[liberationtech] Freedom Hosting, Tormail Compromised // OnionCloud
1) Freedom Hosting owner arrested and TorMail appears to be distributing FBI malware specifically targeting the Tor Browser Bundle. Deets: https://openwatch.net/i/200/anonymous-web-host-freedom-hosting-owner-arreste 2) I'm considering using Docker/Flynn to build an anonymous PaaS. Anybody want to help with the sketches? Deets: https://github.com/Miserlou/OnionCloud R -- Liberationtech list is public and archives are searchable on Google. Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] OpenWatch Releases #OccupyGezi Android Application
We were asked by members of the media in Turkey who have been shut down to release a version of our new streaming media capture applications. In an effort document the history of the struggle and to help show abuses by authorities there, we are pleased to announce the Occupy Gezi android application. Announcement: https://openwatch.net/i/87/openwatch-releases-occupygezi-mobile-application Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ale.occupygezi Code: https://github.com/OpenWatch You will be able to see all of the media produced by the apps live as it comes in here: https://openwatch.net/w/occupygezi and we will use the media received to produce additional documentaries and reports. If you've got any feedback, please get at us: t...@openwatch.net Thanks!, Rich Jones OpenWatch = Why Turkey Needs an Independent Free Press - And How OpenWatch Is Helping *Media conglomeration and an ever-worsening press-freedom record have created a void in independent reporting in Turkey, so OpenWatch has released a mobile application for Turkish mobile reporters.* In support of a free press, the right to demonstrate, and the right to use media to document the truth, OpenWatch has released an Occupy Gezi application for Android<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ale.occupygezi> (with an iPhone version coming out shortly) to allow people on the ground to collaboratively document the history they are making together. Download the application here on the Google Play store<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ale.occupygezi> ! The applications will send videos and photos directly online, where they can be found in the apps and on the web by following the #occupygezi<https://openwatch.net/w/occupygezi> hashtag on OpenWatch <https://openwatch.net/w/occupygezi>, which will show a live feed of media as it is received. We have optimized the application to stream videos and photos to our servers in the fastest way possible, even in low-connectivity environments. We will be producing documentaries and reports using the media created by the Occupy Gezi applications. All media created is Creative Commons, and all of the code is Free and Open Source, and available on our GitHub page<http://github.com/openwatch>. We have also updated our own open source software with additional Turkish translations. Why?While thousands of demonstrators took over a public space in an unprecedented act of mass political protest, the mainstream Turkish media instead ran documentaries about penguins. This is actually not surprising, as Turkey, which has the most imprisoned journalists of any country according to Reporters Without Borders, has been increasingly restrictive of press freedom in the past few years. As a result, much of the coverage of the events in the Turkish streets was provided by users of social networking services like Twitter. Now, authorities are targeting social media reporters and provocateurs as well: Authorities in Turkey have raided the houses and detained 38 people accused of using social media services to promote insurrection. What now?Going forward, we hope that people will be able to use mobile media to document the truth, the history they are making, and to protect themselves from abusive authorities by capturing and exposing the reality of events. The #OccupyGezi App was built on top of open source software which is being actively developed - there are some bugs, so please report them so that we can fix them. (It is not an app for anonymous reporting, and we do not make any such claims - it is an application simply designed to rapidly capture and redistribute important information which needs to be seen by as many people as possible. In the future, we do intend to build a separate architecture to support anonymous submissions, but we take identity security extremely seriously here, which is why we make no claims about anonymity at the moment.) If you are in Turkey and wish to document your experiences during this struggle, or just want to show your solidarity, use the application<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ale.occupygezi> and share your view with the world! -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] Reminder! The OpenWatch Summit is THIS SUNDAY in Oakland, CA! New details inside!
Hey all! This is just a reminder that the first *OpenWatch Summit* is going to be THIS SUNDAY! *What:* Participatory Discussion About New Radical Transparency Technologies *Where:* Radical Designs <http://radicaldesigns.org/>, 1201 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94612<https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&q=1201+Martin+Luther+King+Jr.+Way,+Suite+200,+Oakland,+CA+94612&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x808f80b07532872b:0x67053a960e7f4378,1201+Martin+Luther+King+Jr+Way+%23200,+Oakland,+CA+94612&gl=us&ei=wzMTUN-jFoTBrQGc14HoCw&ved=0CAkQ8gEwAA>[Near 12th St BART] *When:* This Sunday, August 19th, 2012 *Time:* 2PM onwards, followed by drinks! We've had a lot of interest so we're hoping for a good turnout. You're not going to want to miss this one! (I know that Burning Man is coming up soon, so some of you still have to do some last-minute shopping for glowsticks and drugs or what have you, but please make sure that you save the afternoon of the 19th for this event!) If you would, please bring *ANY OLD PHONES* and *CHARGERS/USB CABLES* which you may have! Please also make sure that you bring your phone with a *FULL BATTERY* and the expectation that you may leaving with an empty one. Again, please feel free to *send this note along* and to *bring anybody*who you feel may be interested in joining our discussion! If you have any more questions, please reply and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. If you didn't get a copy of the flyer with the agenda, please let me know and I'll make sure you get one! See you then!, Rich Jones *http://openwatch.net* <http://openwatch.net> ps: If you want to tweet about it, we're at @OpenWatch, and here's an online link to the event: http://openwatch.net/blog/21 Thanks! pps: I know some of you SF folks don't come out to the East Bay very much, so might I recommend the wonderful open source Android app OpenBART<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pro.dbro.bart&hl=en>to help guide you there on time, written by OpenWatch's very own David Brodsky! ___ liberationtech mailing list liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
[liberationtech] The OpenWatch Minisummit - Aug 19, 2012 - Oakland, CA
each and streamline our white-labeling process? ** Grants* - Grant attempts in the field of journalism have failed. Are there other avenues we can explore? *ACTION!* How can we further engage OpenWatch users and visitors? Can recordings and data processing be incentivized? How can we use documentary evidence to enact tangible change? ** Social Accountability* - How can we use the social network of OpenWatch users to demand accountability of misbehaving police? ** Contact Local PD* - Should OpenWatch visitors be able to directly contact local police departments? ** Contact Local News* - Should OpenWatch visitors be able to directly contact local media? ** Legal involvement* - How can we effectively pair OpenWatch users with legal representation? ** FOIA activity *- Can we use local Sunshine Laws and the Freedom of Information Act to improve our understanding of regional police enforcement? Is there an opportunity to partner with MuckRock? *ORGANIZATION* ** Communication* - As it stands, we are extremely slow to reply to email and pull requests. How can we fix this? ** Development cycles - Testing, Regular Releasing, Code Management* - How can we apply best software development practices to The OpenWatch Project? ** Internationalization / Scalability* - There is a lot of interest in the project from overseas, particularly in the areas where the tools are more seriously needed than they are in the United States . How can we work to scale the project internationally? ** Propaganda // PsyOps* - How can we expand our userbase and the public recognition of the project? - Everybody loves stickers! And Shirts! ** Leadership / Board* - How can we best steer the OpenWatch project in a positive and effective direction? There are plenty of opportunities for responsibility here and if you or somebody you know want to become more actively involved in the project, this is the time for you to step up! *PARTY! *** Get down* ** Get down* ** Jungle boogie* So please, *join us!* I think it will be a good time, and hopefully we'll be able to make some *wonderful schemes! *If you know anybody who you think will be interested in discussing and/or contributing these technologies and organization, *please feel to pass this invitation along* to them! Please RSVP if you plan on attending just so I have some idea of how much refreshments to acquire. For more information, please email reply off-list. (Space is limited! Sorry!) For less information, check out the page about this here: http://openwatch.net/blog/21 See you then!, Rich Jones http://openwatch.net ps - There is also a new #openwatch IRC channel on FreeNode if you'd like to come say hi! ___ liberationtech mailing list liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
[liberationtech] WebP2P - Discussion and Hacking on Next-Gen P2P Tech
Hi LibTech folks! Hope this email isn't out of place. Just writing to invite any hackers interested in working on the next-generation of Peer-to-Peer systems to come join the webp2p mailing list! WebP2P over WebRTC-data is going to cause some pretty major shifts in how people use the internet, and there are going to be some pretty profound implications for communication, decentralization, privacy and censorship-resistance. Please join us in making this new technology socially-positive from the beginning! To join, just send an email to: web...@librelist.com and you'll be signed up! Then, please introduce yourself and say a little bit about your skills and the problems that you'd like to see solved. We've been working on a demonstration of the Kademlia DHT in pure client-side javascript, plus a few other projects, and we'd love to have more people join the conversation! Thanks very much!, Rich Jones http://openwatch.net || http://gun.io || http://anomos.info ___ liberationtech mailing list liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
