If by "fumble" you mean "endangering Tunisian activists at the behest of a U.S. Government agency," then we just might be on the right page.
If OpenITP doesn't want to be misinterpreted, they would do better to publish a blog post on these circumstances instead of hushing them up. NK On 2012-12-02, at 5:30 PM, Collin Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > The event organizers made an unfortunate mistake in trying to reach out to > the public. The problem was that there were sensitivities concurrent to the > event. The real names policy was to try to ensure that certain people were > not subject to harassment or surveillance. As an attendee it was clear > OpenITP was trying hard not to hold an event in Tunisia that ignored the > environment that it entered. Unfortunately this attempted outreach clearly > backfired. I would call out malicious intent if it existed, but in this case > it was an issue of exigent circumstances and unpredictable conditions that > made a fumble look like a conspiracy. > > On Sunday, December 2, 2012, Nadim Kobeissi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a meeting with personnel from State next week and I will be > > certainly raising this issue. > > > > NK > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Asher Wolf <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> The ideals of Cryptoparty include the protection of personal privacy. > >> This is why this situation is so worrying. > >> > >> Asher > >> > >> On 3/12/12 2:03 AM, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: > >> > Betrayal of the ideals of Cryptoparty? That is the very least of my > >> > worries. What I'm worried about is why is USAID coercing Tunisian > >> > activists > >> > to give up their names and personal data?! > >> > > >> > > >> > NK > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Asher Wolf > >> > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > > >> >> If there was a real name policy - regardless of whether it was a front > >> >> or who collected the names - it was a betrayal of the ideals of > >> >> Cryptoparty. > >> >> > >> >> - Asher. > >> >> > >> >> On 3/12/12 1:51 AM, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: > >> >>> Hi, > >> >>> Can anyone from OpenITP please explain to me how it is acceptable to > >> >> force > >> >>> everyone to show ID at a CryptoParty? I am *extremely* disturbed by > >> >>> this > >> >>> news, especially regarding USAID funding of OpenITP's event and > >> >>> regarding > >> >>> the notion that this was occurring in Tunisia. > >> >>> > >> >>> Was OpenITP organizing this Cryptoparty as an intelligence gathering > >> >>> operation? > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > >> >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > >> > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > > > > > -- > Collin David Anderson > averysmallbird.com | @cda | Washington, D.C. > > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
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