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WhatsApp urges upgrade.
by jim bell 14 May '19

14 May '19

WhatsApp urges users to upgrade after discovering spyware vulnerability https://finance.yahoo.com/news/whatsapp-urges-users-upgrade-discovering-013…

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Moar Snowden Dox: JTRIG HumInt
by Razer 13 May '19

13 May '19

"One of the many pressing stories that remains to be told from the Snowden archive is how western intelligence agencies are attempting to manipulate and control online discourse with extreme tactics of deception and reputation-destruction. It’s time to tell a chunk of that story, complete with the relevant documents. Over the last several weeks, I worked with NBC News to publish a series of articles about “dirty trick” tactics used by GCHQ’s previously secret unit, JTRIG (Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group). These were based on four classified GCHQ documents presented to the NSA and the other three partners in the English-speaking “Five Eyes” alliance. Today, we at the Intercept are publishing another new JTRIG document, in full, entitled “The Art of Deception: Training for Online Covert Operations.” By publishing these stories one by one, our NBC reporting highlighted some of the key, discrete revelations: the monitoring of YouTube and Blogger, the targeting of Anonymous with the very same DDoS attacks they accuse “hacktivists” of using, the use of “honey traps” (luring people into compromising situations using sex) and destructive viruses. But, here, I want to focus and elaborate on the overarching point revealed by all of these documents: namely, that these agencies are attempting to control, infiltrate, manipulate, and warp online discourse, and in doing so, are compromising the integrity of the internet itself. https://theintercept.com/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/ Rr Sent from my Androgyne dee-vice with K-9 Mail

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Re: OFFTOPIC: physics question - light is weird
by coderman 13 May '19

13 May '19

... > The speed of light in gases is slightly slower: It is about 0.05% lower in air at sea level. > > The speed of light in typical glass is about 2/3's of 'c'. > > In typical glass, the speed of light varies a bit with wavelength. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prism > > For many decades, diffraction gratings have been used to separate colors of light. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_grating > > The shiny surface of a CDROM or DVD approximates that of a diffraction grating, > You can aim the beam from a laser at a CDROM or DVD to see different reflections. > If you start with a light beam generated with a LED (Light Emitting Diode; which has a much wider spectrum than a laser) you could see the spectrum it possesses. another fun feature of light interaction is that it can induce matter into cohesive movements, like vortices: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-whirlpools-electrons.html Twisting whirlpools of electrons by [Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne](http://www.epfl.ch/) In Jules Verne's famous classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the iconic submarine Nautilus disappears into the Moskenstraumen, a massive whirlpool off the coast of Norway. In space, stars spiral around black holes; on Earth, swirling cyclones, tornadoes and dust devils rip across the land. All these phenomena have a vortex shape, which is commonly found in nature, from galaxies to milk stirred into coffee. In the subatomic world, a stream of elementary particles or energy will spiral around a fixed axis like the tip of a corkscrew. When particles move like this, they form what we call "[vortex beams](https://phys.org/tags/vortex+beams/)." These beams imply that the particle has a well-defined orbital angular momentum, which describes the rotation of a particle around a fixed point. Thus, vortex beams can give us new ways of interacting with matter, e.g. enhanced sensitivity to magnetic fields in sensors, or generating new absorption channels for the interaction between radiation and tissue in medical treatments (e.g. radiotherapy). But vortex beams also enable new channels in basic interactions among elementary particles, promising new insights into the inner structure of particles such as neutrons, protons or ions. Matter exhibits wave-particle duality. This means that scientists can make massive particles form vortex beams simply by modulating their wave function. This can be done with a device called a "passive phase mask," which can be thought of as a standing obstacle in the sea. When waves at sea crash into it, their "wave-ness" shifts and they form whirlpools. Physicists have been using the passive phase mask method to make vortex beams of electrons and neutrons. But now, scientists from the lab of Fabrizio Carbone at EPFL have demonstrated that it is possible to use light to dynamically twist an individual electron's wave function. They were able to generate an ultrashort vortex electron beam and actively switch its vorticity on the attosecond (10-18 seconds) timescale. To do this, the team exploited one of the fundamental rules governing the interaction of particles on the nanoscale level: energy and momentum conservation. What this means is that the sum of the energies, masses and velocities of two particles before and after their collision must be the same. This constraint causes an electron to gain orbital angular momentum during its interaction with an ad hoc prepared light field, i.e. a chiral plasmon. In experimental terms, the scientists fired circularly polarized, ultrashort laser pulses through a nano-hole in a metallic film. This induced a strong, localized electromagnetic field (the chiral plasmon), and individual electrons were made to interact with it. The scientists used an ultrafast transmission electron microscope to monitor the resulting phase profiles of the electrons. What they discovered was that during the interaction of the electrons with the field, the [wave function](https://phys.org/tags/wave+function/) of the electrons took on a chiral modulation, a right- or left-handed movement whose "handedness" can be actively controlled by adjusting the polarization of the laser pulses. "There are many practical applications from these experiments," says Fabrizio Carbone. "Ultrafast [vortex](https://phys.org/tags/vortex/) electron beams can be used to encode and manipulate quantum information; the electrons' orbital [angular momentum](https://phys.org/tags/angular+momentum/) can be transferred to the spins of magnetic materials to control the topological charge in new devices for data storage. But even more intriguingly, using light to dynamically twist matter waves offers a new perspective in shaping protons or ion beams such as those used in medical therapy, possibly enabling new radiation-matter interaction mechanisms that can be very useful for selective tissue ablation techniques." More information: G. M. Vanacore, et al. Ultrafast generation and control of an electron vortex beam via chiral plasmonic near fields. Nature Materials 06 May 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41563-019-0336-1

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Privacy Phones: Eelo OS - An Un-Google'd AOSP For Many Phones
by grarpamp 13 May '19

13 May '19

https://twitter.com/e_mydata https://e.foundation/ https://gitlab.e.foundation/ https://twitter.com/gael_duval https://medium.com/@gael_duval https://www.indidea.org/gael https://www.eelo.io/ https://hackernoon.com/@gael_duval https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/290746744/eelo-a-mobile-os-and-web-ser… https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/eelo-a-mobile-os-and-web-services-with-v… https://www.indidea.org/gael/blog/sovereign-operating-systems-sovereign-dig… https://www.patreon.com/eelo https://mastodon.social/web/accounts/25068 It's an Un-Google'd AOSP LineageOS but not quite a PureOS Linux or BSD, targeting most phones including Purisim Librem5 and FairPhone. F-Droid, APKPure, Yalp, MicroG, Magisk, DDG, Qwant, CommonSearch, 9.9.9.9, Mailpile, iRedMail, OpenStreetMaps, LibreOffice, Collabora, OnlyOffice, NextCloud, Mastodon, Telegram, OpenID Cryptocurrency See also https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-key/ https://safecurves.cr.yp.to/ https://matrix.org/ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=purisim+librem+5 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fairphone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWC72y0cUJQ Weaver on Crypto https://news.trijo.co/news/htc-to-release-smartphone-built-to-run-bitcoin-f… your todo: #OpenFabs printing #OpenHW

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Cryptocurrency: Magical Crypto Conf - Privacy Protocol Talks
by grarpamp 13 May '19

13 May '19

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVVDsIYJBQ_C7Bh_aI3ZMxQ/videos https://twitter.com/magicalcrypto https://magicalcryptoconference.com/ #MCC2019 Day 1 and 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyieujRFk3g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFN__b6ARH4 Monero Talk - Privacy Coin Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Hx81QYLoEQkm3vyl4N4eQ/videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm8cw5046CM Max Keiser waffles privacy voluntarism hints unprincipled goldbug riches. with bonus... Bitcoin Sign Guy with Bitcoin Bull https://twitter.com/hashtag/bitcoinsignguy https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6YELWMX4AM_LCA.jpg Too many shitcoins https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6Xw9TdW4AAyv93.jpg Fluffypony Spagni Monero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFNT_6nqtdA BTC > 21M = hypocrisy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxeUI3Y1E-s Random privacy coin talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVpme3v5D1I fintech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWAhDH07bUY andrew poelstra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bpelNpRa90 @jwweatherman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHQ-bC76X0Y @jwweatherman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shEygxdSqeo Space eval For any cryptocurrency to be a true global success it needs some p2p distributed base layer privacy protocol and at in/out/exchange etc, else it has too little resistance to States / Fiat whim and ends up becoming a pointless GovBankCorp Fiat Coin. Politicians LOVE having their own privacy, so advertise and give them the tech as such. Zcash MimbleWimble Grin Beam Monero Coinjoin Wasabi Samourai Joinmarket Bisq DEX... more to come.

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In European Election Pirate Parties against Massive Surveillance
by Fabio Pietrosanti (naif) - lists 12 May '19

12 May '19

Hi all, i'm supporting Pirate Party (in Italy) for EU Election, that share a common European pirate party program (the same program in 9 EU states), with a clear and explicit commitment against massive surveillance and in favor of privacy. I would love to see NGOs that are pro-privacy and against surveillance to support that point of the program of EU Pirate Parties publicly, calling for all digital rights activism communities across Europe to support that trough their own communities. The full program is available at: https://wiki.ppeu.net/doku.php?id=programme:ceep2019#free_software See the National Pirate Parties part of European Pirate Party https://european-pirateparty.eu/members/ . It would be valuable for the participants of the list that are in EU countries and that share those ethical values and principles to get in touch with their national Pirate Party to advocate those point of EU political programs. Fabio Pietrosanti (naif) Below snippets of the program against surveillance: Privacy and Mass Surveillance Europeans have a proud history of fighting for their fundamental rights and the freedoms of their fellow citizens. To preserve our rights and freedoms, and to ensure the effectiveness of law enforcement, Pirates demand that data collection and monitoring is limited to people who are suspected of committing or preparing a crime and requires judicial approval and oversight. Adequate protection against crime is an important responsibility of the state. We must ensure this responsibility is fulfilled through an intelligent, rational and evidence-based security policy. Pirates wish to abolish the practice of routine, automated and untargeted data collection, storage and matching. We reject the blanket and indiscriminate collection of communications data (data retention), traveling data (PNR) and biometric data. Pirates oppose the automated profiling of people to divide them into risk categories (“profiling”) at borders (entry/exit system). Public spaces are full of cameras that monitor the movement of people and vehicles, track faces, and combine this information without considering the potential for the erosion of privacy. Evidence demonstrates that the presence of such systems has little effect on the rate of crime and that, at best, crime simply shifts to other spaces. Pirates support and would prioritize the movement of police personnel from monitoring duties, to patrolling the streets. Pirates are against individuals being required to identify themselves if they are not suspected of committing a crime, especially when they are exercising their rights to protest or assemble. Pirates oppose the exchange of personal data with countries that lack effective protection of fundamental rights except in emergencies. Stopping New Surveillance Plans Pirates want to stop the erosion of civil rights, that has taken on dramatic proportions in recent history. To ensure our safety, we do not need new surveillance laws, existing laws are sufficient. In particular, we reject: * The proposal to make fingerprinting of all identity card holders in the EU obligatory. * Attempts to allow providers to retain communications data indiscriminately for “security” purposes in the context of the proposed ePrivacy regulation. * The proposed creation of a centralized EU Identity Register including fingerprints and facial images (“interoperability”). * Unilateral cross-border law enforcement access to data bypassing mutual assistance channels (“e-evidence regulation”). * Screening travelers using lie detectors („iBorderCtrl“ project). Systematic Evaluation of Existing Surveillance Powers and Moratorium Pirates support well-reflected measures to keep us safe but intend to abolish harmful interferences in our fundamental rights. We, therefore, want the European Fundamental Rights Agency to systematically examine all current and future surveillance powers and programmes as to their effectiveness, cost, adverse side effects, alternatives and compatibility with our fundamental rights. Pirates advocate a moratorium on any further interference with our human rights by the security agencies of the EU in the name of internal security until the systematic review of existing powers by the FRA is complete. Security Research Pirates support the funding of research through the EU, however, the frequent involvement of government agencies in surveillance and filtering operations like INDECT and CleanIT demonstrates a clear intention to use such technologies in a way which makes them publicly funded tools for dismantling civil rights. We, therefore, argue that the EU must not fund technologies that limit fundamental rights. Protecting Our Privacy Online The proposed e-Privacy regulation will update privacy rules for e-communications. We reject attempts to allow providers to retain communications data indiscriminately for “security” purposes. The collection or use of personal data for data trade, advertising or market or opinion research must be allowed only with the active and informed consent of the person concerned. Additional Internet privacy legislation is needed to ensure that information society services can be used and paid for anonymously, and do not indiscriminately record our online activities. We intend to replace the surveillance economy with an anonymous micropayment economy. The right to use encryption shall be guaranteed. Support for end-to-end encryption shall be made compulsory for manufacturers of telecommunications equipment. Transport encryption shall be made compulsory for telecommunications operators, especially operators of international cables. National and inter-EU communications shall no longer be routed via third countries to prevent foreign intelligence agencies from intercepting them. Export Controls of Surveillance and Censorship Technology We support export controls of surveillance and censorship technology. We will not support the proliferation, by means of export credit or other state guarantees, of European-made surveillance and censorship technology to authoritarian countries that do not respect the rule of law. We will fight to uphold the privacy of journalists, activists and citizens around the world, by supporting legislation that prevents oppressive regimes from acquiring such technology and services from any entity in the European Union.

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Cryptocurrency: US Rep Brad Sherman Pumps Crypto... Again
by grarpamp 10 May '19

10 May '19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFN7XKd-20s Rather hilarious. With public contact for commentary... 202-225-5911 or 818-501-9200 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggWYNZpnc6Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcegYuX1rlk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT8Dv1SyTkE More banker lols. https://www.newsweek.com/mexico-decriminalize-drugs-negotiate-us-1421395

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FBI investigating 850 cases of potential domestic terrorism
by John Young 10 May '19

10 May '19

"FBI investigating 850 cases of potential domestic terrorism: The FBI has nearly 850 domestic terrorism investigations underway, and the number of cases targeting white supremacists, white nationalists, and other racially-motivated extremists has jumped in the past six months, federal law enforcement officials told the House Committee on Homeland Security on Wednesday. The head of the FBI's counterterrorism division, Assistant Director Michael McGarrity, said that about 40 percent of those investigations target subjects who adhere to racist ideologies, and "a significant majority" of them are white nationalists or white supremacists. The vast majority of the other cases involve subjects who promote anti-government or anti-authority sentiments, McGarrity testified." https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/feds-now-investigating-850-domestic-terrori…

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PS0 ftw :)
by Zenaan Harkness 10 May '19

10 May '19

The following should be on one line in .bashrc (or any other shell supporting PS0 I guess): export PS0='\[\033[48;5;46m\]\[\033[38;5;0m\]\D{%Y%m%d}@\t\[\033[00m\]\n' To think of finding this after 27 years of 'nux, on a whim of "that would be a good idea, Bash should have a patch made for auto timestamping of each command just before it runs from the command line, rather than just in the prompt string PS1; oh wait, let's double check man bash und (note the Germanic variant of "and" for the TDS win) see if there's anything related to PS1; oh hallelujah, there's something called PS0, of course, that is the logical way to do this, thank you God's of MUH Bash bros (Muh United Hackers of Bash)" Most likely it was every man and his dog who's ever used a command prompt before, excepting my extraordinarily humble self, who already knew of PS0. Enjoy ;0

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Re: 4 Billion years of climate change
by Zenaan Harkness 10 May '19

10 May '19

We're having some just lovely climate change this morning - a really warm mid-autumn day, the birds taking dives in the bird bath and dappled sun rays rocking too and fro through the oak tree. Damn I love climate change :D Zen On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 08:05:51AM +1000, Gil May wrote: > 4 Billion years of climate change > > Dear Politicians, as you appear to have missed many important lessons at > school, we would like to let you know the earth has had an eve- changing > climate for billions of years, it is not anything new and within the normal > range. Once north Africa and central Australia had forests, there were ice > ages and drought were in 1878 over 50 million people died of starvation — > more than double Australia’s population died. In 1991 Mnt Pinatubo erupted > for a year spewing out more greenhouse gasses than man has ever made. In > 1915 the Murray River dried up, never happened since: Explorer, Charles > Sturt’s Records show in 1828 it was a blistering 53.9 °C. The death toll > reached 437 people in the eastern states, in Bourke the heat approached > 120°F (48.9°C) on three days. The Mayan civilization collapsed due to many > decades of drought proven by tree growth rings. > > They were REAL climate changes long before modern induztrialisation and the > puppy-brains were born. How did you handle that bit of historical reality, > chuck-a-wobbly, weep and wail, go into denial: Or smile as you already knew > world history—that many have never learnt and don’t want to.

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