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Alt-root blockchain domains discussed at recent ICANN meeting
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

ICANN is the standards body responsible for the shape of the mainstream domain name system. A recent presentation depicted the Handshake blockchain as potentially outcompeting their infrastructure. It also mentioned Fingertip for resolving hosts, and Brave and Opera as supporting browsers. I believe the branch of ICANN involved is open to any who join. I don't recognise or have reason to trust the following media outlet; it's just the first news hit I got from a websearch. https://domainnamewire.com/2022/03/17/alt-root-blockchain-domains-icann/ There was a bit of discussion about blockchain-based domains at ICANN 73 this month. The concept of an alt root is as old as ICANN, and previous iterations of these have failed to obtain the popularity necessary to compete with the “real” DNS. Is the current wave of alt-roots, such as Handshake, the ENS, and Unstoppable Domains, changing the narrative? Is it *really* different this time? ICANN and the broader Internet Governance community share a history of opposition to alt roots (including ICANN’s most recent blog post telling alt-root domain registrants buyer beware <https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/buyer-beware-not-all-names-are-creat…>). And ICANN has delayed Uni’s TLD sales <https://domainnamewire.com/2021/12/21/nfts-trip-up-uniregistrys-top-level-d…> due to bundling them with alt-root domains. During ICANN 73, members of NARALO (North American Regional At-Large Organization) held a session <https://73.schedule.icann.org/meetings/LNpr7rJ27eueDkZ4x> on NFTs, blockchain, and alt roots. Jeff Neuman of JJN Solutions and Tom Barrett of Encirca gave an overview of cryptocurrency and NFTs and then dove into blockchain alt-root domains. They considered if ICANN should give any thought to potential name collisions with alt roots for the next round of TLDs. The history of alternative roots <https://icannwiki.org/Alternative_Roots> largely involves efforts to replace the DNS, while Web3 technologies can conceivably coexist alongside. But what happens when companies inevitably apply for .crypto in the next new TLD round? Unstoppable Domains already runs a .crypto and has been trying to get some protection <https://domainnamewire.com/2021/10/07/uspto-continues-to-refuse-trademarks-…> against new ICANN TLDs that match its domains. The unanswered question is if ICANN should care. If Unstoppable’s .crypto has legs by then, the name collisions could be problematic. But giving Unstoppable Domains any preference for this and its other domains would encourage companies to create alt roots today to frontrun the next round of new TLDs, much like applicants (unsuccessfully) tried to do with trademark frontrunning <https://domainnamewire.com/2010/04/12/new-top-level-domain-trademark-frontr…> in the last round. The discussion continued in the public forum <https://73.schedule.icann.org/meetings/ERWRCp2CBbZ3pJ5i3>, with a particular interest in what ICANN could do about the rise of Web3: avoiding name collisions in the next round, encouraging possible collaboration between ICANN and alt roots, or at least considering why people are turning to alt roots to explore whether there’s something that may apply to ICANN or the DNS.

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U.S. Extradites Man Who Allegedly Sold Backdoored Phones for the FBI
by jim bell 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

US Extradites Man Who Allegedly Sold Backdoored Phones for the FBI "The United States has extradited a man it accuses of working for Anom, a company that sold encrypted phones to criminals but which was secretly backdoored by the FBI to spy on the communications of organized crime around the globe. Aurangzeb Ayub quietly arrived in the U.S. last month, according to court records reviewed by Motherboard." "Ayub is the first of 17 alleged Anom workers to be extradited since Motherboard reported on the operation, known as Trojan Shield, and the FBI and its law enforcement partners held press conferences on its success in June. While authorities have arrested and prosecuted users of the Anom devices, Ayub’s extradition is some judicial movement regarding those who allegedly sold phones for Anom, some of whom the U.S. Department of Justice has also charged."

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Re: (Revised) Your Freedom of Information Law Request FOIL-2022-090345-017037
by enlight 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

Hey Gunnar, why are you putting "lists.cpunks.org" as cc in every mail ? It just looks like you are doing this for attention seeking. Idiot regards,

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TXQRApp: A brief attempt to succeed QRStream
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/7800 Some years ago somebody reached out to me associated with https://github.com/xloem/QRStream and some further work a different party had engaged in. The communications are on open issue threads. Nowadays, there has been further work in QR code communication. I didn't finish the merge submission, and somebody named Izzy helped incredibly moving the contribution forward. The project has always built fine for me locally. -- Izzy @IzzySoft · 1 year ago Maintainer Thanks! That fixed that, and we got one step further. Build still fails – well, before it starts: fdroidserver.exception.VCSException: Git checkout of '17b8f7961995f45d8dd8ee9986d821aaa1ef2f1a' failed fatal: reference is not a tree: 17b8f7961995f45d8dd8ee9986d821aaa1ef2f1a That refers to srclibs, more specifically: python-for-android@17b8f7961995f45d8dd8ee9986d821aaa1ef2f1a. Do you have an idea? Here I must pass and have no pointers (apart from "wild guessing" like "try a different commit/tag"). - xloem @xloem · just now Contributor Hi, it sounds like python-for-android might have force-pushed or deleted something. Izzy was so helpful in trying to move this forward. It's so sad this code didn't make it. I'm afraid I live a life of wildly changing between dissociated psychotic states after abuse associated with security work. I notice emails sent to cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org . I can be sometimes reached via text message at +1-207-518-8256 or on matrix at @xloem:matrix.org and at 0xloem(a)gmail.com but it can take repeated attempts for my states to align with receiving the message. Does anyone know where I might find somebody who might be interested in helping move this PR to completion? ------------- KARL: further replies to attempt to continue this work should have a spam/wrong/crazy tag, unless I can keep it coherent and relevant.

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Re: xNY.io | Palantir Technologies Board of Directors - Securities Fraud and Computer Crimes
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

Dear Ms. Chollet: Thank you for your response. We will collate the information you are looking for and deliver it to you in the next few days. Meanwhile, Ms. Chollet, Meta's board may find xNY.io's potential claim would follow this case logic: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ff9f1af5-cc8a-473a-822b-8890… The very best, Gunnar Larson On Mon, Apr 11, 2022, 11:49 PM Chollet, Nicki < NChollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com> wrote: > Dear Mr. Larson, > > We have reviewed your additional correspondence and are still unable to > determine the merits of your claim. Before we can properly evaluate or > respond to your claim, you will need to provide additional details > regarding the basis for your claim and documentation of your relationship > with Moscow Exchange or ownership in the Moscow Exchange mark (for example, > trademark registration certificates evidencing your ownership of the > alleged marks in question). > > Meta Platforms reserves all rights. > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > *Nichole Davis Chollet **Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP* > Suite 2800 | 1100 Peachtree Street NE | Atlanta, GA 30309-4528 > office 404 815 6010 | cell 404 906 6948 | fax 404 541 3387 > nchollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com | My Profile > <http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/en/People/C/CholletNicholeDavis> | > VCard <http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/vcard/NicholeDavisChollet.vcf> > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Sunday, April 10, 2022 8:29 PM > *To:* Chollet, Nicki <NChollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com> > *Cc:* cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > *Subject:* Re: xNY.io | Palantir Technologies Board of Directors - > Securities Fraud and Computer Crimes > > > > > > > > Ms. Chollet: > > > > See here. > > > > Gunnar > > > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2022, 8:26 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > FYI > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *Gunnar Larson* <g(a)xny.io> > Date: Sun, Apr 10, 2022, 8:25 PM > Subject: Re: xNY.io | Palantir Technologies Board of Directors - > Securities Fraud and Computer Crimes > To: <investor(a)fb.com>, <Investors(a)palantir.com> > Cc: cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > > > > Ping. > > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 9:21 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Dear Palantir Board of Directors: > > > > xNY.io would like to understand "Gotham's" role in a recent Gothamist > article: > https://gothamist.com/news/city-settles-lawsuit-protesters-who-accused-nypd… > . > > - What xNY.io is asking is if Palantir's board of directors has used > the software platform Gotham against New Yorkers at the financial benefit > of Palantir? > - Furthermore, xNY.io would like to understand if Palantir's Gotham > software is responsible for monitoring New York State transactions with > PayPal. > - Finally, given that Mr. Theil severed on Facebook's Board and > Palantir's board at the same time, we would like any and all > documents related to Palantir's filing for Permission For Interlocking > Directorates, according to New York law: > https://www.dfs.ny.gov/apps_and_licensing/banks_and_trusts/other/Permission… > . > > xNY.io is concerned that Palantir's board is operating various schemes at > the expense of New Yorkers via your Gotham software product. Doing so with > intent would be a serious computer crime concern. Mr. Thiel is > familiar with Gawker > <https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ryan-holiday-conspiracy-peter-thiel-gawker-…>, > and xNY.io is debating if Palantir's Gotham software product is the next > Gawker. > > > > Comment from Facebook's board of directors would be ideal given the logic > of this concern. > > > > Very best, > > > > Gunnar larson > > > > -- > > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> | Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* > > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - > Digital Currency > > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship > and Innovation (ip) > > > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-646-454-9107 > > New York, New York 10001 > > > > On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 12:29 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Dear Palantir Board of Directors: > > You have yet to respond to xNY.io’s February 8, 2022 memo concerning > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oej5gM5wuftu68eVkXTR4wWqoHREP2zg3nwlH1H…> > a reasonable request for the resignation of Mr. Peter Thiel from the Board > of Directors of your esteemed organization. Making matters worse, > Palantir’s Board of Directors failed to respond to xNY.io’s February 18, > 2022 memo urging > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NMs-8HFD_Rrnkw4ePUhQSvJSGwhU70F9/view?usp=…> > Palantir’s Board of Directors to act in resonance with the law. > > · Today’s correspondence > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cRuyS6IUS-8j8yKjOvs7Mx1V85zbMGfg6hyV6g2…> > (memo attached) mints xNY.io’s overall concern of being victim to > Palantir’s Board of Directors conspiracy to commit Computer Crimes and > Securities Fraud. > > · xNY.io has made 185 highlights to the Prosecuting Computer > Crimes Manual > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/11tbgHgDg8qagomO-NBffvIFpxXKmBC3g/view?usp=…>, > issued by the DOJ Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section Criminal > Section. > > · xNY.io has made 85 highlights to the FDIC’s Office of Inspector > General’s investigation > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mTHY9KMc6pK9T-brBhweEJlWfbka0fTg/view?usp=…> > outlining Palantir’s Board of Director’s likely exploiting vulnerabilities > in your system to conduct malicious cyber activities. > > · xNY.io now has logical concern of active Securities Fraud > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securities_fraud> sponsored by Palantir’s > Board of directors that may be a threat to xNY.io’s international > enterprise (chart detail attached). > Seemingly, Meta’s Board of Directors (FB) embody xNY.io’s similar, logical > approach. > > > > How would you like to proceed? Warm regards, > > > > Gunnar Larson > > > > -- > > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xNY.io> | Bank.org <http://Bank.org>* > > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> > - Digital Currency > > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> > - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) > > > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-646-454-9107 > > New York, New York 10001 > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *Gunnar Larson* <g(a)xny.io> > Date: Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 3:45 PM > Subject: Re: Imploration of Peter Thiel Resignation, Palantir Technologies > Board of Directors > To: <Investors(a)palantir.com>, <investor(a)fb.com> > Cc: cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > > > > Dear Palantir Board Members: > > > > xNY.io seeks Palantir's immediate response on the extremely reasonable and > overall logical request regarding Mr. Thiel, alleviating any co-conspiracy > concerns of your directorate. We are tracking Palantir's Board now behind > the reasonable 02/14/22 deadline at the expense of xNY.io (given our > general perception of xNY.io related files being hosted on your platform). > > - Humbly, Palantir's Board may want to assure the United States that > Palantir's Board is not sponsoring the next Cambridge Analytica. > - Furthermore, xNY.io is designed <https://xny.io/whitepaper>to > sidestep such unnecessary circumstances > - xNY.io points to the New York Post's report > <https://nypost.com/2021/08/25/fbi-palantir-glitch-allowed-unauthorized-acce…> on > a "glitch" in Palantir's system allowing Cambridge Analytica type access to > private data. > > *Make no mistake, it is not xNY.io's fault if Mr. Thiel is potentially > sacrificing the purity of Palantir's Board.* > > > > What does Palantir have to lose in doing the right thing here? xNY.io > further hints that it is not our overall problem if Palantir's Directorship > wishes to self-destruct against scientific law <https://xny.io/> (aka > modern logic). History provides the epic example > <https://thecapital.io/article/directorates-who-discredit-truthful-witnesses…> of > Enron and a cunning Board of Directors of misleaders, a team of flimflam > artists who used sly rhetorical skills to bamboozle the public, turning > night into day. In this conception, directorates tell stories only in order > to seduce and beguile regulators who fall prey to the advocate’s > star-crossed tricks. > > - Potentially best said by Senator John Mccain, “And the persons who > ultimately are harmed by all of this, of course, is the average consumer, > the average citizen, who has no knowledge, unless it paid attention to this > hearing, of the extent of the manipulations that have been carried out by > the largest financial institutions in America and, indeed, probably the > world.” > > Forgive the efficient, yet candid locker room talk above. We are not > saying Palantir's Board is crooked. But, you can imagine xNY.io's next > correspondence should not be necessary. > > > > Very respectfully yours, > > > > Gunnar Larson > > -- > > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> | Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* > > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - > Digital Currency > > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship > and Innovation (ip) > > > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-646-454-9107 > > New York, New York 10001 > > > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 5:20 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Dear Palantir Board of Directors: > > Today’s memo implores > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oej5gM5wuftu68eVkXTR4wWqoHREP2zg3nwlH1H…> > the resignation of Mr. Peter Thiel from the Board of Directors of your > esteemed organization. > > · Reasonable expectations support this resignation on or before > Monday February 14, 2022 at Noon EST. > > · Failure in the resolution of the resignation concerned may be a > threat to xNY.io’s international enterprise (detailed below). > > · Simple logic behind our request coincides with the February 7, > 2022, 4:07 PM EST > <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-07/peter-thiel-to-leave-met…> > Bloomberg News report of Mr. Thiel’s resignation from Meta’s Board of > Directors. 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Our universe - our ONLY universe - is pervaded with quantum-entanglement and decoherence events
by professor rat 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

And reality has a well known non-local bias. So when do we start calling this quantum-encrypted phenomenon a ' cryptoanarchist ' universe? Looking for evidence to back up this hypothesis since mid-2015 ( I created a provisional theory called ' Split-Key-Cosmology " July of that year ) I recently came across Dr Rhodes. Charles K. Rhodes 2003 - Cryptographic Unification of Mass and Space https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0217751X03016392?journalCo… 2010 - Cryptographic Theoretical Calculation of the Fine-Structure Constant https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.4537 2012 - Direct Cryptographic Computation of the Cosmological Constant ( PDF ) https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1212/1212.5941.pdf He appears to be thinking along similar lines - yes?

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What Is a Quantum Field Theory?
by professor rat 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

What Is a Quantum Field Theory? " . . . mathematician Michel Talagrand’s What Is a Quantum Field Theory?. While it’s subtitled “A First Introduction for Mathematicians” and definitely aimed more at mathematicians than physicists, it’s a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to understand exactly what a quantum field theory is. . . " https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/

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Re: OpenSSH Bravely Addresses the Quantum Threat
by professor rat 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

This threat is only to some - not all - existing crypto. Then the promise of quantum - crypto almost guarantee's global cryptoanarchy practically overnight. A new world anarchist order? - that's not a threat - that's a promise. Welcome to ( the quantum AI-led cryptoanarchist ) revolution! Its a brave new world!

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A question for democracy
by zeynepaydogan 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

Shall I share the contact details,location,etc… of some idiots here?

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OpenSSH Bravely Addresses the Quantum Threat
by ZEYNEP AYDOĞAN 11 Apr '22

11 Apr '22

OpenSSH Bravely Addresses the Quantum Threat https://medium.com/cambridge-quantum-computing/openssh-bravely-addresses-th… OpenSSH has surprised and delighted the cyber world by switching to a hybrid post-quantum scheme in its latest 9.0 release. The software now uses a combination of Streamlined NTRU Prime, alongside old favourite X25519, to negotiate the session keys that protect data in transfer. The release notes<https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.0> explain the rationale was to prevent “hack-now, decrypt-later” attacks, in which an attacker harvests encrypted data so they can hack it using a quantum computer in the future. Previous versions of OpenSSH were vulnerable to this type of attack because the algorithms used to negotiate encryption keys were based on mathematical problems that powerful quantum computers are expected to crack. Anyone sharing sensitive data across an OpenSSH connection was risking data exposure in 10 or 15 years when quantum computers increase in power. The Cloud Security Alliance argues this moment may come as soon as 2030<https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/working-groups/quantum-safe-secu…>. The OpenSSH team should be applauded for taking a public stand at a time when most security products are in a holding pattern waiting for the NIST post-quantum process<https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography> to complete. Although the timing of their release is surprising, with major NIST announcements expected in the days to come, it shows they value user security above the potential inconvenience of adjusting algorithms in subsequent releases. What Is a Hybrid Crypto Scheme? In a protocol like OpenSSH, data is encrypted using a session key known only to the sender and receiver. To securely exchange the session key, the sender and receiver perform a cryptographic handshake, which typically involves the use of quantum-vulnerable algorithms, such as RSA or ECDSA. To defend against the quantum threat, a hybrid crypto scheme combines a quantum-vulnerable algorithm with a post-quantum algorithm to strengthen the cryptographic handshake. The resulting session key is derived from mixing key material agreed by both algorithms. To gain access to the session key, an attacker would have to break the quantum-vulnerable algorithm as well as the post-quantum algorithm. This means the session key is likely to be safe from hack-now, decrypt-later attacks. You might wonder what happens if the post-quantum algorithm is broken in the near future, as we saw recently with Rainbow<https://medium.com/cambridge-quantum-computing/what-does-the-breaking-of-ra…>. In such instances, the security of the connection collapses back to the security of the quantum-vulnerable algorithm. This means the data is perfectly safe against today’s attackers, but potentially vulnerable to quantum attacks in the future. In short, you lose nothing by experimenting with hybrid approaches. In the worst case, you are no worse off, and in the best case, you are quantum-safe. The main downside of hybrid approaches is that they haven’t been broadly standardised yet. This means both the sender and receiver need to be aware of the bespoke combination of algorithms being used. In the OpenSSH example, both the client and the server need to be running OpenSSH 9.0 to negotiate a quantum-safe connection. If one end is running software from a different project (i.e. not OpenSSH) or an earlier version, the connection would still be quantum-vulnerable. What Can We Learn from This? Quantum presents both a threat and an opportunity to cybersecurity systems, and smart companies are exploring both sides of the coin today. OpenSSH has reminded the world that little is lost by embracing quantum-safe algorithms in an aggressive manner, provided a hybrid approach is used. If you combine these algorithms with quantum-enhanced key generation<https://cambridgequantum.com/our-technology/origin/>, you can catapult to the cutting edge of connection security and feel confident you’ve taken every precaution available today. Bravo to OpenSSH for getting the ball rolling. Hopefully, other security products are poised to implement quantum-safe algorithms as soon as the NIST announcements are made. Learn more about Cambridge Quantum’s cybersecurity products at https://cambridgequantum.com/our-technology/origin/.<https://cambridgequantum.com/our-technology/origin/>

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