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AntBleed and ASICBOOST: Your Miners, Now With More Free Stuff
by grarpamp 27 Apr '17

27 Apr '17

http://www.antbleed.com/ https://www.asicboost.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/67qwqv/antbleed_exposing_the_mali… https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/67qzsn/antbleed_exposing_the_maliciou…

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iOS' hidden surveillance system
by cpunklist＠danwin1210.me 26 Apr '17

26 Apr '17

https://gist.github.com/iosecure/357e724811fe04167332ef54e736670d I came across this github gist about surveillance on iOS and macOS. Given certain Snowden documents and other leaks, it is quite clear agencies worldwide are interested in linking unique device identifiers to real people and their activities in real time, so I consider the point about Apple's forced UDID/UUID activation system even on non-cellular devices valid. Also the point on Apple's activation server being hosted on Akamai is definitely interesting, especially given CloudFlare's recent "CloudBleed" bug (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13718752; https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1139) Akamai is of course probably already legally backdoored by multiple agencies worldwide, but given their scale you have to wonder what issues are hiding in there, especially since you also have to factor in potential security issues caused by Akamai's third party partners (Akamai subhosts on ISP/IXP peering partner servers). I'm not affiliated with the author, but just thought I'd share.

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Fwd: [tor-relays] Law Enforcement Request
by grarpamp 26 Apr '17

26 Apr '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: teor <teor2345(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 1:58 AM Subject: [tor-relays] Law Enforcement Request To: tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org Hi all, Last week, we were contacted by Australian law enforcement, on behalf of German law enforcement, about one of our relays. It appears that some law enforcement agency had performed a guard discovery attack on a hidden service. One of our relays was that hidden service's guard. They requested that we provide a detailed network capture of that guard's traffic. We refused. (We do not keep detailed logs.) We also shut down the guard. T -- Tim Wilson-Brown (teor) teor2345 at gmail dot com PGP C855 6CED 5D90 A0C5 29F6 4D43 450C BA7F 968F 094B ricochet:ekmygaiu4rzgsk6n xmpp: teor at torproject dot org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

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Bitcoin / VC's vs Fiat Finance, History, Economics, Etc
by grarpamp 26 Apr '17

26 Apr '17

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/67bsnu/this_is_why_i_bitcoin/ US Treasury and Budget Office In 2007, gross Australian Government debt was $53.25 billion. But a decade on, it has soared to a staggering $484.6 billion. Race you to fiat collapse. History: All Wars are Banker's Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfEBupAeo4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_debt http://kooltrillion.com/ James Rickards - The Road To Ruin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8GGm0WOGms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_position_of_the_United_States http://usdebtclock.org/ http://www.freedomfight.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Debt__The_First_5_00… https://www.sovereignman.com/trends/more-unbelievable-facts-from-the-us-gov… Let me issue and control the money and I care not who makes the laws.

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Bitcoin ETF: Alive again, comment period open!
by grarpamp 26 Apr '17

26 Apr '17

https://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinAll/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/67hki0/winklevoss_coin_etf_decisi… https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/batsbzx.htm 34-80511 Apr. 24, 2017 Order Granting Petition for Review and Scheduling Filing of Statements It is hereby: ORDERED that the petition of BZX for review of the Division's action to disapprove the proposed rule change by delegated authority be GRANTED; and It is further: ORDERED that any party or other person may file a statement in support of or in opposition to the action made pursuant to delegated authority on or before May 15, 2017. https://www.sec.gov/rules/submitcomments.htm To: rule-comments(a)sec.gov Subject: File Number SR-BatsBZX-2016-30 https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-batsbzx-2016-30/batsbzx201630.shtml Only 68 former comments (46 positive) out of million of bitcoiners?, pathetic :-( Bring out your dead, wage war!!!

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Hotspotting tool to predict white collar crime at a city block level nationwide
by Razer 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

ROTF! (Note: 'protected' by Cloudflare) "The New Inquiry is pleased to announce the launch of White Collar Crime Risk Zones, a predictive policing application that targets white collar crime." > White Collar Crime Risk Zones uses machine learning to predict where > financial crimes will happen across the U.S. The system was trained on > incidents of financial malfeasance from 1964 to the present day, > collected from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a > non-governmental organization that regulates financial firms. > > The system uses industry-standard predictive policing methodologies, > including Risk Terrain Modeling and geospatial feature predictors, > which enables the tool to predict financial crime at the > city-block-level with an accuracy of 90.12%. > > Predictive policing apps are designed and deployed to target so-called > “street” crime, reinforcing and accelerating destructive policing > practices that disproportionately target impoverished communities of > color. > > Unlike typical predictive policing apps which criminalize poverty, > White Collar Crime Risk Zones criminalizes wealth. > > To learn more about our technical methodology, read our white paper. > > https://thenewinquiry.com/white-collar-crime-risk-zones/ >

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A reminder of life, to lift our hearts - [gilmay97@gmail.com: The Funeral--A Nice Story]
by Zenaan Harkness 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

Gil is a good friend of mine, marriage celebrant too. He was a mentor to me when I was a teenager trying to figure out life. I hope you too enjoy this short true story received just today. Best all, Z ----- Forwarded message from Gil May <gilmay97(a)gmail.com> ----- From: Gil May <gilmay97(a)gmail.com> To: William H Richards <williamh.richards3(a)gmail.com> Bcc: zenaan(a)gmail.com Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 20:32:01 +1000 Subject: The Funeral--A Nice Story The Funeral--A Nice Story A young boy from a very poor family who lived out in the bush west of Grafton had to walk eight miles (13 kms) to school and back each day, on his second week in first grade as he walked past a house he saw a pretty girl wearing a blue dress waving to him as he walked past—so he waved back as all country folk do. On his way home she was there again and waved to him, so he opened their front gate and walked along the long driveway to the house to meet this pretty girl. When he got there she was sitting in a chair on the veranda on her own, so he introduced himself to her and asked where her parents were, she replied they were milking the cows. He asked if she like helping to milk the cows? She said she would love to but she could not walk as she had, had poliomyelitis and could not walk; that was why she could not go to school. He was a big lad, so he picked her up and put her on his back and said lets go down to the cow shed to meet your Mum and Dad. They were stunned to see this big lad piggybacking their daughter and burst out laughing, after talking for a time he asked if he could take her to school with him on the morning, he said he would carry her all the way and look after her. And so every day he picked up this pretty girl and carried her to school and home, during the second year as he was walking home carrying his friend, a car pulled over and the driver asked them for directions—the driver asked about the young girl he was carrying, so he told his story. A few days later the man came back to see them, he was a businessman and had told his friends the story of the boy and his friend that he had been carrying to school for nearly two years. In the back of his vehicle he had a new bicycle with a seat on the back that everyone had chipped in to buy for them, so from then on he picked her up and she sat on the back of his bicycle to and from school. Many years into the future from that date I received a phone call from a lady who told me the Undertaker had given her my phone number and asked if I would read the funeral for her mother who had passed away, she explained her parents were very practical people who spent all their life in the bush and did not want a religious funeral for her Mum—that Dad was a tough old bloke who never drank nor smoked—his entire life was devoted to his family—and his old dog. As always I spoke at length with the caller and talked about her Mum, her Dad and her family and arranged to meet her, her sisters and her Dad next day at Dad’s place a Chinderah. Her father was a huge big man, softly spoken with a depth of character rarely seen—He was a typical old ‘Bushie’ well educated in real life and practicality, a gentleman with a quality and sincerity that stirred deeply. After introductions to his three daughters, over a cuppa we talked about Mother’s passing and the life she had lived—I quietly listened as Dad told me the story of meeting his wife—she was the ‘pretty-girl’ who could not walk and he was the young man who had carried her to school each day until given the bicycle. >From that first day he carried her to school—from that day onwards he had promised to always look after her. As we sat around the Kitchen table talking, he reached out with a huge hand and placed it on mine, looked into my eyes and said “Gil, this is the first day that we have ever been apart since we married”, his eyes were so soft and meaningful, his giant hand softly holding mine as he told me of their life together and the three lovely daughters they had raised. I took my notes as memory points, for I always remember and clearly hear their spoken words as I sit quietly to write the funeral service. Two days later at the Chapel, it was full and many were standing outside; on arriving I always greet the family and inquire if there are any last minute items to include in the service; Their Dad—a very big strong muscular man of impressive presence and statue, walked over to me and put his hand on my shoulder, looked into my eyes—and I looked into his—he knew I would present the final farewell to his wonderful ‘Mate’ with utmost dignity and sincerity. >From the raised lectern I look towards the people who had gathered to celebrate the memories of this wonderful lady—I could read their thoughts and feelings, then I looked across at the three daughters sitting either side of Dad, with tears in their eyes, I looked at Dad and he looked into my eyes again, with a slight smile then a tear slowly ran down his sun-browned cheek as I read these words:- *You Will Always *B*e There* The rays of light filtered through the sentinels of trees this morning, I sat in the garden and contemplated. The serenity and beauty of my feelings and surroundings, completely captivated me . . . . . . . . I thought of you. I discovered you tucked away in the shadows of the trees. Then rediscovered you on the smiles of the flowers, as the sun penetrated the petals…………. In the rhythm of the leaves falling in the garden . . . . . . . . In the freedom of the birds as they fly searching as you do. I’m very happy that I found you. And you will never leave me, For I will always see you in the beauty of life that surrounds me….. At the end of the service I conclude “As we now leave this place of memories, let us gather together to share a few moments of fellowship, before we go our respective ways.” Thus the family and friends can get together to renew old friendships and talk of times past. I am always the last to leave the Chapel, and in doing so I always shake hands with the family before leaving—as I walked outside the family were all gathered comforting each other—Dad towering above the others—a big man with a big heart, he walked over to me and put his arms around me crying, and said “Thanks mate, that was beautiful—you really understood”. I stood there and shook his hand and put my arm around his and we just stood together—two old blokes who understood. I accepted his daughter’s invitation to “Come around to the house for refreshments”. They came over and thanked me for all the help I had given with documentation requirements and for my words at the Chapel, they said "We had never seen Dad cry before". Cheers Gil ----- End forwarded message -----

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USA Determined to Fuck Publisher Journalist Activist Assange
by grarpamp 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/04/21/0259206/us-prepares-charges-to-seek… https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/by-going-after-assange-trump-will-aliena… https://www.democracynow.org/2017/4/21/glenn_greenwald_trumps_doj_prosecuti… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrjXnvkKGMM https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/21/wikileaks-prosecution… https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/855295641068511232 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/855218701766868994 Wednesday "WikiLeaks will show illegal actions by the CIA"; Friday "US prepares charges to arrest Assange" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK2RqXmoIf8 https://www.reddit.com/r/wikileaks https://twitter.com/IsotopeC14/status/855487786165477376

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Copyright Cartel Dusseldorf: Shutters Tor, Wifi, and ISP Exception
by grarpamp 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

http://the1709blog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/higher-regional-court-of-dusseldo… In 1709 (or was it 1710?) the Statute of Anne created the first purpose-built copyright law. This blog, founded just 300 short and unextended years later, is dedicated to all things copyright, warts and all. In a judgment on 16 March 2017 the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf requested the operator of an open WiFi (and a TOR exit node) to take action against repeated copyright infringements by users of his IP-addresses (case no. I-20 U 17/16). In all scenarios, the defendant was liable for the infringements and was requested to take reasonable measures to prevent further infringements.

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Japan: On Team FVEY since the 1950's
by grarpamp 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

https://theintercept.com/2017/04/24/japans-secret-deals-with-the-nsa-that-e… Japan both 0wn3d and embarassed, documents in link. According to the agency’s documents, its relationship with Japan dates back to the 1950s. NSA’s presence in the country was for many years managed out of a “cover office” in the Minato area of downtown Tokyo, within a U.S. military compound called the Hardy Barracks. From there, NSA maintained close relations with a Japanese surveillance agency that it refers to as Japan’s Directorate for Signals Intelligence, or SIGINT. Beyond Tokyo, NSA has a presence today at several other facilities in Japan. The most important of these is located at a large U.S. airbase in Misawa, about 400 miles north of Tokyo. At what it calls its “Misawa Security Operations Center,” the agency carries out a mission under the code name LADYLOVE. Using about a dozen powerful antennas contained within large golf ball-like white domes, it vacuums up communications — including phone calls, faxes, and internet data — that are transmitted across satellites in the Asia-Pacific region. NSA’s operations in Japan are not limited to monitoring the communications of nearby adversaries. At Misawa, the NSA began integrating hacking operations into its repertoire of capabilities. One such method it deployed at the base is called a “Quantum Insert” attack, which involves monitoring the internet browsing habits of people targeted for surveillance, before covertly redirecting them to a malicious website or server that infects their computers with an “implant.” NSA documents reveal that Yokota is home to what the agency calls its Engineering Support Facility, which supplies equipment used for surveillance operations across the world. In 2004, the agency opened a major new 32,000 square foot building at the site – about half the size of a football field – for the repair and manufacture of surveillance antennas STAKECLAIM. The NSA does not appear to have a large number of employees stationed on the island; instead, it remotely operates the Okinawa facility from a “24-hour collection operations center” in Hawaii. An April 2013 document revealed that the NSA had provided the Japanese Directorate for SIGINT with an installation of XKEYSCORE, a mass surveillance system the NSA describes as its “widest reaching” for sweeping up data from computer networks, monitoring “nearly everything a typical user does on the internet.” And in September 2012, Japan began sharing information with the NSA that could be used to identify particular kinds of malicious software being used by hackers. the NSA had obtained domestic court orders enabling it to conduct surveillance on U.S. territory of Japanese officials and the Bank of Japan The NSA participates in a group called the SIGINT Seniors Pacific, which has included surveillance agencies from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, India, New Zealand, Thailand, South Korea, and Singapore. At the end of proceedings in Anchorage, the moratorium stood and Japan was not granted any special exemptions. Japan’s representatives were furious. “This whaling hypocrisy leads us to seriously question the nature by which Japan will continue participating in this forum,” complained Joji Morishita, Hiroshi Miyashita, a former Japanese government data protection official, told The Intercept that Japan’s funding of U.S. intelligence activities is withheld from public disclosure under a state secrecy law, which he criticized. “It’s our money — Japanese taxpayers’ money,” he said. “We should know how much was spent for intelligence activities in Japan.” “There is no oversight mechanism,” Miyashita said. “There is limited knowledge of activities within the bases.” “Japanese citizens know almost nothing about Japanese government surveillance,” said Daisuke. “It is extremely secret.” At the time, Japan expressed concerns that unintended disclosure of its participation would be too high a risk and had other reasons as well.”

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