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Farewell, Forced Decryption: A Dive into Cypherlock
by Steven Schear 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

"..with Cypherlock, privacy is not assured by concealment, but rather by transparency." Well known cypherpunks Smuggler (aka Jonathan Logan, aka Matt) and Frank Braun presented their newest community software contribution at HCPP18 in October. Medium: https://medium.com/chainrift-research/farewell-forced-decryption-a-dive-int… Code: https://github.com/JonathanLogan/cypherlock Slides: https://github.com/JonathanLogan/cypherlock/blob/master/doc/Cypherlock-BalC…

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Aaron Swartz stalked by feds years before previously known.
by Razer 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

"Nearly two years before the U.S. government’s first known inquiry into the activities of Reddit co-founder and famed digital activist Aaron Swartz, the FBI swept up his email data in a counterterrorism investigation that also ensnared students at an American university, according to a once-secret document first published by Gizmodo. The email data belonging to Swartz, who was likely not the target of the counterterrorism investigation, was cataloged by the FBI and accessed more than a year later as it weighed potential charges against him for something wholly unrelated." https://gizmodo.com/fbi-secretly-collected-data-on-aaron-swartz-earlier-tha… Sent from my AndroWeenie dee-vice with K-9 Mail

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Question about plea deals
by Douglas Lucas 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

Lawyers tell me that most/all plea deals have a boilerplate paragraph stating that what isn't written in the plea deal doesn't count. For example in alleged WikiLeaks courier Matt DeHart's plea deal -- http://douglaslucas.com/files/DeHart_PleaAgreement.pdf -- on PDF page 13 there's this text: "29. No promises, agreements, or conditions have been entered into other than those set forth in this Plea Agreement, and none will be entered into unless memorialized in writing and signed by all of the parties listed below." Does anyone know what the generic term/name is for that kind of paragraph in a contract (preferably, in a plea deal specifically)? I ask the lawyers and they say there is such a generic term and they just can't remember.

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Cryptocurrency: Censorship, Zerolink Wasabi, Distrib Storage FLO OIP Alexandria
by grarpamp 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

https://beincrypto.com/medium-ban-on-bitcoin-privacy-article-highlights-cen… https://www.coincache.net/2019/01/02/bitcoin-anonymity-guide-2019-how-to-us… https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MNh7oMCQ-w7hJ3TmApeLfphlpcCnrh5Y/view https://www.coincache.net/2019/01/07/interview-with-wasabi-wallet-creator-n… https://www.coincache.net/2018/10/30/regulation-and-censorship-will-die-wit… https://www.coincache.net/2018/10/29/bitcoin-privacy-and-blockchain-analysi… https://medium.com/@nopara73 https://www.coincache.net/2018/10/29/cryptocurrency-tax-havens-countries-wi… https://www.coincache.net/2018/10/29/cryptocurrencies-that-pay-dividend-for… https://www.coincache.net/2018/10/29/the-best-decentralized-exchanges/ https://medium.com/@valueprop/flo-and-the-open-index-protocol-oip-530c8f0aa… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb53lXz2IzEFT5JNHSbdvPg/videos

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Zerodium Now Pays $1M for Exploits
by grarpamp 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qvqq97/whatsapp-imessage-exploit… NSA's / CIA's / In-Q-Tel's / FBI's / FVEY's partners... Zerodium, Vupen, Azimuth, and Crowdfense ... Zerodium, a startup that buys and sells hacking tools and exploits to governments around the world, announced on Monday price increases for almost everything they are looking for, such as iOS remote jailbreaks and Windows exploits. "It said it will now pay security researchers $1,000,000 for exploits in WhatsApp, iMessage, and SMS/MMS apps for all mobile operating systems." Compromising the whole iPhone, sometimes referred to as remote jailbreaking or rooting the phone, can cost $2 million or more, and usually involves a series of bugs and exploits. The price increase shows that mobile devices in general are getting more and more secure, and thus harder to hack. That means that it's becoming increasingly hard for hackers to break into iOS and Android devices. That makes the life of folks like spy agencies and police departments harder too. That's where Zerodium and other similar companies, such as Azimuth and Crowdfense, come in: they act as intermediaries between security researchers and government agencies looking for tools -- often called zero-days -- to break into targets. Before today, Zerodium was willing to pay $500,000 for WhatsApp and iMessage exploits, according to an archived version of the company's site. These new prices are in line with the market, according to Maor Shwartz, who used to run a company that acquired and sold exploits to government agencies.

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/final
by Ryan Carboni 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

Right now, those who serve dark forces and their unwitting servants seek to deny what is happening. They seek and conspire to create a nuclear war. They seek and conspire to spread sin and iniquity throughout the world. The US government commits wonders but has forgotten God. The US government behaves as a career criminal who disdains God and is not deterred by death in committing their desires for misdeeds. They claim I want power when the government controls my life, even my haircut. I say all that I have is from God, and it offends the US government greatly. I pray that this shall be the last curse, but they force the hand of the Lord. They want to earn the wrath of God and claim it is by the works of the powers and principalities of the world. The US government has one month to repent, if in their conference rooms they show no sign of deserving the mercy of God, but desire a war that would consume the innocent, in three days the curse shall come. The eldest born by paternal birth order, excluding stillbirths and abortions, who are legal residents of Los Angeles County shall die on 3 PM PST, the most convenient time for society, no matter where they are or live. The Lord respects free will, even if this is unfair, for this is a conspiracy so great and malign that there is no other way. I am not particularly virtuous, but I am not as sinful as claimed. Beware those who are self-interested and receive easy praise. “Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.” Ulysses S. Grant “The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light.” Early saints all disarmed the principalities and powers by making a spectacle of them, such as the example of Saint Lawrence and others, Thise who serve the inferior god will tell you to give up and give in. Nuclear war is an unforgivable sin.

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80% approval = "authoritarian dictator", 17% approval = "leader of global democracy" [PEACE]
by Zenaan Harkness 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

Le hypocrisy be on display yo :) We living in the lands of the free are treated to honest media and deep public discussions. Or something. Brink of Revolution: Salvini Endorses Yellow Vests, Condemns Rat Fink Macron https://dailystormer.name/brink-of-revolution-salvini-endorses-yellow-vests… Remember now chillun, "I's not an anti-Semite. I is anti-termite and anti-Rat-fink". Sheeple need simple digestible messages and Louis Farrakhan understands that.

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Apple Talks Shit About Privacy at CES
by grarpamp 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/05/apple-ces-2019-privacy-advertising/ https://www.engadget.com/2016/02/18/fbi-apple-iphone-explainer/ https://www.android.com/security-center/ https://source.android.com/security https://apple.com/privacy "What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone." Historically, Apple hasn't had an official presence at CES. It's not surprising given the company's success at hosting and hyping its own product launch events -- long before the iPod and iPhone brought Apple to the top of the technology mountain, Steve Jobs keynotes were can't miss events. The company is also very deliberate about its marketing campaigns; when I see Apple billboard ads, they focus on new product close-ups with minimal messaging. This is why the giant ad banner I saw when I arrived in Las Vegas yesterday for CES 2019 caught my eye. Positioned not far from the convention center where CES takes place, the sign is a cheeky riff on the old "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" slogan -- and with just a few words, it casts an Apple-shaped shadow over the convention. Apple's focus on privacy is nothing new -- the company has long said that it doesn't make money from its users' personal information, but from selling people hardware and software. That privacy priority came into clear focus three years ago when Apple refused to assist the FBI in unlocking an iPhone that belonged to a suspected terrorist in San Bernardino, CA. And throughout 2018, new security scandals seemingly emerged every week (with Facebook almost always leading the way) and the government took a major interest in what technology giants like Google are doing with our personal data. In a world where privacy is on everyone's mind, Apple is saying to the technology industry that it stands alone. "Do whatever you want in the city of sin," the billboard barks, "we'll never know." The ad's placement takes on extra irony when you notice that Google's CES presence is even bigger than it was last year -- the company once again wrapped the Las Vegas monorail with "Hey Google" ads and once again it is building a huge playhouse in the convention center parking lot. For the second year in a row, Google will be unavoidable at CES even though it probably isn't launching any new products of its own. But this year, Apple will literally be reminding everyone of 2018's privacy scandals, asking CES visitors how comfortable they are saying "hey Google" to a growing raft of products. It doesn't hurt that this helps Apple change the conversation a little bit from the tough week it just had, either. Yes, iPhone sales are slowing down -- but if you want a Vegas-proof smartphone, Apple is ready to sell you one. Ultimately, this is just one ad (I haven't seen it elsewhere in Las Vegas yet) that just builds on a message Apple has been crafting for years. But the company is nothing if not deliberate with its messaging. This probably isn't the start of a large-scale, national ad campaign -- but touting its focus on privacy for all the tech industry to see makes a statement that goes way beyond a single billboard. We've reached out to see if Apple has any comment on its advertising here at CES and will update this post if we hear anything. Not your ... #OpenFabs , #OpenHW , #OpenSW , #OpenDev , #OpenBiz ... , then not your hardware.

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Blockchain for babies
by Razer 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

https://twitter.com/AlexKoppelman/status/1081586148575797250?s=19 https://books.google.com/books/about/Blockchain_for_Babies.html Re Sent from my Androgyne dee-vice with K-9 Mail

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Torches in a world of darkness - [PEACE]
by Zenaan Harkness 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

Life as a Not as You Thought It Would Have Been Scenario https://dailystormer.name/life-as-a-not-as-you-thought-it-would-have-been-s…

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