How to isolate DNA with salad-spinner

2005-02-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/14/codecon_2005/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/14/codecon_2005/ How to isolate DNA with salad-spinner By Jorn Barger (feedback at

Nigerians turn to vigilantes

2005-02-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/africa/4265415.stm The BBC Tuesday, 15 February, 2005, 12:38 GMT Nigerians turn to vigilantes By Sola Odunfa BBC Africa Live, Lagos Not so long ago, mangled bodies or charred remains of mob justice victims littered the streets of Lagos, Nigeria's largest city.

'Trustworthy' Computing Now Gates' Focus

2005-02-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=562u=/ap/20050215/ap_on_hi_te/security_conference_6printer=1 Yahoo! 'Trustworthy' Computing Now Gates' Focus 1 hour, 21 minutes ago By MATTHEW FORDAHL, AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. - Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates (news - web

Digital Water Marks Thieves

2005-02-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Until, of course, people figure out that taggants on everything do nothing but confuse evidence and custody, not help it. Go ask the guys in the firearms labs about *that* one. Cheers, RAH --- http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,66595,00.html Wired News Digital Water Marks Thieves By

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 9:40 PM + 2/15/05, Justin wrote: I think it's fair to say that governments initially formed to protect property rights (although we have no historical record of such a government because it must have been before recorded history began). BZZZT. Wrong answer. Governments first steal

Don't Trust Your Eyes or URLs (was Re: TidBITS#766/14-Feb-05)

2005-02-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 6:21 PM -0800 2/14/05, TidBITS Editors wrote: Don't Trust Your Eyes or URLs - by Glenn Fleishman [EMAIL PROTECTED] The clever folks at the Shmoo Group, a bunch of interesting security folks who punch holes in assumptions about what's secure on the Internet,

TSA's Secure Flight (was Re: CRYPTO-GRAM, February 15, 2005)

2005-02-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 6:23 AM -0600 2/15/05, Bruce Schneier wrote: TSA's Secure Flight As I wrote last month, I am participating in a working group to study the security and privacy of Secure Flight, the U.S. government's program to match airline passengers with a terrorist watch list. In the end,

Digital Water Marks Thieves

2005-02-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Until, of course, people figure out that taggants on everything do nothing but confuse evidence and custody, not help it. Go ask the guys in the firearms labs about *that* one. Cheers, RAH --- http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,66595,00.html Wired News Digital Water Marks Thieves By

Cryptography Research Security Experts to Speak at RSA Conference 2005

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109STORY=/www/story/02-14-2005/0003019483EDATE= Cryptography Research Security Experts to Speak at RSA Conference 2005 Company's Security Experts Chosen to Participate in Conference SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14

RSA(R) Conference 2005 Commences In San Francisco With Record Attendance And Keynotes By Bill Gates, John Chambers And John Thompson - Attendee Number Expected To Exceed 11,000

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109STORY=/www/story/02-14-2005/0003019485EDATE= RSA(R) Conference 2005 Commences In San Francisco With Record Attendance And Keynotes By Bill Gates, John Chambers And John Thompson - Attendee Number Expected To Exceed 11,000

Fighting Net crime with code / Surge in phishing e-mails to take spotlight at cryptography conference

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/02/14/BUG3NB9UTL1.DTLtype=printable www.sfgate.com Return to regular view Fighting Net crime with code Surge in phishing e-mails to take spotlight at cryptography conference - Carrie Kirby, Chronicle

From high-tech driver's licenses to national ID cards?

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-1028_3-5573414.html?tag=st.util.print CNET News From high-tech driver's licenses to national ID cards? By Declan McCullagh Story last modified Mon Feb 14 04:00:00 PST 2005 A recent vote in Congress endorsing standardized, electronically readable driver's licenses

China shut down 12,000 Internet bars in 2004

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050213/323/fce29.html Yahoo! Sunday February 13, 10:35 PM China shut down 12,000 Internet bars in 2004 Click to enlarge photo BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese authorities shut down more than 12,000 Internet bars last year, state media said. As part of moves to create a safer

Certicom and Beep Science Partner to Provide Advanced Security for Digital Rights Management

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050214/to126_2.html?printer=1 Yahoo! Finance Press Release Source: Certicom Corp. Certicom and Beep Science Partner to Provide Advanced Security for Digital Rights Management Monday February 14, 7:00 am ET Device manufacturers can implement DRM as part of overall

NSA May Be 'Traffic Cop' for U.S. Networks

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/10898954.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp Posted on Mon, Feb. 14, 2005 NSA May Be 'Traffic Cop' for U.S. Networks TED BRIDIS Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is considering making the National Security Agency

J.P. Morgan Paying $2.1M in Settlement

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/02/14/ap1826161.html Forbes Associated Press Update 1: J.P. Morgan Paying $2.1M in Settlement 02.14.2005, 06:02 PM The securities arm of J.P. Morgan Chase Co. has agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle regulators' charges that it failed to preserve

FEC May Tighten Restrictions On Internet Political Activity

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3fec.htm The Drudge Report FEC May Tighten Restrictions On Internet Political Activity Mon Feb 14 2005 10:38:41 ET The Federal Election Commission next month will begin looking at tightening restrictions on political activities on the Internet, ROLL CALL

Alleged mobsters guilty in vast Net, phone fraud

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6928696/print/1/displaymode/1098/ MSNBC.com Alleged mobsters guilty in vast Net, phone fraud Mafia scheme said to have netted $659 million over 7 years By Mike Brunker Reporter MSNBC Updated: 8:22 p.m. ET Feb. 14, 2005 Writing a sudden ending to what authorities

Don't Trust Your Eyes or URLs (was Re: TidBITS#766/14-Feb-05)

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 6:21 PM -0800 2/14/05, TidBITS Editors wrote: Don't Trust Your Eyes or URLs - by Glenn Fleishman [EMAIL PROTECTED] The clever folks at the Shmoo Group, a bunch of interesting security folks who punch holes in assumptions about what's secure on the Internet,

Making your IM secure--and deniable

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-7355_3-5576246.html?tag=st.util.print CNET News Making your IM secure--and deniable By Robert Lemos Story last modified Mon Feb 14 17:05:00 PST 2005 SAN FRANCISCO--When you hit the Send button on an instant message, do you really know who is on the other end?

Break-In At SAIC Risks ID Theft

2005-02-14 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A17506-2005Feb11?language=printer The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Break-In At SAIC Risks ID Theft Computers Held Personal Data on Employee-Owners By Griff Witte Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 12, 2005; Page E01 Some of the

How to Stop Junk E-Mail: Charge for the Stamp

2005-02-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Actually, it's not just sender pays, it's a whitlist for my friends, all other others pay cash, but sender pays will do for a start. :-) Cheers, RAH --- http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/13/business/yourmoney/13digi.html?th=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times February 13, 2005

U.S. Said to Pay Iraq Contractors in Cash

2005-02-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=542u=/ap/iraq_loose_cashprinter=1 Yahoo! U.S. Said to Pay Iraq Contractors in Cash 1 hour, 4 minutes ago By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - U.S. officials in postwar Iraq (news - web sites) paid a contractor by stuffing $2

Despite Opposition, Might the Web Need New Government Jolt?

2005-02-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
We're from the government, and we're here to... Cheers, RAH --- http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110833554526853450,00.html The Wall Street Journal February 14, 2005 PORTALS By LEE GOMES Despite Opposition, Might the Web Need New Government Jolt? February 14, 2005

Break-In At SAIC Risks ID Theft

2005-02-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A17506-2005Feb11?language=printer The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Break-In At SAIC Risks ID Theft Computers Held Personal Data on Employee-Owners By Griff Witte Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 12, 2005; Page E01 Some of the

TI Tackles Need for Secure Wireless Environment

2005-02-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://i-newswire.com/goprint6541.html I-Newswire TI Tackles Need for Secure Wireless Environment with Industry-Leading Security Solution (2005-02-13) Texas Instruments (TI) [NYSE:TXN] today announced it will be demonstrating with Orange and Trusted Logic a wireless security handset

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 9:44 PM -0800 2/10/05, James A. Donald wrote: The state was created to attack private property rights - to steal stuff. A prince is a bandit who doesn't move. -- Mancur Olsen Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting

National ID bill vote results and more

2005-02-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:43:52 -0500 Subject: National ID bill vote results and more To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] D o w n s i z e r - D i s p a t c h |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| We have two important bits of news to share

House backs major shift to electronic IDs

2005-02-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-1028_3-5571898.html?tag=st.util.print CNET News House backs major shift to electronic IDs By Declan McCullagh Story last modified Thu Feb 10 17:46:00 PST 2005 The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states

[osint] Indonesia Off Money Laundering List

2005-02-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thread-Index: AcUQb3dHsLUt0QFdTjyUpZpa+PkdQA== From: Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing-List: list osint@yahoogroups.com; contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: mailing list osint@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:25:38

Security show set to spark debate

2005-02-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.vnunet.com/print/it/1161190 Security show set to spark debate Catch it if you can Roger Howorth, IT Week 11 Feb 2005 The RSA Conference 2005, hosted by security specialist RSA, kicks off in San Francisco on Monday. Keynote speakers include Bill Gates of Microsoft and fraud author

Quantum leap

2005-02-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.canada.com/components/printstory/printstory4.aspx?id=deca9b6c-4f85-4475-87eb-1d2277bffaa0 Quantum leap A chance encounter between a computer-science professor and a physicist launches new field of quantum cryptography ALISON MACGREGOR The Gazette Friday, February 11, 2005

Studios Settle Copyright Suit Against Web-Site Operator

2005-02-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110814951191552648,00.html The Wall Street Journal February 11, 2005 2:21 p.m. EST E-COMMERCE/MEDIA Studios Settle Copyright Suit Against Web-Site Operator Associated Press February 11, 2005 2:21 p.m. LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood movie studios

[osint] Arab Bank Announces Withdrawal from the U.S.

2005-02-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thread-Index: AcUQg90Ntm4eZXoQRjGRmZ+BhzYIgw== From: Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing-List: list osint@yahoogroups.com; contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: mailing list osint@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:51:38

[osint] Technology and Terror: The New Modus Operandi

2005-02-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thread-Index: AcUQiaDiEfkM6EBiRXa/4exIK6zyqQ== From: Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing-List: list osint@yahoogroups.com; contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: mailing list osint@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:32:54

Blinky, etc.: [osint] Terrorists' Tricks and Counter-Measures

2005-02-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thread-Index: AcUQicQJIaX+jMBUTx2fNeBGtdezfw== From: Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing-List: list osint@yahoogroups.com; contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: mailing list osint@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:33:53

Re: What is a cypherpunk?

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 10:55 PM -0800 2/9/05, Major Variola (ret) wrote: A cypherpunk is one who is amused at the phrase illicit Iraqi passports. :-). I prefer to call them fungible identification, myself... Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer

Desire safety on Net? (n) code has the solution

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
I'm starting get the hang of this. I mean, fertilizer...crypto, crypto...fertilizer: They're both *munitions*, right? Right? :-) Cheers, RAH http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=117201# Express India Desire safety on Net? (n) code has the solution Express News

Parents protest student computer ID tags

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2005-02-10-id-tag-protest_x.htm USA Today Parents protest student computer ID tags By Lisa Leff, Associated Press SUTTER, Calif. - The only grade school in this rural town is requiring students to wear radio frequency identification badges that can

Vegas casino bets on RFID

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-7355_3-5568288.html?tag=st.util.print Vegas casino bets on RFID By Alorie Gilbert Casino mogul Steve Wynn has pulled out all the stops for his new $2.7 billion mega-resort in Las Vegas: an 18-hole championship golf course, a private lake and mountain, and a bronze

Data, Net tax plan divides Republicans

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-1028_3-5569545.html?tag=st.util.print CNET News Data, Net tax plan divides Republicans By Declan McCullagh A recent congressional report saying that new taxes could be levied on all Internet and data connections is pitting two influential groups of Republicans

Polanski wins video link battle

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/4253457.stm The BBC Thursday, 10 February, 2005, 12:51 GMT Polanski wins video link battle Film director Roman Polanski will give evidence in a libel case via video link from France, the Law Lords have ruled. Mr Polanski is bringing libel action

[Announce] Attack against OpenPGP encryption

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:00:17 -0500 From: David Shaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OpenPGP: id=99242560; url=http://www.jabberwocky.com/david/keys.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.7i Cc: Subject: [Announce] Attack against OpenPGP encryption Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Desire safety on Net? (n) code has the solution

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
I'm starting get the hang of this. I mean, fertilizer...crypto, crypto...fertilizer: They're both *munitions*, right? Right? :-) Cheers, RAH http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=117201# Express India Desire safety on Net? (n) code has the solution Express News

Standards for Efficient Cryptography Group (SECG) Announce New Initiatives

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2005/09/c2130.html?view=print Canada NewsWire Group CERTICOM CORP. Attention Business Editors: Standards for Efficient Cryptography Group (SECG) Announce New Initiatives Elliptic Curve Cryptography protocol test site and test certificate

Group Aims to Make Internet Phone Service Secure

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110790485798349353,00.html The Wall Street Journal February 9, 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS Group Aims to Make Internet Phone Service Secure Alliance of Tech Companies Looks for Ways To Head Off Attacks by Hackers, Viruses By RIVA RICHMOND DOW

Hold the Phone, VOIP Isn't Safe

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,66512,00.html Wired News Hold the Phone, VOIP Isn't Safe By Elizabeth Biddlecombe? Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,66512,00.html 02:00 AM Feb. 07, 2005 PT In recognition of the fact that new technologies are just as valuable

Tester claims 90% of VPNs open to hackers

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.computerweekly.com/print/ArticlePrinterPage.asp?liArtID=136571liFlavourID=1 Printed from ComputerWeekly.com IT Management: Security by Antony Savvas Tuesday 8 February 2005 Tester claims 90% of VPNs open to hackers Security testing company NTA Monitor has claimed that 90% of virtual

Hack License

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/03/issue/review_hack.asp?p=0 Technology Review TechnologyReview.com Print Hack License By Simson Garfinkel March 2005 As cultural critic and New School University professor McKenzie Wark sees things, today's battles over copyrights, trademarks,

Cryptography Research to Provide Patented Security Technology to Raytheon

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050209/sfw072_1.html?printer=1 Yahoo! Finance Press Release Source: Cryptography Research, Inc. Cryptography Research to Provide Patented Security Technology to Raytheon Wednesday February 9, 9:03 am ET Defense and Aerospace Systems Supplier Licenses CRI's

GNFC launches Indian Digital Certification services

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer Company??? ;-) Cheers, RAH --- http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG5_sub.asp?newscode=92273catcode=ENG5subcatcode= deepikaglobal.com - Business News Detail Thursday, February 10, 2005 Good Evening to you Business News GNFC launches nationwide

How Privacy Went Public

2005-02-08 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110006265 OpinionJournal WSJ Online Wall Street Journal AT LAW How Privacy Went Public Penumbras and emanations make strange bedfellows. BY JAMES TARANTO Tuesday, February 8, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST Last week a state judge held that New York City's

Identity thieves can lurk at Wi-Fi spots

2005-02-08 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-02-06-evil-twin-usat_x.htm USA Today Identity thieves can lurk at Wi-Fi spots By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO - Coffee shop Web surfers beware: An evil twin may be lurking near your favorite wireless hotspot. Thieves are using wireless devices to

Ireland faces ¤50m e-voting write-off

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/04/ireland_evoting_bill/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Internet and Law » eGovernment » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/04/ireland_evoting_bill/ Ireland faces ¤50m e-voting write-off By

NIST moves to stronger hashing

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.fcw.com/print.asp Federal Computer Week Monday, February 7, 2005 NIST moves to stronger hashing BY Florence Olsen Published on Feb. 7, 2005 Federal agencies have been put on notice that National Institute of Standards and Technology officials plan to phase out a widely

Security's inseparable couple

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.itworldcanada.com:80/Mobile/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-257f41ee-4005-4949-b75c-a2e55d52f3ecformat=Print Network World Security's inseparable couple By: Bob Brown Network World (US)(07 Feb 2005) The most familiar names in network security are neither vendors nor geeks: Try Alice

Iraq passport racket highlights lapses in security

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Iraq/Iraqi-passport-racket-highlights-security-lapses/2005/02/07/1107625135924.html?oneclick=true# Welcome to The Age Online. Passport racket highlights lapses in security By Paul McGeough Baghdad February 8, 2005 The passport details the bearer's Arab background

Riggs Sale to PNC Is Called Off

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110779147630847722,00.html The Wall Street Journal February 7, 2005 12:19 p.m. EST MARKETS Riggs Sale to PNC Is Called Off By MITCHELL PACELLE and NIKHIL DEOGUN Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 7, 2005 12:19 p.m. WASHINGTON

Quantum crypto firm charts way to mainstream

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.zdnet.com/2102-1009_22-5564288.html?tag=printthis Quantum crypto firm charts way to mainstream By Michael Kanellos URL: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5564288.html Magiq Technologies is creating a new line of products this year that it says could help make quantum

MD5 comes in for further criticism

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.techworld.com/storage/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3081Page=1pagePos=11 Techworld.com 07 February 2005 More experts warn of CAS arrays risks MD5 comes in for further criticism By Lucas Mearian, Computerworld (US) More security experts are warning against the use of the flawed hashing

[fc-announce] Transportation, Taxes, and Conference Events

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.1.0.040913 From: Stuart E. Schechter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [fc-announce] Transportation, Taxes, and Conference Events Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:12:11 -0500

As Piracy Battle Nears Supreme Court, the Messages Grow Manic

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/technology/07sharing.html?th=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times February 7, 2005 As Piracy Battle Nears Supreme Court, the Messages Grow Manic By TOM ZELLER Jr. Garret the Ferret is one hip copyright crusader. The cartoon character urges young

Why Felons Deserve the Right to Vote

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/opinion/7mon3.html?th=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times February 7, 2005 EDITORIAL Why Felons Deserve the Right to Vote n a watershed moment for the debate over whether convicted felons should be allowed to vote, the American Correctional Association

Sex offender list used to find dates, police say

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/04/BAGV2B5O6P1.DTLtype=printable www.sfgate.com Return to regular view SANTA CLARA COUNTY Sex offender list used to find dates, police say Convict on Megan's Law roster charged with misdemeanor - Ryan Kim, Chronicle

ACLU (Road) Pizza

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Wherein the ACLU pitches us with the flash-pizza from hell: http://www.adcritic.com/interactive/view.php?id=5927 I suppose I might actually give a damn about the above scenario if a *business* was able to obtain all that information from other *businesses* on an open market, from information

Interview with Ward Churchill

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
I want the state gone: transform the situation to U.S. out of North America. U.S. off the planet. Out of existence altogether. Cheers, RAH --- http://www.satyamag.com/apr04/churchill.html Satya April 04 Dismantling the Politics of Comfort The Satya Interview with Ward Churchill

Polish spies list leaked

2005-02-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/print/0,1478,3179078a12,00.html Fairfax New Zealand Limited Polish spies list leaked SUNDAY , 06 FEBRUARY 2005 WARSAW: Polish spies may be in danger after a list of names from communist-era files was leaked onto the internet earlier in the week, Prime Minister

Poles clamor to see secret police file index

2005-02-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.suntimes.com/cgi-bin/print.cgi www.suntimes.com Poles clamor to see secret police file index February 6, 2005 BY ELA KASPRZYCKA WARSAW, Poland -- Prosecutors said Friday they are investigating the leak of a government index of communist-era secret police files that has landed

Tory party set to withdraw ID scheme support

2005-02-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/06/tories_id_flip/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Internet and Law » Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/06/tories_id_flip/ Tory party set to withdraw ID scheme support

Interview with Ward Churchill

2005-02-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
I want the state gone: transform the situation to U.S. out of North America. U.S. off the planet. Out of existence altogether. Cheers, RAH --- http://www.satyamag.com/apr04/churchill.html Satya April 04 Dismantling the Politics of Comfort The Satya Interview with Ward Churchill

FBI Computers: You Don't Have Mail

2005-02-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6919621/site/newsweek/print/1/displaymode/1098/ MSNBC.com FBI Computers: You Don't Have Mail By Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball Newsweek Feb. 14 issue - The FBI's computer woes got even worse last week when bureau officials were forced to shut down a commercial

Auto-HERF: Car Chase Tech That's Really Hot

2005-02-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,66473,00.html Wired News Car Chase Tech That's Really Hot By Cyrus Farivar? Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,66473,00.html 02:00 AM Feb. 03, 2005 PT If a Los Angeles-area scientist has his way, car chases may become as

ACLU (Road) Pizza

2005-02-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Wherein the ACLU pitches us with the flash-pizza from hell: http://www.adcritic.com/interactive/view.php?id=5927 I suppose I might actually give a damn about the above scenario if a *business* was able to obtain all that information from other *businesses* on an open market, from information

Sex offender list used to find dates, police say

2005-02-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/04/BAGV2B5O6P1.DTLtype=printable www.sfgate.com Return to regular view SANTA CLARA COUNTY Sex offender list used to find dates, police say Convict on Megan's Law roster charged with misdemeanor - Ryan Kim, Chronicle

Tory group report attacks ID scheme as a con trick

2005-02-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/03/peter_lilley_id_report/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Internet and Law » Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/03/peter_lilley_id_report/ Tory group report attacks ID

Parliamentary report flags ID scheme human rights issues

2005-02-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/03/id_scheme_echr_concern/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Internet and Law » Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/03/id_scheme_echr_concern/ Parliamentary report flags ID

mmm, petits filous (was Re: NTK now, 2005-02-04)

2005-02-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 5:45 PM + 2/4/05, Dave Green wrote: mmm, petits filous Everyone else likes to worry about Google's gathering conflict of interests, but Verisign's S.P.E.C.T.R.E.-level skills still take some beating. This week, orbiting crypto

mmm, petits filous (was Re: NTK now, 2005-02-04)

2005-02-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 5:45 PM + 2/4/05, Dave Green wrote: mmm, petits filous Everyone else likes to worry about Google's gathering conflict of interests, but Verisign's S.P.E.C.T.R.E.-level skills still take some beating. This week, orbiting crypto

Police cuff US student keystroke logger

2005-02-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/02/student_keystroke_logger/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/02/student_keystroke_logger/ Police cuff US student keystroke logger By

New Accord Reader available to city traders

2005-02-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/textonly/vbparser.asp?path=http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk%2FACC%5FData%2Fnews+item%2Fppu%5Fnews%5F050203b%2Easp? News Item New Accord Reader available to city traders 03 February 2005 14:29 Traders in Aberdeen are being offered help stamping out underage sales

[ISN] REVIEW: Modern Cryptography: Theory and Practice, Wenbo Mao

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 03:05:23 -0600 (CST) From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: isn@attrition.org Subject: [ISN] REVIEW: Modern Cryptography: Theory and Practice, Wenbo Mao Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forwarded from: Rob, grandpa of Ryan,

[ISN] Call for Papers - PHRACK #63

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 03:39:32 -0600 (CST) From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: isn@attrition.org Subject: [ISN] Call for Papers - PHRACK #63 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forwarded from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Cost and privacy concerns stall PAYD car insurance

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/01/car_insurace_payd/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Personal » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/01/car_insurace_payd/ Cost and privacy concerns stall PAYD car insurance By Lucy Sherriff

MSN Belgium to use eID cards for online checking

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/01/msn_belgium_id_cards/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Internet and Law » Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/01/msn_belgium_id_cards/ MSN Belgium to use eID cards for

Peppercoin Small Payments Processing Suite Available to First Data Channels

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050202/new005_1.html Yahoo! Finance Press Release Source: Peppercoin Peppercoin Small Payments Processing Suite Available to First Data Channels Wednesday February 2, 9:03 am ET Small Transaction Suite Certified for Sale Through Processor's Merchant Acquiring

Mudge Returns to BBN

2005-02-01 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_viewnewsId=20050201005660newsLang=en Business Wire February 01, 2005 10:03 AM US Eastern Timezone Peiter ''Mudge'' Zatko, Information Security Expert -- Who Warned that Hackers ''Could Take Down the Internet in 30

Researchers Combat Terrorists by Rooting Out Hidden Messages

2005-02-01 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.newswise.com/p/articles/view/509563/ Newswise Source: University of Delaware Released: Tue 01-Feb-2005, 13:10 ET Researchers Combat Terrorists by Rooting Out Hidden Messages Libraries Science News Keywords STEGANOGRAPHY, STEGANALYSIS, HIDDEN MESSAGES, DIGITAL IMAGES,

FSTC Announces Availability of FSTC Counter-Phishing Project Whitepaper and Supporting Documents

2005-02-01 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 14:38:24 -0500 From: Zachary Tumin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FSTC Announces Availability of FSTC Counter-Phishing Project Whitepaper and Supporting Documents To: 'Members' members@ls.fstc.org Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thread-Index:

Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

2005-02-01 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110727370814142368,00.html The Wall Street Journal February 1, 2005 11:04 a.m. EST Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs By GARY MCWILLIAMS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 1, 2005 11:04 a.m. HOUSTON -- Dell Inc. today is expected

Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

2005-02-01 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110727370814142368,00.html The Wall Street Journal February 1, 2005 11:04 a.m. EST Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs By GARY MCWILLIAMS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 1, 2005 11:04 a.m. HOUSTON -- Dell Inc. today is expected

Scientists Work on Software to Scan Arabic

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Arabic-Software.html?oref=loginpagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 27, 2005 Scientists Work on Software to Scan Arabic By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 8:09 a.m. ET BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Computer scientists are developing

'No Place to Hide': Nonstop Scrutiny, as Orwell Foresaw

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/25/books/25kaku.html?8bu=pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times January 25, 2005 BOOKS OF THE TIMES | 'NO PLACE TO HIDE' Nonstop Scrutiny, as Orwell Foresaw By MICHIKO KAKUTANI NO PLACE TO HIDE By Robert O'Harrow Jr. 348 pages. Free Press. $26. icture

Le no-no

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.redherring.com/PrintArticle.aspx?a=11201sector=Industries RED HERRING | The Business of Technology Le no-no The U.S. trips up a simple plan between IBM and Lenovo. January 28, 2005 Homeland security is a cornerstone of the Bush Administration. But does halting the IBM-Lenovo deal

Lawsuit alleges 'online currency' scam

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-1030_3-5553141.html?tag=st.util.print CNET News Lawsuit alleges 'online currency' scam By Declan McCullagh Story last modified Thu Jan 27 08:47:00 PST 2005 A lawsuit claiming that a gold backed Internet currency scheme bilked investors out of more than $250

Unintended Consequences

2005-01-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.securityfocus.com/printable/columnists/293 SecurityFocus COLUMNISTS 293 Columnists http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/293 Unintended Consequences By Scott Granneman Jan 19 2005 01:11PM PT Back in the 1970s, long before the revolution that would eventually topple him from

Dough-Doughs

2005-01-27 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/21575.htm The New York Post DOUGH-DOUGHS By DAN MANGAN January 27, 2005 -- Two bozo bandits threw away nearly a million dollars because they didn't realize that the $900,000 worth of bonds they stole from a New Jersey home could be spent as easily

Crypto expert: Microsoft flaw is serious

2005-01-27 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=3027 Techworld.com - 27 January 2005 Crypto expert: Microsoft flaw is serious Microsoft should sort flaw and abandon RC4 in favour of better ciphers, says PGP creator. By John E. Dunn, Techworld Cryptography expert Phil Zimmermann has

MPAA files new film-swapping suits

2005-01-27 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The MPAA's new software, Parent File Scan, is aimed at identifying file-swapping software applications and multimedia files on a computer, so that--in theory--parents can evaluate whether the files on their computer have been legally acquired and talk with children about the legalities of

Offline ID crimes still more severe

2005-01-27 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-1029_3-5552000.html?tag=st.util.print CNET News Offline ID crimes still more severe Story last modified Wed Jan 26 14:45:00 PST 2005 Though identity theft using the Internet seems to get all the attention, most of the financial loss linked to fraud is still from

US to slap tourists with RFID

2005-01-27 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://management.silicon.com/government/print.htm?TYPE=storyAT=39127374-39024677t-4033c US to slap tourists with RFID Jo Best silicon.com January 26, 2005 The US Department of Homeland Security has decided to trial RFID tags in an effort to make sure only the right sort of people get

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