Re: Computer Voting Expert, Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, Ousted From Elections Conference
We should also remember in all of this no purely electronic voting scheme, without the most asinine, if not draconian, is-a-person identity methods, cannot prevent the *selling* of votes. Essentially, if the right to vote is defined by an electronic credential, or, more properly a zero-knowledge proof-of-knowledge of an electronic credential, that credential is instantly fungible -- and transferrable. Of course, that's what we want in the long run, I suppose: demonopololized force markets. That is, people who buy and sell their votes are called shareholders, right? To mix a paraphrase like a dead horse, in the long run, l' etat c'est merde. Cheers, RAH Parlez vous franglais? -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/ 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA ... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience. -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
Re: What happened to the Cryptography list...?
At 9:55 AM -0400 8/6/03, R. A. Hettinga wrote: Perry got sick a while back, and, if he's not in jail or something, :-), I bet that's it. Let me clarify that. A while ago, Perry got sick. The list was down for quite a while. Then he got better, and the list came back. I bet that's what's happening now. If he's not in jail. :-). Cheers, RAH But, seriously, folks... -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/ 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA ... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience. -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
Re: What happened to the Cryptography list...?
At 1:28 AM -0700 8/6/03, Bill Stewart wrote: Bob - Perry's cryptography list moved from wasabisystems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I haven't gotten anything from there, either. Perry got sick a while back, and, if he's not in jail or something, :-), I bet that's it. Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/ 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA ... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience. -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
Re: Japan making RFID-trackable cash
--- begin forwarded text Status: U User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.1.2418 Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:08:39 +0100 Subject: Re: Japan making RFID-trackable cash From: David G.W. Birch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Digital Bearer Settlement [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Bob Hettinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 31/7/03 3:41 am, Bill Stewart e-said: Japan's starting to add RFIDs to their 1-yen (~$100) bills. Notes will come with Hitachi's 0.3mm mew-chip To protect against cat-burglars? Regards, Dave Birch. P.S. It's Mu chip, as in the Greek letter. -- -- My own opinion (I think) given solely in my capacity -- as an interested member of the general public. -- -- mail dgw(at)birches.org, web http://www.birches.org/dgwb --- end forwarded text -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/ 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA ... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience. -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
Shot in the Dark
We talked about this stuff here several years ago. Now, like everything else, Moore's law and wirelessness have had their effects on things... Cheers, RAH --- http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/print_version/prototype0703.asp Wireless sensors listen for gunfire. (Photo courtesy of Proxity Digital Networks) Shot in the Dark If a gun goes off in an abandoned junkyard, does anyone hear it? The police do, at least in the handful of U.S. cities equipped with gunshot detection sensors, which listen for weapons' acoustical signatures and clock the arrival of sound waves to triangulate their origin. But these sensors must be plugged into telephone lines, meaning they can't be installed in out-of-the-way places, and a separate detector is needed every 300 to 400 meters to produce accurate results. Now New Orleans, LA-based Proxity Digital Networks is testing battery-powered detectors that can be clamped onto trees and poles and that communicate wirelessly with communications towers up to five kilometers away. The Tulsa County, OK, sheriff's department is testing the system, which transmits information on the location of gunfire to officers on patrol. It can even identify specific types of weapons, which helps police dispatch a more effective response team specific to the situation, says Tulsa County ! sheriff Stanley Glanz. -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/ 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA ... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience. -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
Re: A 'Funky A.T.M.' Lets You Pay for Purchases Made Online
At 2:15 PM +0100 7/26/03, Peter Fairbrother wrote: Personally I prefer to hit reply, ie with a Reply-To: header set to the list (confusing, eg!). That way, if I want to reply to the list (which is my default preference) then the sender of the mail I'm replying to doesn't get two copies. But then I use OE... Since the toad days, cypherpunks has been reply to sender... Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/ 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA ... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience. -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
Justice Department Opposes 'Sneak and Peek' Ban
Looks like they're dusting off their black bags again. Rubber hoses are next, I suppose. Cheers, RAH --- http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A47236-2003Jul25?language=printer washingtonpost.com Justice Department Opposes 'Sneak and Peek' Ban Reuters Friday, July 25, 2003; 5:48 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday opposed a bid to ban the government from conducting secret sneak and peek searches of private property. The legislation, overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, would roll back a key provision of the anti-terrorism law adopted after the Sept. 11 attacks. If it became law, the legislation, would have a devastating effect on the United States' ongoing efforts to detect and prevent terrorism, as well as to combat other serious crimes, Assistant Attorney General William Moschella said. In a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, he said the legislation could result in the intimidation of witnesses, destruction of evidence, flight from prosecution, physical injury and even death. On Tuesday, the House voted 309-118 to attach the amendment to a $37.9 billion bill funding the departments of Commerce, State and Justice. It would be the first change in the USA Patriot Act since its adoption in October, 2001. The amendment, sponsored by Idaho Republican Rep. C.L. Butch Otter, would block the Justice Department from using any funds to take advantage of the section of the law that allows it to secretly search the homes of suspects and only inform them later that a warrant had been issued to do so. The Patriot Act granted broad new powers to U.S. law enforcement officials to eavesdrop and detain immigrants. It was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush six weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Moschella said the law was needed to prevent terror attacks and added that the Justice Department shared the commitment of the House to preserving American liberties while we seek to protect American lives. He urged the House to reconsider its action. -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/ 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA ... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience. -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
nettime Help Wanted: Internet Spy
--- begin forwarded text Status: U From: Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: nettime Help Wanted: Internet Spy Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:50:41 -0400 Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting ad seen at http://www.rand.org/jobs: * Posting Title: Research Programmer Location: (S) Santa Monica Reference: 001241 Job Description: Research Programmer RAND is seeking a Research Programmer to work on various information technology, security and assurance projects in our Santa Monica office. It is preferred that the individual have familiarity with various applied psychological measures that can be used to help with information protection systems. Under general supervision, the research programmer will be expected to search, monitor and track information and software tools that relate and leverage off these measures in the context of information security. More generally, the position requires skills in searching for highly technical, computer-related information and programs within a variety of Internet and Web sources, and organizing and structuring this material in a database for a project's use. Educational Requirements: Bachelors degree (or equivalent experience) in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or other quantitative or computer discipline. Master preferred. Coursework or experience must cover research methods, policy analysis, and critical infrastructure protection. Specific technical skills required: Thorough technical knowledge of current computer operating systems (e.g., Linux, Solaris, Open BSD, Windows), and programming languages (e.g., Lisp, Prolog, C, Perl). Must be extremely proficient in such Internet and Web technologies as anonymizing sites, IRC and chat rooms, and downloading and investigating properties of hacker toolkits and related software. Ability to organize and structure information within a database for project use is mandatory. Related experience required: 3 - 5 years Type of experience required/preferred: Applicant should have excellent interpersonal skills, be able to conduct independent investigations of online sites, and participate in online dialogs (IRC, chats) by gaining the trust of relevant persons. Experience with the content and participants of such computer security conferences as the Black Hat Briefings, DEFCON, and CANSECWest/core03 would be useful. A security clearance is not required, but is desirable. Location: Santa Monica # distributed via nettime: no commercial use without permission # nettime is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and info nettime-l in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- end forwarded text -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/ 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA ... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience. -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
