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@onionscan talk
by grarpamp 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

https://mascherari.press/untangling-the-dark-web-hackfest-november-2016/ SJL giving really great talk, visualizations, and extensions to what a few of us have been researching / knowing on darkweb for a decade. +1. "So a quick overview of the agenda - I'm going to start off with a very quick introduction to hidden service operational security - I'm not going to bore you with how Tor works, the base model you need for this talk is much smaller. With that I am going to give you a quick tour through my top 5 risks to anonymous systems from some research that I conducted at the beginning of the year. Then we going to get into the heart of the talk, and I am going to lead you through my last few months of research investigating exactly how anonymous the dark web is. And with that we are going to look at a few case studies..."

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[WAR] Quick recap of Hillary Clinton's war credentials
by Zenaan Harkness 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Hillary Clinton is “a danger to world peace,” says France’s Marine Le Pen http://theduran.com/hillary-clinton-danger-world-peace-says-frances-marine-… For Le Pen, a Clinton Presidency would “not benefit” France, be “destructive” for Europe, and ultimately be a “danger to world peace.”

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Re: Scientific Progress
by Cecilia Tanaka 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

On Nov 5, 2016 8:11 AM, "John Newman" <jnn(a)synfin.org> wrote: > > And I still invite the "cesspool" comparison. This list has become a fucking cesspool, aided and abetted by you and your comrades. ---- Few days ago, I felt really bad, horrible when received a private message of a sweet woman, telling me how much she would like to answer to some messages, to interact and to share informations and her opinion about interesting subjects, but she feels so afraid of being attacked, of disgusting aggressive answers, of being harassed that she always prefers to keep the silence. :( ** We are losing good informations, technical and personal opinions of good people, good professionals, because this list is _not_ healthy, is too aggressive. ** I really do not care so much about what happened/is happening to me, but it scared a lot of more sensitive persons here. The cyberbullying was/is being more violent and repetitive, with rape menaces, subscriptions in disgusting dating sites, stupid spam messages, etc, etc, *because I am a woman*. It was very evident and disgusting, very coward. I was described as _lesbian_ hot Japanese slut in one of the dating sites, and _bisexual_ hot Latin woman in another one. Hey, wasn't I a pervert, almost killing myself because of _male_ musky laps few days ago? Haha!! I really love musky smells, but not enough to kill me for them, haha!! ;) Also received (and I am still receiving) hundreds of spam messages asking me to subscribe in 'dating sites'. Some of them were involuntarily funny like "Latin Women Searching For American Husbands" or "Senior Dating", what explains all the "geriatric diapers" spam received. ;) It's annoying, disgusting, gross. The intention was to humiliate and to hurt me. It is _not_ healthy to see so much hate, but it is _not_ mine. Obviously only sick bad people do this kind of thing. Aff... :P A wise friend always say, "The path to inner peace begins with just four words: "Not my f*¢king problem!", and he is correct. So much pathological hate needs psychiatric and psychological support. Getting a life would be good too! ;) Sincerely? It is being stressing and I already lost important time managing everything, but I am strong enough to survive very well and kick some asses very hard. ** What really annoys me is knowing that some sensitive persons here never will write anything on this list because of this oppressive dictatorship of fear and bad words. ** I use bad words because they are very 'expressive', but they are really aggressive to a great part of people and it isn't a good thing, is disrespectful. Unhappily, some people here don't understand "please ...", but understand very well "please &%#@...". Troll dialet, sorry. :( We can do this mailing list more _useful_ and _sane_ to everybody, _less harmful_ to some people. We should try it, at least. Ceci Obs: - Lots of late private answers. Sorry, had a little accident and I am having some personal problems. And bizarre problems in another list, ugh! :P Do you believe we were discussing Yahoo, NSA, privacy, moral damages, etc, in a Brazilian _technical_ private group of studies of Law and Technology, and a friend of mine decided to discuss NSA, USA elections and _the return of Jesus Christ_ too? :-/ God, I do love this guy, he was already an activist and professor before my birth, but discussing Jesus Christ, Satan, USA elections, etc, in a technical, specifically focused group, where all the members collaborate to make more efficient the Brazilian judicial procedures using technology, made me think about this list and really panicked me. Ugh, fear! :-/

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Re: [Cryptography] "we need to protect [our dox] by at least encrypting them"
by grarpamp 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Henry Baker <hbaker1(a)pipeline.com> wrote: > I have yet to see any evidence that *secret negotiations* are _ever_ in the best interests of the ordinary citizen. When Alice & Bob negotiate in secret, they usually give away Joe's gold watch rather than Alice's or Bob's (Joe, of course, not being in the room and hence unable to protect his interests). > Among other problems with diplomatic secrecy, the sh*t really hits the fan when diplomatic cables are "accidently" released > If the crypto community really wants to help improve the art of diplomacy, it could design games/negotiations that are completely auditable, so that all back-stabbing becomes transparent. +1. Be *extremely* careful who you are teaching to encrypt and reducing their audit surface, such as corrupt politicians... or any politician for that matter... lest they begin to use it when you're not in the room... against you. Performing (daily / overall) role as a public servant, particularly in domestic (not foreign) issues, arguably has miniscule need for comms encryption. Need for authentication yes. Don't get locked out of your own board meeting. oblig cc modless list, in protest, again.

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[RUS] dying empire - Samantha Power Excuses Murder in Syria
by Zenaan Harkness 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

And this woman was supposed to be a "progressive" regarding women and children's rights... US Slob-Dressed Ambassador Pathetically Excuses Murder in Syria http://russia-insider.com/en/us-slob-dressed-ambassador-pathetically-excuse… Samantha Power would not explain how US planes mistakenly bombed hundreds of civilians, but whined about 'civil society' groups. Yet she and Obama are total failures at advancing human rights they claim to champion Ricky Twisdale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTLz9Dni2Q4

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If you're going to revolt...
by grarpamp 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

Make sure you win, otherwise you get beat back even worse... https://yro.slashdot.org/story/16/11/04/2245230/turkey-doubles-down-on-cens… https://yro.slashdot.org/story/16/11/04/1420236/turkey-blocks-access-to-twi… https://yro.slashdot.org/story/16/11/03/2218212/judge-refuses-to-block-new-…

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"positive thinking", a great tool for quelling dissent
by Zenaan Harkness 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

RSA ANIMATE: Smile or Die Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5um8QWWRvo Cute simple animation over a talk, ~10.5 minutes ~23MiB Enjoy :)

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General Michael Flynn; Loretta Lynch; James Comey; Donna Brazile; the deep state imploding?
by Zenaan Harkness 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

Wow. Generals. Revolving doors. Scalps. The Deep State imploding yet? Let's assume the USA "constitution" does not forbid barter :) General Michael Flynn blasts Hillary Clinton and her crimes: ‘I’m sick of it. She should step down’ http://theduran.com/general-michael-flynn-blasts-hillary-clinton-crimes-ame… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhCCLM6oqUo Wikileaks whistleblower revealed as deep state officials. Former deputy Assistant Secretary of State warns of Clinton coup d’etat http://theduran.com/wikileaks-whistleblowers-revealed-as-deep-state-officia… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov5kvWSz5LM " Attorney General Loretta Lynch seems to be in the pocket of the Clintons, intervening and obstructing FBI investigations into Hillary Clinton’s private server and e-mails at every turn. James Comey, who was on the board of directors at HSBC bank, a bank that gave $81 million to the Clinton Foundation, is also the current head of the FBI. " Donna Brazile tweets in desperation, “Please God, let this end soon” as CNN gives her the boot http://theduran.com/donna-brazile-tweets-desperation-please-god-let-end-soo… Clinton family henchman James Carville goes insane, says ‘KGB and Republicans’ are behind FBI investigation http://theduran.com/clinton-family-henchman-james-carville/ " James Carville tries to finger the ‘KGB’ over 10 times, followed by phrases such as ‘America’s democracy is under attack’… “The KGB is all over this election.” “This is an attempt to hijack an election.” - First, the KGB does not even exist, making Carville look like an complete nutcase every time he mentions the word ‘KGB’. - Second, not one US intelligence Agency has confirmed the Russian government or FSB was behind the hacking. " FBI says no connection between Donald Trump and Russia. Harry Reid goes full “McCarthy” http://theduran.com/fbi-says-no-connection-between-donald-trump-and-russia-… Perhaps here lies part of the answer: How Putin Derailed the West's Grand Project to Remake the World http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/01/how-putin-derailed-the-west/ " This is hard for ordinary people to understand. They can’t grasp why elite powerbrokers would want to transform functioning, stable countries into uninhabitable wastelands overrun by armed extremists, sectarian death squads and foreign-born terrorists. Nor can they understand what has been gained by Washington’s 15 year-long rampage across the Middle East and Central Asia that has turned a vast swathe of strategic territory into a terrorist breeding grounds? What is the purpose of all this? ... But the real escalation is expected to take place when Hillary Clinton becomes president in 2017. That’s when the US will directly engage Russia militarily, assuming that their tit-for-tat encounters will be contained within Syria’s borders. It’s a risky plan, but it’s the next logical step in this bloody fiasco. "

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Where Traditional DNA Testing Fails, Algorithms Take Over
by Cecilia Tanaka 05 Nov '16

05 Nov '16

"Where Traditional DNA Testing Fails, Algorithms Take Over Powerful software is solving more crimes and raising new questions about due process." https://www.propublica.org/article/where-traditional-dna-testing-fails-algo… It's fascinating, but pretty scary. Too many possibilities butterflying around, uh! :-/

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PapersPlease.org - "What's Wrong With Showing ID?"
by Zenaan Harkness 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

https://papersplease.org/id.html The Issue What's Wrong With Showing ID? "There are good people with bad papers; and bad people with good papers." - Bertolt Brecht What does an ID, any ID, do for security? The honest answer is 'not much'. If anything, relying on ID for security purposes actually makes things worse: a false sense of security fosters complacency. Showing ID only affects honest people. If you're dishonest, you can obtain false documents or steal the identity of an honest person. If a 19 year-old college student can get a fake ID to drink, why couldn't a bad person get one, too? And no matter how sophisticated the security embedded into the ID, wouldn't a well-financed terrorist be able to falsify that, too? The answer to both questions is obviously 'yes'. Honest people, on the other hand, go to Pro-Life rallies. Honest people go to Pro-Choice rallies, too. Honest people attend gun shows. Honest people protest the actions of the President of the United States. Honest people fly to political conventions. What if those with the power to put people on a 'no fly' list decided that they didn't like the reason for which you wanted to travel? The honest people wouldn't be going anywhere. Bad people, besides using fake IDs and stolen identities, can also make the system of checking IDs work in their favor. The Carnival Booth algorithm, as described by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, demonstrates that terrorists can probe an ID security system by sending a number of people on innocent trips through the system and noting who is flagged for extra searches and who isn't. They then send only those who the system doesn't flag on terrorist missions. Still, some Americans think that 'if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear'. Were the Founding Fathers criminals trying to protect themselves when they inserted the 4th and 5th amendments into the Bill of Rights? After all, nobody who hasn't done anything wrong needs to worry about being searched or being forced to testify against himself. Over the years, Americans have become accustomed to showing ID in any number of circumstances. Few have asked the question, 'Why?'. Showing ID during a private business transaction, like writing a check or using a credit card, is different than having to show ID to the government in order to travel. The custom of showing ID at airports came about in July of 1996, in the wake of the TWA flight 800 disaster. Faulty fuel tank insulation caused TWA 800 to explode over Long Island Sound. Before we knew that, there was concern that terrorists had blown up the plane. According to former terrorism czar Richard Clarke's book, the ID requirement was instituted as a temporary measure so that then-President Clinton had something to announce to the families of the victims when he met with them. After the 2001 World Trade Center bombings, the ID requirement became mandatory, as anyone who has flown since can testify. The Department of Homeland Security has attempted to institute programs predicated on the use of ID to improve air security. One such program, the Computer Assisted Passenger Profiling System II (CAPPS II) would have required every citizen to undergo a background check as a precondition to travel by commercial airline. CAPPS II depended on the presentation of government-issued photo ID in order to function. The information contained on the ID would have been cross-checked against a variety of public and private databases, and an individual threat assessment would be generated based on this information. The CAPPS II program was pronounced 'dead' in July of 2004, but the Department of Homeland Security is quietly continuing to work to produce a replacement system, now called "Secure Flight", that works similarly. Another program which depends on showing ID is the Watch List and No-Fly List. Airlines are issued these secret lists by the federal government and are required to request ID from their passengers in order to check them against the secret lists. This has resulted in countless citizens ( http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=15430&c=gilmorevsashcroft ) with names similar to bad people being harassed, arrested, or prevented from traveling by aircraft including every person named 'David Nelson'. Much has been done to make travel by air safer. Cockpit doors have been secured, pilots are armed, and Air Marshals patrol airplane cabins. Increased physical security at airports has dramatically increased the safety of our nation's skies. Above all, the mindset of the flying public has also changed: no longer will passengers remain passive in the event of a skyjacking. The demand for ID does nothing for security while making honest Americans less free. Every government that has imposed totalitarian rules told its populace that it was doing so to "uphold freedom" or "improve the security of the homeland" or "root out terrorists and subversives." These ends do not justify unconstitutional means. We uphold freedom by exercising it – not by restricting it. Using this country's transportation system to conduct a dragnet, using government secret lists of wanted people, degrades our freedom and makes people less inclined to voice their opinion for fear of ending up on these secret lists. While the present administration may have benevolent intentions to justify their actions, our future is imperiled by this wholly un-American activity.

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