July 2022 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Libertarianism and high-tech creates a revenge of the nerds
by professor rat 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

As surely as power follows wealth, those who make money decide that society, having rewarded their random combination of brains and luck in one sphere, should pay attention to them in another. And so, high-technocrats are beginning to try to influence the world beyond VDTs. But what will result if the people who want to shape public policy know nothing about history or political science or, most importantly, how to interact with other humans? https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1996/07/cyberselfish/ Reposted for information purposes only

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Calling all geeks, nerds, crypto-anarchists, libertarians and cypherpunks
by professor rat 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

On one side are the geeks, nerds, crypto-anarchists, libertarians and cypherpunks -- mistrustful of government, suspicious of all attempts at regulation, believers in the ability of technology, in and of itself, to solve society's ills (maybe with a little marginally legal hacking on the side, just to keep the political pot boiling). Austin Hill, president of Zero-Knowledge, opened the conference like a true techno-believer, quoting John Gilmore as saying, "I want to guarantee [privacy] with physics and mathematics, not with laws." Opposing the technologists are the believers in law above all else . . . " https://www.salon.com/2000/04/13/libertarians/ 22 years ago and over a year before I called Mongo an ’ anarcho-phoney ’ to his face

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Doug Mastriano a threat to democracy & good-taste
by professor rat 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

@letsgomathias · Jul 15 New: Gab was key to the Tree of Life synagogue massacre. The site’s owner is a raging anti-Semite. The GOP nominee for PA gov, @dougmastriano, paid Gab $5k for “campaign consulting.” Now every new account on Gab automatically follows Mastriano. https://huffpost.com/entry/doug-mastriano-gab-andrew-torba_n_62d08787e4b02d… Show this thread <<< Reposts not etc

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Homeland Security records show 'shocking' use of phone data, ACLU says
by jim bell 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

Homeland Security records show 'shocking' use of phone data, ACLU says https://share.newsbreak.com/1gj8uwno In just three days in 2018, documents show that the CBP collected data from more than 113,000 locations from phones in the Southwestern United States — equivalent to more than 26 data points per minute — without obtaining a warrant. | Lindsay Whitehurst/AP Photo Updated: 07/18/2022 03:30 PM EDT The Trump administration’s immigration enforcers used mobile location data to track people’s movements on a larger scale than previously known, according to documents that raise new questions about federal agencies’ efforts to get around restrictions on warrantless searches. The data, harvested from apps on hundreds of millions of phones, allowed the Department of Homeland Security to obtain data on more than 336,000 location data points across North America, the documents show. Those data points may reference only a small portion of the information that CBP has obtained.These data points came from all over the continent, including in major cities like Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Denver, Toronto and Mexico City. This location data use continued into the Biden administration, as Customs and Border Protection renewed a contract for $20,000 that ended in September 2021. The American Civil Liberties Union obtained the records from DHS through a lawsuit it filed in 2020 . It provided the documents to POLITICO and separately released them to the public on Monday . The documents highlight conversations and contracts between federal agencies and the surveillance companies Babel Street and Venntel. Venntel alone boasts that its database includes location information from more than 250 million devices. The documents also show agency staff having internal conversations about privacy concerns on using phone location data.

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Juan, who calls himself 'punk' but is really just little internet troll bitch
by professor rat 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

Jesus Fuck Christie, Gramps is not as dumb as he looks. Way to go, Granpa! Juan Peron, who calls himself 'punk' really is just another little internet troll bitch. Like Karl.

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New documents reveal ‘huge’ scale of US government’s cell phone location data tracking
by jim bell 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

New documents reveal ‘huge’ scale of US government’s cell phone location data tracking https://share.newsbreak.com/1gh2bhod "It’s no secret that U.S. government agencies have been obtaining and using location data collected by Americans’ smartphones. In early 2020, a Wall Street Journal report revealed that both Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) bought access to millions of smartphone users’ location data to track undocumented immigrants and suspected tax dodgers. "However, new documents obtained by the ACLU through an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit now reveal the extent of this warrantless data collection. The 6,000-plus records reviewed by the civil rights organization contained approximately 336,000 location points across North America obtained from people’s phones. They also reveal that in just three days in 2018, CBP obtained records containing around 113,654 location points in the southwestern United States — more than 26 location points per minute. "The bulk of the data that CBP obtained came from its contract with Venntel, a location data broker that aggregates and sells information quietly siphoned from smartphone apps. By purchasing this data from data brokers, officials are sidestepping the legal process government officials would typically need to go through in order to access cell phone data. "Documents also detail the government agencies’ efforts to rationalize their actions. For example, cell phone location data is characterized as containing no personally identifying information (PII) in the records obtained by ACLU, despite enabling officials to track specific individuals or everyone in a particular area. Similarly, the records also claim that this data is “100 percent opt-in” and that cell phone users “voluntarily” share the location information. But many don’t realize that apps installed on their phones are collecting GPS information, let alone share that data with the government.

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Large Crypto investor part of ' Team Crazy " in the W/house
by professor rat 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

In 2019 Byrne Sells Overstock Stake to Buy Crypto and Battle 'Deep State' Former Overstock CO Patrick Byrne dumped his 13% stake in the company he founded to buy cryptocurrency and gold On December 18, 2020, Byrne visited the White House https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1549068070290743296/photo/1 Insanity ensued ( reposts etc )

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On the Surveillance Cypherpunks Society
by professor rat 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

One month after Snowden . . . "... Mr Assange agreed that some level of privacy was necessary for the successful operation of the military ..." http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/assange-i-can-rule-from-… JULIAN " ‘[The military] protects the sovereignty of Australia. It protects the independence of Australia.' ASSANGE July, 2013 Reposts provided for information purposes. Since 2013 the Au military has become more enmeshed in the USA's military - still the worlds largest. The Au military took point for the US led armies that illegally invaded Iraq in 2003. Julian Assange was MIA during the most critical years of anti-war opposition. 2001 - 2007 Finally I dispute any of WL's pitiful antics ever changed anything. They were as inconsequential 2006 - 2013 as they are now. Even if they saved us from Hillary that would be impossible to measure without strong AI. Untimely then - untimely now - untimely forever Just like their deadender followers that includes known fascists from the Nazi Right and Marxist Left. Israel Shamir, Tariq Ali, John Pilger, etc TL/DR fuck wikileaks - and fuck Assmange - this self described journalist is not a cypherpunk revolutionaries arsehole. WE DON' NEED NO STEENKIN' PRESS BADGES!

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On the Surveillance Cypherpunks Society
by zeynep＠keemail.me 18 Jul '22

18 Jul '22

Hi I hope all is well and I'm trying to write this article to talk about some important issues.The people here have been targeted by governments and agents who have served them for years.There were attacks on me when I sometimes spoke of my thoughts here.Some of these attacks were directed at my data, and I've been exposed to a lot of cyber attacks.Stefan warned me about this sitution and he said, i could be exposed to these things all the time. I know some people here have personal problems with each other and if I'm being completely honest,i don't like some of the cpunks here.It is crucial that humans should have a reasonable expectation of privacy ;specifically, the ability to choose when to disclose your information, what exactly to share, and with whom.Privacy and cryptography were the reason people here came together. Many of cpunks have paid a very high price for their commitment to this struggle and these were serious costs like "Life". <https://www.reverso.net/text-translation#sl=tur&tl=eng&text=Baz%C4%B1%20cpu….>Some cypherpunks have been tortured for years, incarcerated, filed, stamped , indexed; they were targeted by governments. There were cases throughout history when governments were more proactive in collecting data,but being against it is a debt of the masses and humanity.Few people are uncomfortable with surveillance, which, of course, makes me sad.The reason I'm talking about Julian here is because ı appreciate his stand against governments.I know Julian's been making policies against governments and surveillance since he was 20. I know this will bring me hate and aggression, (there are people here who call me Julio, Julius, lunatic...) but like any individual who can think, I can tell what's right and what's not.In my eyes, each individual man is the whole world.When I came into the world, I didn't know that governments existed,i find it absurd that a government decides for me Some anarchist intentional communities,rebellious groups and people are actually agents working for governments. Alongside the oversight of governments one needs to be more wary of this.Some people here have been doing this for years, and I'm gonna stop this.Stop hunting,indexing, deceiving people; you've ruined so many lives.These communities are destroying people's resilience, and so no one can resist it anymore.I will do anything to prevent you from making a decision on behalf of people and communities. I would like to wish everyone to become more educated, smarter and ethical Zeynep

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Foldable assassinphone field-testing
by professor rat 18 Jul '22

18 Jul '22

Snowball tactics in the deep freeze https://www.emptywheel.net/2022/07/18/the-discovery-refrigerator-when-joshu… Reposts not etc

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