Re: [liberationtech] suggestions for a remote wipe software for Windows?

2013-04-04 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Wed, Apr 03, 2013 at 11:51:11AM -0700, Katy P wrote: What is easier for a lay person and least susceptible to a smart thief? You didn't mention your operating system, but in terms of least pain I would go with http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads and encrypt the whole drive. Make sure your

Re: [liberationtech] suggestions for a remote wipe software for Windows?

2013-04-04 Thread Bernard Tyers - ei8fdb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 (Apologies if I am making an assumption on people's knowledge) Entropy in disk encryption is the random information collected by an computers OS or encryption application for use in encrypting a hard disk. Those with more knowledge in encryption:

[liberationtech] State/DRL Internet freedom solicitations posted

2013-04-04 Thread Riley, Chris M
Hello LibTech community, I wanted to let you all know that the Internet freedom team at State/DRL has posted our annual open call for statements of interest (SOI) on global Internet freedom programming. This year, we've changed things up a little bit. We are running two separate proceedings:

Re: [liberationtech] [CivicAccess-discuss] Secrecy for Sale: How ICIJ's Project Team Analyzed the Offshore Files

2013-04-04 Thread michael gurstein
From: civicaccess-discuss-boun...@civicaccess.ca [mailto:civicaccess-discuss-boun...@civicaccess.ca] On Behalf Of Tracey P. Lauriault Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 11:02 AM To: civicaccess discuss Subject: [CivicAccess-discuss] Secrecy for Sale: How ICIJ's Project Team Analyzed the Offshore Files

Re: [liberationtech] how spammers work, was: You are awesome, Treat yourself to a love one

2013-04-04 Thread Rich Kulawiec
On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 11:47:31AM +0200, M. Fioretti wrote: How could that happen? In the same, totally unsurprising ways in which always happen to everybody who takes the same measures as you (no offense meant, really, just a technical explanation!). It happened in one of these two ways

Re: [liberationtech] suggestions for a remote wipe software for Windows?

2013-04-04 Thread Rich Kulawiec
I think remote wipe software is a scam. There is no way to know that the system will ever be remotely accessible[1]; there is no way to know that it will be booted into the operating system that was installed; there is no way to know that the storage media will even be in the same system when

Re: [liberationtech] [CivicAccess-discuss] Secrecy for Sale: How ICIJ's Project Team Analyzed the Offshore Files

2013-04-04 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
Great work! Although the pataphysical corollary of modern physics' observer effect should apply! Made it to The Guardian today: Leaks reveal secrets of the rich who hide cash offshore http://gu.com/p/3eqg8 On Apr 4, 2013 1:25 PM, michael gurstein gurst...@gmail.com wrote: *From:*