Re: [liberationtech] Opinion on a paper?

2012-09-10 Thread Paul Bernal (LAW)
Thanks Jodi, Alec, Joss, Robert and Nick That's really helpful - and very quick! A lot to digest - but it looks pretty devastating for the piece, confirming my suspicions. Many thanks again Paul Dr Paul Bernal Lecturer UEA Law School University of East Anglia Norwich Research Park Norwich

Re: [liberationtech] Opinion on a paper?

2012-09-10 Thread Joss Wright
On Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 10:14:34PM -0500, Nick M. Daly wrote: If you haven't read Paul Ohm's paper yet, you should. It's long, but that's mostly because it's incredibly well explained. Seconded. :) -- Joss Wright | @JossWright http://www.pseudonymity.net/~joss -- Unsubscribe, change to

Re: [liberationtech] Opinion on a paper?

2012-09-10 Thread Alec Muffett
A fascinating exercise is to read through the paper, put yourself in his position and think why he has come to these conclusions and from what perspective he pitches these ideas. An epidemiologist, worried about shrinking access to data, and handwaving that the solution is to ban people from

[liberationtech] FinFisher is now controlled by UK export controls

2012-09-10 Thread Eric King
Hi all, I thought this list would be interested to know that the British Government has decided to place FinFisher under UK export controls. There are a ton of questions that remain to be answered, and it's only part of the bigger goal to control the export of surveillance technology, but

Re: [liberationtech] FinFisher is now controlled by UK export controls

2012-09-10 Thread Chris Ball
Hi, On Mon, Sep 10 2012, Eric King wrote: The Secretary of State, having carried out an assessment of the FinSpy system to which your letter specifically refers, has advised Gamma International that the system does require a licence to export to all destinations outside the EU

Re: [liberationtech] FinFisher is now controlled by UK export controls

2012-09-10 Thread Jacob Appelbaum
Eric King: Hi all, I thought this list would be interested to know that the British Government has decided to place FinFisher under UK export controls. There are a ton of questions that remain to be answered, and it's only part of the bigger goal to control the export of surveillance

[liberationtech] Two Calls for Proposals within Information and Communication Technology

2012-09-10 Thread Pernilla Näsfors
Two Calls for Proposals within Information and Communication Technology Sida invites civic organisations and other relevant actors to apply for funding for initiatives where ICT is used to support Development, Democratisation and Freedom of Expression. 1. ICT-initiatives for Democracy and

Re: [liberationtech] FinFisher is now controlled by UK export controls

2012-09-10 Thread Eric King
Hi all, Apologies, I should have taken longer to explain what we this all means. To get the obvious bit out of the way: PI spent the first decade of it's existence fighting the crypto wars and is against government control of cryptography. While the governments decision is not the outcome we

Re: [liberationtech] FinFisher is now controlled by UK export controls

2012-09-10 Thread Collin Anderson
Eric, Thank you for the clarification, I think it is important to point people to the standing regulations that matter most, Wassenaar Category 5 Part 2, and the exemption for FOSS in the control list (which, again, exists for BIS as §740.13). It seems clear from the government's response that

Re: [liberationtech] FinFisher is now controlled by UK export controls

2012-09-10 Thread Joss Wright
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 06:39:51PM +, Jacob Appelbaum wrote: Eric King: Hi all, I thought this list would be interested to know that the British Government has decided to place FinFisher under UK export controls. There are a ton of questions that remain to be answered, and it's