[cryptography] GnuPG Crowdfunding

2013-12-20 Thread Moritz Bartl
Main features - Brand new GnuPG website - Release of GnuPG 2.1 - Anonymous Tor network access to gnupg.org - New server for web infrastructure - New user friendly design optimised for desktop and mobile - Fresh download page catering to all devices - Updated collection of external videos, guides,

[cryptography] Exclusive: Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer

2013-12-20 Thread Jeffrey Walton
(Thanks to PF on another list) http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/20/us-usa-security-rsa-idUSBRE9BJ1C220131220 (Reuters) - As a key part of a campaign to embed encryption software that it could crack into widely used computer products, the U.S. National Security Agency arranged a secret $10

[cryptography] Vegetation Comsec

2013-12-20 Thread John Young
Proceeding with novel comsec investigations, the New Yorker this week has an article on plant communication and intelligence and how they differ from those of animals. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/12/23/131223fa_fact_pollan Plant signaling with chemical emissions was intriguing, as

Re: [cryptography] Vegetation Comsec

2013-12-20 Thread coderman
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 6:22 PM, John Young j...@pipeline.com wrote: ... Plant signaling with chemical emissions was intriguing, as were signals sent through proxies such as insects. ... Has anyone seen reports on this? Or on chemical transceiving for comsec? Public key as a plant with