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Re: [tor-relays] #torstrike
by Zenaan Harkness 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

----- Forwarded message from Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> ----- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 17:48:41 +1000 From: Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> To: tor-relays <tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org> Subject: Re: [tor-relays] #torstrike I concur with all you say below. Exceptionally well spoken. Evidently you have some solid experience in your corporate managerial role. Thanks for speaking up. On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 11:50:37PM -0700, Arisbe wrote: > Okay, so I've been concerned about the safety of at-risk Tor users since all this shit broke. New employees at the > organizational structure serving as the main accuser, an all new board with interrelationships and motivation > unknown, grenades rolled under office doors and all of the rest leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I cannot, at this > time, recommend to a third world citizen, that (s)he trust the Tor network. I hope that changes. > The issue is whether or not someone new in the Tor organization will, accidentally or intentionally, put third world > users at risk. I cannot trust an all-new board. Tor needs to be on their best behavior in order for me to > re-establish trust in the organization. > As a retired corporate manager I've seen these problems before. I have several suggestions that I feel are must-do > tasks for the Tor Project: > 1) Secure an independent investigator to look into the allegations against Jacob. Either demonstrate that he is not > an honorable employee or reinstate him. No one should trust anonymous claims that can ruin his career. If Jacob is > guilty, he should be prosecuted; > 2) Board member should be open, accessible and available to employees and node operators. Their background and > motivation for being a director of the Tor Project should be disseminated. There interrelationship with other board > members should be known; > 3) As one of the founders of Tor, Roger should openly discuss these and all issues in a public manner (on the web > page, webinar, magazine article, etc.); > 4) An organizational plan should be placed in the employment manual that puts significant distance between coding > employees and directors; > 5) Employees and directors should not operate nor have access to authority servers. > I've operated a number of exits and guards for several years now (including, as far as I know, the only Tor node in > Albania). [1] I will leave these operational for now but I expect changes in this unprofessionally operated 501c3. > [1] > > A827646DD0F8B92A9963789529CEE3141FF74761 > 4061C553CA88021B8302F0814365070AAE617270 > C80DF89B21FF932DEC0D7821F679B6C79E1449C3 > 9B31F1F1C1554F9FFB3455911F82E818EF7C7883 > D3E5EDDBE5159388704D6785BE51930AAFACEC6F ----- End forwarded message -----

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Rising carbon dioxide is greening the Earth - but it's not all good news
by YoungDryas 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

> Georgi Guninski: > Have high temperature crashes happened before? > If so, is there an estimate for the period? Peep the core samples, son. Randall Carlson quote re: 'Oxygen Isotopes in Greenland': "As [the Earth] began to cool off, the temerature oscillations began to increase in magnitude." "The climate change that took us from glacial to interglacial happened in less than five years." --- Refs: New ice core records show Greenland in sync with the rest of the globe: http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/09/new-ice-core-records-show-greenland-… A Brief Explanation of Oxygen Isotopes in Paleoclimate studies: http://pages.uoregon.edu/rdorsey/geo334/O-isotopes.html Greenland warming during the last interglacial: the relative importance of insolation and oceanic changes: http://www.clim-past-discuss.net/cp-2016-48/cp-2016-48.pdf Spatial and temporal oxygen isotope variability in northern Greenland implications for a new climate record over the past millennium: http://www.clim-past.net/12/171/2016/cp-12-171-2016.pdf Stable Isotopes and Climate History from Polar Ice Cores (full of pics): http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/UHNAI/NAIweb/presentations/26-Thorsteinsson-isoto…

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Revolt Against Tor Over Rape Claims, Process, Board, Etc
by grarpamp 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/765933853143859200 8:30 AM - 17 Aug 2016 Tor revolt over rape claims... https://twitter.com/shiromarieke/status/765634647485214720 12:41 PM - 16 Aug 2016 Today I am quitting @torproject I published my letter to tor-internal here: https://shiromarieke.github.io/tor I am not exactly sure how to start this email. To be honest, I never imagined I'd ever be writing this kind of letter to Tor, a project I used to respect a lot and was very excited to contribute to. Having been almost totally silent on Tor-related topics on all public channels for the last months doesn't make it easier for me to talk today.... https://www.oneeyedman.net/?p=2581 Posted on August 16, 2016 by dwrob My Letter To The Tor Project Dear Shari, As you know, police raided my Seattle home in April because I was operating a Tor exit. You and I have planned to discuss Tor’s response... Here are some of the issues that compel my decision... https://contraspin.co.nz/the-weaponising-of-social-part-3-the-resurrection-… August 16, 2016 The Weaponising Of Social Part 3: The Resurrection Of IOError The genesis of this groundbreaking series was a moral obligation to highlight obvious discrepancies in the coordinated smears against Jacob Appelbaum (IOError). That smear campaign’s self-pronounced and ostensibly achieved aim was to permanently shut down his (anti-surveillance, anti-three-letter-agency) public speaking by casting him out from the very communities he has dedicated his life to supporting. Implemented, that aim had very little to do with protecting actual rape victims but everything to do with manipulating (by asserting social control over) the speaking circuit which is the visible face of the privacy and infosec movements, as well as dominating the critical infrastructure and the corporate structure (at board level) of the Tor Project... http://rixstep.com/2/2/20160817,00.shtml http://rixstep.com/2/2/20160717,00.shtml 2016-08-17 Tor 6.0.4 Happenstance, coincidence, enemy action? Not that there's necessarily any connection to Jakegate (it can't be ruled out either) but the latest updates of Tor have been a frightening mess. Why does Tor suddenly dump over 30 megabloats of steaming faeces onto a file system on exit... "I know other people at Tor and in the broader community have similar feelings, and I hope this will encourage them to speak up." -- shiromarieke

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[zen@freedbms.net: Re: [tor-relays] #torstrike]
by Zenaan Harkness 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

CC ----- Forwarded message from Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> ----- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:49:05 +1000 From: Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> To: tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-relays] #torstrike On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 11:14:59PM -0400, krishna e bera wrote: > On 21/08/16 10:02 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > Fact: Jacob Applebaum's directory authority was a target of NSA's > > XKEYSCORE: > > https://contraspin.co.nz/the-weaponising-of-social-part-3-the-resurrection-… > > Of course, perhaps they all are. > > > Fact: Jacob Applebaum got kicked from Tor Inc, prior to a proper > > investigation. > > Any organization would do the same with similar allegations. If he was > exonerated, he could rejoin afterwards. Put it to relevant/ external/ unbiased authorities, not internally compromised "investigation group with chips on their shoulders". > > Fact: The investigation done by Tor Inc, was run by the primary accusers > > of Jacob Applebaum. > > Evidence? > > > > In the USA's war against Bradley Manning, Julian Assange, Wikileaks and > > Edward Snowden, Jacob Applebaum was a very high target, and caused the > > three letter agencies a lot of problems. > > > > So yes, operation of the network you use for -genuine- privacy needs, is > > very much dependent on those running the organisation. > > > > > > Fact: The ENTIRE board of Tor Inc got replaced after Jacob was given the > > boot! > > > > My conclusion: This was a coup, blunt and bloody, take no prisoners, > > respect no righteousness. > > Overdramatic. Where's the blood? Jacob Applebaum's scalp. > Who was behind the coup, and what hard evidence do you have? Are you > looking for #torstrike to prompt leaks of such info? I don't know that torstrike could be useful ultimately. Forking possibly. > Makes more sense for the Board to be distinct from the day to day > operations people anyway. The only thing that makes sense is that the core people are trustworthy - there are now major problems with core Tor Inc people. > > My conclusion: The operation of the Tor directory authorities can no > > longer be trusted. > > Perhaps it never could be. Are you ready to run one? Is that a genuine offer and a genuine possibility? > > My conclusion: The deployment of TBB by Tor Inc can no longer be > > trusted. > > Fork it. That is happening. ----- End forwarded message -----

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Re: [tor-relays] #torstrike
by Zenaan Harkness 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

Forwarding to distinguish mailing lists. ----- Forwarded message from Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> ----- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:02:53 +1000 From: Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> To: tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org Cc: m.krzystek(a)gmail.com Subject: Re: [tor-relays] #torstrike On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 07:53:26PM -0600, Marcel Krzystek wrote: > What are the thoughts of relay operators on this? > https://ghostbin.com/paste/kmnzz > > I can be persuaded otherwise, and perhaps i'm being naive, but i believe > that operation of the network should remain independent from the politics > within the organization. Hi Marcel, Fact: Jacob Applebaum's directory authority was a target of NSA's XKEYSCORE: https://contraspin.co.nz/the-weaponising-of-social-part-3-the-resurrection-… Fact: Jacob Applebaum got kicked from Tor Inc, prior to a proper investigation. Fact: The investigation done by Tor Inc, was run by the primary accusers of Jacob Applebaum. In the USA's war against Bradley Manning, Julian Assange, Wikileaks and Edward Snowden, Jacob Applebaum was a very high target, and caused the three letter agencies a lot of problems. So yes, operation of the network you use for -genuine- privacy needs, is very much dependent on those running the organisation. Fact: The ENTIRE board of Tor Inc got replaced after Jacob was given the boot! My conclusion: This was a coup, blunt and bloody, take no prisoners, respect no righteousness. My conclusion: The operation of the Tor directory authorities can no longer be trusted. My conclusion: The deployment of TBB by Tor Inc can no longer be trusted. Draw your own conclusions. ----- End forwarded message -----

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Fwd: [tor-talk] Algorithm that chooses exit nodes
by Cari Machet 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

curiousness ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <anonymous.coward(a)posteo.de> Date: Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 6:53 PM Subject: [tor-talk] Algorithm that chooses exit nodes To: tor-talk(a)lists.torproject.org Dear fellows, I´d like to know, what algorithm does TOR use to chose an exit node? What I find strange is, I always get an exit node from the same region on this planet. I never had an exit node, say from Russia or Hong Kong or Japan, but always from the same region. This algorithm does not seem to chose it really randomly. Thus I´m curious how TOR choses exit nodes! Thank you -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk(a)lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk -- Cari Machet NYC 646-436-7795 carimachet(a)gmail.com AIM carismachet Syria +963-099 277 3243 Amman +962 077 636 9407 Berlin +49 152 11779219 Reykjavik +354 894 8650 Twitter: @carimachet <https://twitter.com/carimachet> 7035 690E 5E47 41D4 B0E5 B3D1 AF90 49D6 BE09 2187 Ruh-roh, this is now necessary: This email is intended only for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this information, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email without permission is strictly prohibited.

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[RUS] banned in Russia, now banned in the West - "This is a cruel joke!"
by Zenaan Harkness 21 Aug '16

21 Aug '16

Browder Almighty Who Passes Laws in Congress and Censors Worldwide Media! Why an investigative documentary by a former Kremlin accuser is banned in the West http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/oh-browder-almighty-he-passes-laws-co… ( http://www.kp.ru/daily/26547/3564668/ )

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[RUS] US Declares Hegemony Over Asia
by Zenaan Harkness 21 Aug '16

21 Aug '16

US Declares Hegemony Over Asia http://journal-neo.org/2016/06/10/us-declares-hegemony-over-asia/ We the rest of the world, really, really need America's chickens to come home to roost.

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[zen@freedbms.net: Re: [tor-talk] Appelbaum Subject Of Investigative Journalism]
by Zenaan Harkness 21 Aug '16

21 Aug '16

I CCed this list on two of the emails. Here's the other 3. Guess I ought be surprised they 'moderated' the last one below. Regards, Zenaan ----- Forwarded message from Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> ----- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 18:07:42 +1000 From: Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> To: tor-talk(a)lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Appelbaum Subject Of Investigative Journalism On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 06:52:57PM +0200, carlo von lynX wrote: > Still sounds a lot like JTRIG and Zersetzung to me... This list, unfortunately, is censored. Desire to discuss important matters, when considered offtopic by those with authority over this list, will result in being banned. Other than that, your post is appreciated by me, fwiw. Viva la censor! ----- End forwarded message ----- ----- Forwarded message from Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> ----- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 18:16:50 +1000 From: Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> To: tor-talk(a)lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-talk] A community concern that needs to be addressed, On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 09:17:48PM -0400, Griffin Boyce wrote: > myzeus(a)openmailbox.org wrote: > >Their post seems to be somewhat political and based on recent events. > >The user's concern on the lack of technical posts makes a lot of > >sense. I feel like Tor has become increasingly user-friendly and the > >Tor Browser Bundle is by far less 'intimidating' to perform first time > >configuration than it was a few years ago. The lack of technical posts > >might concern some people. What are your thoughts on addressing the > >issue? > > When I was at HOPE in July, men and women were saying (to me at least) > that they were happy that Tor is progressing, that they think we're growing > as a community, and they look forward to volunteering. Honestly, that makes > me really fucking happy. That's not really an `identity politics` thing. I > would say that none of the people that I spoke to who plan to volunteer had > any past negative experiences with any Tor peeps. It's more a matter of > seeing a terrible situation happen (from afar) and then seeing it handled in > a serious way. That would have been good. > It's been a real rough patch for the community, but most > everyone seems to be handling it with grace and professionalism. Just not on the fundamentals. Fail on your "process of justice" (irregardless of the guilt of an accused), and you fail not only every one of us in "the Tor community" but you fail yourself too! > Things > like that can inspire confidence in a project's team, Sure. "Team bonding" arising from turmoil handled well. That would be great, except that is NOT what has happened here. And it's not what IS STILL happening. > as weird as that > probably sounds. Not weird at all - relationships are built probably more on how the "downs" are resolved rather than on how many "ups" you have! Human nature. And common sense. > So: I'm happy that people aren't scared away, Again, would be great if that were true. The problem is, saying it don't make it true. We can't "pretend away" a genuine and ongoing problem - that's not "positive thinking", that's actually "delusion" - a major difference! > hope that people of all > genders will keep volunteering, and that everyone will eventually move > beyond this (perhaps to more technical topics). People can always post > about a Tor-related project on this list and it may well make it to the blog > or twitter. I mean, if someone posts a cool project here I'm pretty likely > to post it to my twitter stream =) > > ~Griffin > > -- > Accept what you cannot change, and change what you cannot accept. > PGP: 0x03cf4a0ab3c79a63 ----- End forwarded message ----- ----- Forwarded message from Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> ----- Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 17:59:08 +1000 From: Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> To: tor-talk(a)lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Shutting down my tor relay On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 01:37:29AM -0500, Anthony Papillion wrote: > Sorry, but this is crap. The Tor project has a lot of problems that they > are hopefully trying to address. They are culpable in the whole > situation with Jacob and that's on them. But you know who didn't do > anything wrong? The actual people you're harming by shutting down your > relay. > > They have done nothing. > > You're not punishing the Tor project by shutting your relay down. You're > putting peoples lives in danger because of a political issue you have > with Tor project. Why should innocent users be punished? Is the > kerfuffle with Jacob worth someone's life? I suppose only you can > decide that but I think you're making a huge mistake. I disagree with your characterisation that someone who stops -volunteering- is putting peoples' lives at risk. That is a slap in the face to the --volunteer-- for all the work they have previously volunteered. ----- End forwarded message -----

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[tor-talk-owner@lists.torproject.org: Request to mailing list tor-talk rejected]
by Zenaan Harkness 21 Aug '16

21 Aug '16

I can confirm that my last 5 emails to tor-talk have all been recently rejected, including the email(s) I CCed this list on. Zenaan ----- Forwarded message from tor-talk-owner(a)lists.torproject.org ----- Delivered-To: zenaan(a)gmail.com Delivered-To: zen(a)freedbms.net Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 08:20:37 +0000 From: tor-talk-owner(a)lists.torproject.org To: zen(a)freedbms.net List-Id: "all discussion about theory, design, and development of Onion Routing" <tor-talk.lists.torproject.org> Subject: Request to mailing list tor-talk rejected Your request to the tor-talk mailing list Posting of your message titled "Re: [tor-talk] Revolt Against Tor Over Rape Claims, Process, Board, Etc" has been rejected by the list moderator. The moderator gave the following reason for rejecting your request: "Your message was deemed inappropriate by the moderator." Any questions or comments should be directed to the list administrator at: tor-talk-owner(a)lists.torproject.org ----- End forwarded message -----

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