Re: [liberationtech] Stephan Faris: The Hackers of Damascus – Businesweek

2012-11-26 Thread John Scott-Railton
Hi All, A few thoughts on the article. It uses a thread of one process of dealing with malware and attacks in Syria to tell its story, and highlights a couple of people who collaborate with each other and some of what they have been doing. It makes for an engaging read. But for someone who

[liberationtech] HP SEC Disclosure on Area SpA and ZTE

2012-11-26 Thread Collin Anderson
Libtech, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission posted the October 2012 response of HP to a request for information on exports to sanctioned countries -- worth the short read; within, the company discloses that its equipment was transshipped through partners, rather than direct sales, to the

[liberationtech] // 3rd Berlin CryptoParty Announced //

2012-11-26 Thread Julian Oliver
Hi list, For those of you in Berlin, or know of those off-list in the city, we're hosting another CryptoParty at our studio. // Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world. - Cypherpunk Manifesto,

Re: [liberationtech] Stephan Faris: The Hackers of Damascus – Businesweek

2012-11-26 Thread Peter Fein
Hey John, thanks for this, a much appreciated (and needed) sharing of credit. Too often the press focuses on individual heroes to make a better story - community knows the reality is a massive, decentralized effort, and we shouldn't get sucked in to that narrative. More! ;-) On Mon, Nov 26, 2012

[liberationtech] Fwd: [Urban Politics] CREATING LOCAL PROGRESS - Urban Politics #328, 11/26/2012

2012-11-26 Thread Doug Schuler
An interesting and possibly useful initiative in the states…. An example of what I call *civic intelligence* -- Doug Begin forwarded message: From: Licata, Nick nick.lic...@seattle.gov Subject: [Urban Politics] CREATING LOCAL PROGRESS - Urban Politics #328, 11/26/2012 Date: November