FBI and Justice Department were investigating whether the NSO software had been used to illegally hack phones in the United States, people familiar with the events have told The Washington Post. "Justice Department lawyers at the time discussed that if the FBI were actually to deploy the tool, it could complicate any subsequent prosecution if the department brought charges, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity." "In a statement to The Post, the FBI confirmed that it had tested the spyware but stressed it had not been used “in support of any investigation.” "

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Re: A Deeper Look at Machine Learning-Based Cryptanalysis
by coderman 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 11:53 PM, Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many <gmkarl(a)gmail.com> wrote: > coderman, > > i had asked you about this topic privately and really appreciated > seeing this paper i was glad to see someone research it thoroughly! it's a fun read :) there have been some optimizations in large deep model learning space recently, and i wonder about combining these techniques into cryptanalysis: https://cloud.google.com/ai-platform/training/docs/hyperparameter-tuning-ov… """ This page describes the concepts involved in hyperparameter tuning, which is the automated model enhancer provided by AI Platform Training. Hyperparameter tuning takes advantage of the processing infrastructure of Google Cloud to test different hyperparameter configurations when training your model. It can give you optimized values for hyperparameters, which maximizes your model's predictive accuracy. """ > i wanted to share that i'm not sure where that pgp key i started using > is, anymore, i'm sorry about this. i don't remember how we started > chatting via pgp. i may be able to find a way to do that again if > desired. it's not a problem. while i suspect someone could impersonate you, i also feel that you're still Karl, even lacking a signature. :P i am CC'ing the list as you mention using the cpunks archives as external memory storage during periods of duress. let me know if you'd prefer i not. take care; the days are getting longer, which means more time outside soon! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iNUEAREKAH0WIQRBwSuMMH1+IZiqV4FlqEfnwrk4DAUCYfshgF8UgAAAAAAuAChp c3N1ZXItZnByQG5vdGF0aW9ucy5vcGVucGdwLmZpZnRoaG9yc2VtYW4ubmV0NDFD MTJCOEMzMDdEN0UyMTk4QUE1NzgxNjVBODQ3RTdDMkI5MzgwQwAKCRBlqEfnwrk4 DJhWAP90WD97C7LmRjvR2pn/uTJRhk/y7Iv4WMVQ1wI0Q3HRngD+KL6P4yx0hShk Mju1XtOloVRtKNW1ngMHxA52aV1aMXY= =2Ew6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Coderman made redundant again
by professor rat 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

DeepMind says its new AI coding engine is as good as an average human programmer The Verge 5 hours ago Competitive programming with AlphaCode DeepMind 5 hours ago

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Turn about is fair play for Cuba - and the KGB
by professor rat 02 Feb '22

02 Feb '22

US intelligence community report says 'pulsed electromagnetic energy' could cause Havana Syndrome CNN 46 minutes ago External energy source may explain 'Havana syndrome,' panel finds, renewing questions about possible foreign attack The Washington Post 52 minutes ago

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