[liberationtech] ANN: keys - an open source password manager

2013-09-01 Thread Will
Hello Libtech, I've released an open source (GPLv3) credential storage app that some of you may find useful: https://github.com/wg/keys keys is the password manager I've always wanted, with a command line UI instead of a GUI and a client/server design that makes the stored credentials

Re: [liberationtech] Sociological studies of covert mass-surveillance organisations

2013-09-01 Thread Caspar Bowden (lists)
Many thanks Yosem, Luis Felipe Greg On 08/31/13 07:14, Luis Felipe R. Murillo wrote: On 08/30/2013 01:54 PM, Yosem Companys wrote: From: Caspar Bowden li...@casparbowden.net I realize this is an improbable request (I think), but is anyone aware of any Surveillance Studies research on the

[liberationtech] Encryption of Asus UX31A/Adata XM11 SSD

2013-09-01 Thread konfkukor
Hi, I own an Asus UX31A ultrabook, which contains an Adata XM11 SSD. This SSD uses the Sandforce SF-2281 controller, which encrypts the data using 128 bits AES. It uses a key for this which is (supposedly) unique per controller, and which the manufacturer does not know. What I am interested in,

Re: [liberationtech] Encryption of Asus UX31A/Adata XM11 SSD

2013-09-01 Thread Tom Ritter
I tried this once [0,1]. My suggestions. 0) There's an app (hdparm) that lets you interact with the drive's AT security stuff. But obviously this only helps you if it's not your boot drive. 1) Repost this on the cryptography mailing list, it's more technical focused that libtech. 2) See if the

Re: [liberationtech] Sociological studies of covert mass-surveillance organisations

2013-09-01 Thread Michael Rogers
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/09/13 10:00, Caspar Bowden (lists) wrote: AFAIK Deleuze, Foucault et al. did not say anything specifically about covert (mass-)surveillance, or analyse how the inherently secret nature of such organizations might be a causal element in

[liberationtech] Tenure track faculty position in digital culture at University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication

2013-09-01 Thread Yosem Companys
The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication is seeking to fill a tenured or tenure track faculty position (open rank) in digital culture to begin fall semester 2014. Preference will be given to early and mid-career scholars whose research and teaching contribute to field,

Re: [liberationtech] Sociological studies of covert mass-surveillance organisations

2013-09-01 Thread Guido Witmond
On 09/01/13 22:49, Michael Rogers wrote: On 01/09/13 10:00, Caspar Bowden (lists) wrote: AFAIK Deleuze, Foucault et al. did not say anything specifically about covert (mass-)surveillance, or analyse how the inherently secret nature of such organizations might be a causal element in theories

Re: [liberationtech] Sociological studies of covert mass-surveillance organisations

2013-09-01 Thread Shava Nerad
This isn't quite what you are looking for, but as a jumping off point for the old-school intelligence/diplomatic studies nexus of culture we are inheriting, this is not a bad historic orientation or bibliographic compass set.

Re: [liberationtech] The great open-source balancing act

2013-09-01 Thread Shava Nerad
It was also made rather clear in June that Silent Circle integrates licensed libraries into their code. This means unless they planned from day one to be clean and modular -- which is, hey, what every one of us does in startup mode under siege from security threats, market pressures, community

Re: [liberationtech] FW: NSA Admits: Okay, Okay, There Have Been A Bunch Of Intentional Abuses, Including Spying On Love Interests | Techdirt

2013-09-01 Thread Tomasz Rola
On Sun, 1 Sep 2013, Shava Nerad wrote: Distrust, but verify. Add it to the variations on the theme. SN Distrusting one's own distrust? Yes I do, thanks. Even though it's hard a bit, because maybe brain is a computer but a poor one when it comes to rational stuff. Regards, Tomasz Rola --