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XnSpy
by Yush Bhardwaj 15 May '16

15 May '16

anyone have any idea about XnSpy android spy software? *Yush Bhardwaj*

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The Hullabaloo over Encryption
by Ryan Carboni 15 May '16

15 May '16

Why is the FBI against encryption? Why did the former NSA and CIA chiefs come in favor of encryption? Their statements are hard to decipher on the subject, but not hard to figure out. It is usually easier to make everything but the cipher weak. Protocols and programs commonly used are either not done properly or non standardized, and best practices have been slow in coming. Furthermore, the FBI has not been clear on this, but apparently they want data in motion to be decrypted and encrypted by a central point, and for data at rest to not be encrypted. (I seriously doubt Marcy Wheeler's claims of Comey's charisma if he has not even been able to say in one sentence about what the FBI wants, unless she's flirting with him) For groups to organize they need to communicate. Criminals use off the shelf encryption tools, and their devices are not continuously connected, and even less likely to be able to run root code on each other's devices (although social engineering does work). What the NSA and the CIA does is harder to guess, but it becomes somewhat obvious that no nation-state has publicly explained how to design a proper protocol (AFAIK). Furthermore, you do hear in the news about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_cyberattack_on_United_States . Essentially, common criminals have a small attack surface. Nationstates have a larger attack surface, so encryption is less significant.

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Seattle-area: TA3M Seattle is Monday
by Blibbet 14 May '16

14 May '16

If you are in the Seattle-area, this Monday at University of Washington at TA3M (Techno-Activism, 3rd Mondays). The targets of the recent Tor exit node -- who are also the leaders of the Seattle Privacy Coalition -- who were raided by Seattle Police Dept by Seattle Police Dept. will be speaking about the raid. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [TA3M-Seattle] TA3M May on Monday May 16: Hear from Seattle Privacy Activists & Lightning Talks Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 20:53:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul English <tallpaul(a)engmooski.net> To: ta3m-seattle(a)ta3m.org CC: ta3m-seattle(a)lists.openitp.org, Seattle Privacy <seattleprivacy(a)lists.riseup.net> Hello again! TA3M Seattle is meeting on Monday May 16 at 6:30pm. Talks start at 7pm This month we'll be hearing from Seattle Privacy Coalition activists David & Jan about the police raid on their house for running a Tor exit node. Lightning Talks - bring your 5-minute Lightning talks on Technology Activism, Privacy infosec, cryptography etc. We should have time for 10 of these. When: Monday May 16, 2016, 6:30-9:30pm Where: University of Washington (main campus) Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Room 403, 185 W Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195 <http://uw.edu/maps/?cse> <http://www.washington.edu/maps/> __Schedule__ 6:30-7:00 pizza & socialize in CSE building lobby table area 7:00-? Dave & Jan talk about Tor exit node police raid. ?-9:00 Lightning talks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Techno-Activism Third Mondays (TA3M) is an informal meetup designed to connect software creators and activists who are interested in censorship, surveillance, and open technology. Currently, TA3M are held in various cities throughout the world, with many more launching in the near future. In Seattle, thanks to a special donor, there will be free pizza! _______________________________________________ TA3M-Seattle mailing list TA3M-Seattle(a)lists.openitp.org https://lists.openitp.org/mailman/listinfo/ta3m-seattle

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(no subject)
by Greg Moss 14 May '16

14 May '16

http://219.234.6.206:8080/

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Do you notice significant persistent change in climate?
by Georgi Guninski 14 May '16

14 May '16

Do you notice significant persistent change in climate during your lifetime? Also increase in major natural disasters (not counting m$ products/ services)? I do in Bulgaria, SE Europe.

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FYI: 'Private Smartphone' ... UnaPhone Zenith
by Rayzer 13 May '16

13 May '16

Via tuta.io, links are shortlinks to indiegogo: Tutanota Introduces Private Smartphone: UnaPhone Zenith Dear privacy-friend, we are excited to let you know that we have partnered with Una to bring to you the most private and secure smartphone: the UnaPhone Zenith. We at Tutanota and Una believe that a phone should not be your personal surveillance device, but simply your personal phone, where all the data remains with you and cannot be exploited. Una has just launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring the Zenith to life <https://igg.me/at/unaphone>. As their partner we are proud to let you know about this perfect chance to get the Zenith as an early bird! We call it: the Anti-Google Phone! The UnaPhone Zenith is the first truly secure and private Android smartphone without any compromises. It doesn’t use any Google services, shady apps or strange permissions. With the Zenith you can stay calm knowing that you are never tracked and that your data is never being sold. The phone comes with the most secure open source third party apps. Of course, the Tutanota App is already pre-installed. We hope you share our passion for privacy and support this project <https://igg.me/at/unaphone>. Personally, we are thrilled that there will be a phone available making sure that our data cannot be abused - not even by the carrier. We can't wait to get a Zenith ourselves! Cheers, your TutanotaTeam

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Re: [tor-talk] OT: Bitmessage
by grarpamp 13 May '16

13 May '16

On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 6:14 AM, Tom A. <thomasasta(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Yes take care and look yourself or believe so called experts or > multiplicators. Fine example of the classic passive shilling for GoldBug / BitMail, etc. > I agree that all closed source crypto is obsolete. Yeah, so is all the non-reproducible binaries of opensource code above, deleting critiques off your own forums, etc... ahem. >> Also, since Tom spammed a link to BitMail, it's worth noting that >> BitMail appears to be developed by the same people who made GoldBug. >> For those of you keeping score at home, GoldBug falsely claimed to be >> a project of EFF and CCC. It would be wise to assume that BitMail is >> malware or backdoored unless proven otherwise. Tom's long been associated with their little game. Search the whole scam out on tor-talk, cpunks, google, etc. Till y'all step up to the plate... hasta Asta.

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Re: Proof-of-Satoshi fails Proof-of-Proof.
by Robert Hettinga 12 May '16

12 May '16

> On May 4, 2016, at 6:44 PM, ianG <iang(a)iang.org> wrote: > > Keys can be lost. So, the dog ate his homework. Right. Pics or it didn’t happen. Cheers, RAH

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What happened to Pond?
by mrnobody＠mail-on.us 12 May '16

12 May '16

First of all I'd like to say hello, since it's the first time I write in this mailing list. Now to the matter at hand. Do you remember the project Pond? https://github.com/agl/pond I actually never used it, but when back in the day I read the design it seemed like a new approach to mail, encrypted and careful with metadata. Now the project sees unmaintained, and it seems Adam Langley deleted the webpage of the project (pond.imperialviolet.org) from its personal webpage (imperialviolet.org) An old post about the project for those who doesn't know it. https://www.imperialviolet.org/2013/11/10/pond.html ------------------------------------------------- ONLY AT VFEmail! - Use our Metadata Mitigator to keep your email out of the NSA's hands! $24.95 ONETIME Lifetime accounts with Privacy Features! 15GB disk! No bandwidth quotas! Commercial and Bulk Mail Options!

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Re: [tor-talk] Music para Anarchists
by grarpamp 11 May '16

11 May '16

On 5/9/16, Thomas Iwan Bösewitsch <structuraldamage(a)yandex.com> wrote: > On Mon, 2016-04-25 at 00:36 +0200, Far Enuf wrote: >> Ça va!, >> >> Sole just released his new project Nihillismo [1], a critique of the >> société esclavagiste we all live in. >> >> Please support his work if you dig it; he supports us. >> >> If you choose only one track to listen to, Capitalism [2] es una >> wunderbar choice. >> >> -- >> >> Farenuf >> >> [1]: https://sole.bandcamp.com/album/sole-dj-pain-1-nihilismo >> >> [2]: https://sole.bandcamp.com/track/capitalism-is-tearing-us-apart-w >> -decomposure > > > Does not work without me allowing a host of untrusted sites to execute > scripts in my browser - and you (or your "anti-capitalist" bandcamp > buddies) want $25 for a two-track release? Really? > Nice try - but most likely in the wrong place. https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=EgIQAw%253D%253D&q=anarchist+music Not purely subject, yet related... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzzfxmKBz2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHb6ppxoFcE https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=EgIQAw%253D%253D&q=bitcoin+music

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