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Distributed protocols that combat economy of scale
by rysiek 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

Hi, as "A Miner Problem" shows, even a distributed, p2p solution like BitCoin suffers from a secondary centralisation flaw. Simply put, economy of scale lets the biggest player or a cartel of thoise basically undermine the "decentralized" part and take control over the network. A similar thing has happened with e-mail and GMail. GMail basically dictates the rules in the e-mail world, simply because they're the largest and have the most users. Again, economy of scale is to blame. So let me pose a question here: is it possible to design a protocol that does not succumb to economy of scale-based secondary centralisation? Is it possible to design a protocol that does not lend itself to economy of scale? -- Pozdrawiam, Michał "rysiek" Woźniak Zmieniam klucz GPG :: http://rys.io/pl/147 GPG Key Transition :: http://rys.io/en/147

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USG Support of Motion to Compel Apple Decrypt, iPhone Forensics
by John Young 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

USG v. Apple - USG Support of Motion to Compel Apple Decrypt <https://t.co/Ffe1t74552>https://cryptome.org/2016/03/usg-apple-149.pdf (484 pp, 11MB) FBI agent details Farook's iPhone forensics, Apple discussions <https://t.co/JkcuCEY1JX>https://cryptome.org/2016/03/usg-apple-149-02.pdf

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WIRED: The Future of Wi-Fi Is 10,000 Times More Energy Efficient
by Cari Machet 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

Engineering students have discovered a way to reflect Wi-Fi packets instead of broadcasting them. http://www.wired.com/2016/03/future-wi-fi-10000-times-energy-efficient/

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Warrant for hacks
by Cari Machet 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

PDF for the FBI warrant used to hack computers in Greece, Chile, and probably the UK: https://t.co/dLvOf1h5cQ Around 1300 devices in all

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Beginning of the USD end? - Re: Petrodollar further analysis - Putin buying gold with “little fanfare, but on a large scale”
by Zenaan Harkness 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

Beginning of the end of the USD? "The Inflation Genie is Out of the Bottle" http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-03-08/inflation-genie-out-bottle (Short article, but a few graphs, so just a key quote, and --beware-- the pyramid(?) futures marketing scheme at the end, so perhaps not such a reputable site, unfortunately - but the inflation figures seem genuine enough:) "Put simply, the inflation genie is out of the bottle. Core inflation is already moving higher at a time when prices of most basic goods are at 19-year lows. Any move higher in Oil and other commodities will only PUSH core inflation higher. The Fed is cornered. Inflation is back." See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation In related news: http://www.pravdareport.com/russia/economics/01-03-2016/133690-russia_gold-… Russia becomes world's largest buyer of gold 01.03.2016 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-03-02/global-central-banks-continue-long… Global Central Banks Continue Longest Gold-Buying-Spree Since Vietnam War (with graphs of central bank gold holdings) https://www.rt.com/business/334498-canada-gold-reserves-economy/ Canada’s golden age is over Published time: 4 Mar, 2016 09:29 "Canada has used up all of its gold reserves. For the first time since 1935 the country is out of gold. ..." (Not much foresight in Canada it seems, or perhaps we can say "insider gold sales to my buddies" by some other name.)

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Unix more / better UTF-8
by grarpamp 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

http://www.dragonflybsd.org/release44/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11248847 https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/UTF-8/it philes... not just high ASCII anymore...

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FBI claims to modify its bilateral trolling re NSA data... in secret of course
by grarpamp 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

http://news.slashdot.org/story/16/03/08/2316212/fbi-quietly-changes-its-pri… https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11248320

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Help wanted: classification czar needed for oversight of national security secrecy system
by Michael Best 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

http://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2016/03/help-wanted-isoo/ The government is looking for a person to oversee, and perhaps sometimes to overrule, classification decisions made throughout the Executive Branch. A job opening <https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/430180100> for the position of Director of the Information Security Oversight Office <http://www.archives.gov/isoo/> (ISOO) was announced in *USA Jobs* <https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/430180100> last week. The ISOO director is appointed by the Archivist of the United States, since ISOO is housed at the National Archives. But ISOO takes policy direction <http://www.archives.gov/isoo/> from the National Security Council, and the director’s authority over classification and declassification policy extends throughout the executive branch. The previous ISOO director <https://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2016/01/isoo-fitzpatrick/>, John P. Fitzpatrick, left for the National Security Council in January. Read on at FAS: http://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2016/03/help-wanted-isoo/ -- Veritas aequitas liberabit vos Veri universum vici That 1 Archive <http://that1archive.neocities.org/> @NatSecGeek <https://twitter.com/NatSecGeek>

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Fwd: [Cryptography] News flash: FBI in the "dark" about "numbers" radio stations
by grarpamp 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Henry Baker <hbaker1(a)pipeline.com> Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:34:50 -0800 Subject: [Cryptography] News flash: FBI in the "dark" about "numbers" radio stations To: cryptography(a)metzdowd.com FYI -- http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/06/the-stupidly-simple-spy-me… The Stupidly Simple Spy Messages No Computer Could Decode Shane Harris 03.06.16 5:01 AM ET Every day, hour after hour, the world’s spies send top secret information you can easily listen in on. "But the numbers are just gibberish without that key, known in spycraft as a one-time pad. As its name suggests, it’s used only once. And that’s what makes it so secure." --- These radio communications to/from *terrorists* have been going on since WWII, and yet James Comey hasn't filed suit against the radio receiver manufacturers...

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Who we are up against
by Zenaan Harkness 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

For those who have not yet read of this, it's a must to comprehend. Lest ye doubt humans are rightly labelled 'sheep'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment Something uplifting to counterbalance: > http://thesaker.is/submarines-in-the-desert-as-my-deepest-gratitude-to-you/ (Thank you very much Alex.) And some comedy: http://thesaker.is/scotts-collection-of-russian-humor-hilarious-must-read/ Regards, Zenaan

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