February 2024 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

ACLU Atty On How To Protect Civil Liberties In The AI Era
by Gunnar Larson 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

ACLU Atty On How To Protect Civil Liberties In The AI Era <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1792584?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> By Hannah Albarazi Because artificial intelligence and algorithmic systems often operate in the shadows, there's a new need for legislation, regulation and enforcement to ensure the technology doesn't undercut civil liberties by engaging in discrimination in housing, education or employment, according to Cody Venzke, senior policy counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1792584?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1792584?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…>

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3 BigLaw Firms Guide Trans Rights Groups In Pending Merger
by Gunnar Larson 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

3 BigLaw Firms Guide Trans Rights Groups In Pending Merger <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1789230?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> By Alison Knezevich A trio of large law firms are providing pro bono representation to help two national transgender civil rights organizations navigate a planned merger that the groups' leaders say will amplify their voices as they advocate for trans people across the country. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1789230?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1789230?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…>

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Pushing To Make The Formerly Incarcerated A Protected Class
by Gunnar Larson 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

Pushing To Make The Formerly Incarcerated A Protected Class <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1791330?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> By Jack Karp After a pair of formerly incarcerated activists helped convince local leaders in Atlanta to extend anti-discrimination protections to people with criminal records by making them a legally protected class, they and others are now working to get more cities — and eventually maybe the federal government — to do the same. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1791330?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1791330?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…>

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How Court Fees Can Keep Poor NYers From Inheriting Homes
by Gunnar Larson 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

How Court Fees Can Keep Poor NYers From Inheriting Homes <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1788376?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> By Marco Poggio Inheriting property in New York means going through the state surrogate’s court system, where filing fees can run more than $1,000. While state law allows low-income residents to have their fees waived, legal aid attorneys say that courts sometimes refuse to apply it. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1788376?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1788376?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…>

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Donald Trump Loses London Case Against Ex-MI6 Spy Over Kremlin Dossier
by Gunnar Larson 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

Donald Trump Loses London Case Against Ex-MI6 Spy Over Kremlin Dossier https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-01/donald-trump-loses-londo… Donald Trump lost his London lawsuit against an ex-British spy after a court dismissed his claim linked to the notorious dossier about alleged ties between the Kremlin and the former US president’s successful run to the White House.

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Death to America
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

They mutilated David Kahn s work. They threatened Jim Bidzos. They jailed Jim Bell and CJ. They attack stateless currencies. Why the crypto war won't end till this rogue terror state is dead. Every USA nationalist needs killing. The only good American is a dead one. Murdering every one of them is a globalising anarchists patriot act. Hail Czolgoz! A small down payment before we settle all outstanding accounts. Sure some nasty arseholes will profit by this great world revolution. CHEKISTS and WL supporters, for example. But do I repeat myself? No matter. What comes next is a second order issue. Now is the time to cut off the head of the 5-VEY snake. Seize the day! Cypherpunk 2027 will reward you. Or your estate. Welcome to the revolution!

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David Kahn Dies at 93
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

RIP. Punks might honor David by including him in a sort of canon along with Steve Levy. Codebreakers and Crypto, possibly a good lead-in to the archives. YMMV! Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler” might, says Calaprice, be a compressed version of lines from a 1933 lecture by Einstein: “It can scarcely be denied that the supreme goal of all theory is to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible without having to surrender the adequate representation of a single datum of experience.”

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Mayor Eric Adams NYCCoin Touting
by Gunnar Larson 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

Dear Sam (aka SBF): We will always have the Bloomberg Crypto Summit. Love you, Gunnar ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> Date: Fri, May 12, 2023, 2:46 PM Subject: Re: Mayor Eric Adams NYCCoin Touting To: <PressOffice(a)cityhall.nyc.gov> Cc: <district3(a)council.nyc.gov>, Harris, Adrienne A (DFS) < Adrienne.Harris(a)dfs.ny.gov>, <cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org>, Reader, Shaun < sreader(a)curtis.com>, <letitia.james(a)ag.ny.gov> Ms. Camille Joseph Varlack: Today Bloomberg is reporting NYC Pensions attached to ESG share sales: NYC Pension Funds Are Sued for Cutting Fossil-Fuel Stakes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-12/nyc-pension-funds-are-su… Bloomberg says, "In a new attack against ESG investing, three New York City pension funds were sued for allegedly breaching their fiduciary duty by selling billions of dollars of fossil-fuel assets." Ms. Camille Joseph Varlack, Bloomberg has also recently reported that NYC Mayor’s Chief of Staff Will Keep a Public Board Seat With Possible Conflict https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-13/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-chi… . "The incoming chief of staff to New York City Mayor Eric Adams serves on the board of a publicly owned energy company that does business with the city, a role she plans to keep despite a conflict of interest policy that generally prohibits the practice." xNY.io - Bank.org kindly seeks to know if Directors and Officers of your public board are insured separately to New York City Directors and Officers at the Mayor's office. This is an urgent request given Directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability insurance is designed to protect the directors, supervisors, and senior management from personal liability that may stem from negligence or misconduct in the course of performing their regular duties. >From xNY.io - Bank.org research on important matters such as this last year we collated 37 highlights to "Can D&O insurance improve corporate ESG performance?" for NY-DFS Superintendent Harris: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kYBR93f7fzdculQZk9MGUkPlX23WTKQm/view?usp=… . The seal of New York City may hold further clues to the 37 highlights above. Knowing insights into your public company officer insurance and the City of New York's D&O policies may hold exclusions to your past New York State ethics role. The Mayor's Office may be inclined to confirm D&O coverage from the past State, Plubic and now City roles. Sending you the very best regards. Thank you, Gunnar Gunnar Larson - xNY.io - Bank.org MSc - Digital Currency MBA - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-917-580-8053 On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 4:00 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Please find the attached memo with reference footnotes. > > -- > > March 10, 2023 > > BY ELECTRONIC MAIL > > Ms. Camille Joseph Varlack > Office of the Mayor of New York City > City Hall Park, 260 Broadway > New York, NY 10007 United States > PressOffice(a)CityHall.NYC.gov > > Re: Mayor Eric Adams NYCCoin Touting > > Dear Ms. Joseph Varlack: > > Today’s memo is to kindly submit xNY.io - Bank.org's inquiry into Mayor > Eric Adams' promotion of NYCCoin. > > > 1. > > The federal securities laws are clear that any celebrity or individual > who promotes digital assets must disclose the nature, source and amount of > compensation they received in exchange for the promotion. > 2. > > As a matter of ethics, risk and compliance associated with digital > asset innovation, xNY.io asks if NYCCoin promotion by the Mayor of New York > City damaged the market for the xNY digital asset (by, for example, > devaluing it through parody or sealed via embossed criticism). > 3. > > xNY.io - Bank.org concerns made above have evidentiary support to > interlocking director and officer conflicts recognized by the Department of > Justice as potential threats that stifle individual and corporate freedom. > > > Ms. Joseph Varlack, as a matter relating to working at one of the world's > most ethical companies, famous for risk management and corporate > governance, and as an internationally recognized Blockchain Scholar, I must > adhere to federal securities laws. > > > - > > As such, I classify Mayor Adams as an individual who promoted the > digital asset NYCCoin and must disclose the nature, scope, and amount of > compensation associated. > > > A failure to disclose this information may violate the anti-touting > provisions of the federal securities laws. Mayor Adams' making these > endorsements may also be liable for potential violations of the anti-fraud > provisions of the federal securities laws, for participating in an > unregistered offer and sale of securities, and for acting as unregistered > brokers. > > xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully requests the Office of the Mayor of New > York City to respond to this request by Wednesday March, 15 2023 by Noon > EST. > > > Respectfully yours with appreciation, > > > 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 +1-917-580-8053 >

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David Kahn Dies at 93
by John Young 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/01/david-kahn-codebreaker…

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US government tells federal agencies they have 48 hours to repair Ivanti VPN tech following breaches
by jdb10987＠yahoo.com 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

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