Re: [liberationtech] Boundless Informant: the NSA's secret tool to track global surveillance data

2013-06-09 Thread Katrin Verclas
+1000 on Nadim's comment who is not always that civil either. If you notice who speaks on this list- it's geeky men. And not just speak but flame at times and engage in silly meta discussions best filtered out. The discourse on this list, in general, does not encourage truly thoughtful

Re: [liberationtech] Here Come the Encryption Apps

2013-04-18 Thread Katrin Verclas
Unfortunately contradicted by the evidence that shows frequent partial (regional or specific lines) or (less frequent) total cell phone shutdowns. Happens all the time and clear to those who track this systematically. Sent from iPhone thus could have typos. On Mar 15, 2013, at 19:49, Maxim

Re: [liberationtech] list reply-all

2013-03-20 Thread Katrin Verclas
Can we just vote already? This is getting out of hand and a perfect example why this list is increasingly useless with too many flame wars and not enough substantive content... On Mar 20, 2013, at 13:52, Gregory Foster gfos...@entersection.org wrote: If we're going to require people to use

Re: [liberationtech] Chromebooks for Risky Situations?

2013-02-07 Thread Katrin Verclas
UAE - Etisalat, nexus 4 - tethering was easy once the data plan was procured. That, however, ain't simple - took time and some significant documentation. Only thing they did not ask for was my first-born son. On Feb 6, 2013, at 15:31, Brian Conley bri...@smallworldnews.tv wrote: What

Re: [liberationtech] CryptoParty in Tunis tomorrow (Saturday, 1st December)

2012-12-02 Thread Katrin Verclas
First off, why all this flame-throwing, Nadim? Can you give the folks at OpenITP and ISC the benefit of the doubt and maybe ask, rather than always accuse and suspect bad intentions? Rubs a lot of people the wrong way, including me, since in the end, we are all in this together, n'est-ce pas?

[liberationtech] Why Cell Phones Went Dead After Hurricane Sandy- Bloomberg

2012-11-17 Thread Katrin Verclas
A smart rant by Susan Crawford on telco policy and the impotent Federal Communication Commission. Important lessons here - not just for the US. http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-15/why-cell-phones-went-dead-after-hurricane-sandy.html -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at:

Re: [liberationtech] Silent Circle Dangerous to Cryptography Software Development

2012-10-11 Thread Katrin Verclas
Having sat for the better part of the day with Phil Zimmerman with activists and journalists in a room, here is what I learned: On Oct 11, 2012, at 12:15 PM, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: On 10/11/2012 12:04 PM, James Losey wrote: Hi Nadim, I largely agree with your assessment of Silent Circle

Re: [liberationtech] Silent Circle Dangerous to Cryptography Software Development

2012-10-11 Thread Katrin Verclas
took significant time with activists and journalists under threat to understand specific use cases was interesting. We shall see... Cheers, Katrin On Oct 11, 2012, at 2:24 PM, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: On 10/11/2012 2:14 PM, Katrin Verclas wrote: Having sat for the better part of the day

Re: [liberationtech] Silent Circle to publish source code?

2012-10-11 Thread Katrin Verclas
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Re: [liberationtech] Best practices

2012-10-05 Thread Katrin Verclas
Depends on your threat model but since since I think I know what country your are talking about, might be worth taking more precautions: * burner phone * wiped disposable laptop w Tor etc * trusted VPN (maybe) * bootable linux like TAILS * possibly encryption but frowned upon if not outright

Re: [liberationtech] Viber Security and Privacy

2012-09-21 Thread Katrin Verclas
--- Talmon Marco, CEO Viber Media, Inc. Sent from my Phone Katrin Verclas MobileActive.org kat...@mobileactive.org skype/twitter: katrinskaya (347) 281-7191 A global network of people using mobile technology for social impact http://mobileactive.org -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change

Re: [liberationtech] Viber is secure?

2012-09-20 Thread Katrin Verclas
Cormac, care to chime in? On Sep 20, 2012 1:53 PM, Collin Anderson col...@averysmallbird.com wrote: Hi Amin, BBG and Freedom House's report 'Safety on the Line' included some evaluation of the security of Viber. While I was disappointed in the lack of specific details overall in the

[liberationtech] When It Comes to Human Rights, There Are No Online Security Shortcuts | Threat Level | Wired.com

2012-08-10 Thread Katrin Verclas
and Ball from Martus/Benetech weighs in... http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/wired_opinion_patrick_ball/all/ ___ liberationtech mailing list liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to:

Re: [liberationtech] When It Comes to Human Rights, There Are No Online Security Shortcuts | Threat Level | Wired.com

2012-08-10 Thread Katrin Verclas
asks Cryptocat to 'consult experts.' If Mr. Ball had bothered weighing into any conversation before writing this piece, or contacting me at all, I would perceive the article as far more honest. NK On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 6:15 AM, Katrin Verclas kat...@mobileactive.org wrote: and Ball

[liberationtech] Fwd: Re: When It Comes to Human Rights, There Are No Online Security Shortcuts | Threat Level | Wired.com

2012-08-10 Thread Katrin Verclas
-- Forwarded message -- From: Patrick Ball pb...@benetech.org Date: Aug 10, 2012 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [liberationtech] When It Comes to Human Rights, There Are No Online Security Shortcuts | Threat Level | Wired.com To: Katrin Verclas kat...@mobileactive.org Cc: Nadim Kobeissi na

Re: [liberationtech] question about browser/Gmail subject line / browser history exposure

2012-07-04 Thread Katrin Verclas
, delete your history, browse in private mode, etc) Thanks for any insights. Best, Katrin Screen shot 2012-07-04 at 7.37.19 AM.png Katrin Verclas MobileActive.org kat...@mobileactive.org skype/twitter: katrinskaya (347) 281-7191 Check out SaferMobile.org Using Mobile Technology

Re: [liberationtech] Design Tools to Spark Social Change - Catapult Labs

2012-05-15 Thread Katrin Verclas
immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech Katrin Verclas MobileActive.org kat...@mobileactive.org skype/twitter: katrinskaya (347) 281-7191 Check out SaferMobile.org Using Mobile Technology More Securely