Tuesday, 21. June 2016

How Terrorists Use Encryption


Abstract: As powerful encryption increasingly becomes embedded in electronic devices and online messaging apps, Islamist terrorists are exploiting the technology to communicate securely and store information. Legislative efforts to help law enforcement agencies wrestle with the phenomenon of “going dark” will never lead to a return to the status quo ante, however. With the code underlying end-to-end encryption now widely available, unbreakable encryption is here to stay. However, the picture is not wholly bleak. While end-to-end encryption itself often cannot be broken, intelligence agencies have been able to hack the software on the ends and take advantage of users’ mistakes.

ctc.usma.edu

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New 'Hardened' Tor Browser Protects Users From FBI Hacking


According to a new paper, security researchers are now working closely with the Tor Project to create a "hardened" version of the Tor Browser, implementing new anti-hacking techniques which could dramatically improve the anonymity of users and further frustrate the efforts of law enforcement... "Our solution significantly improves security over standard address space layout randomization (ASLR) techniques currently used by Firefox and other mainstream browsers," the researchers write in their paper, whose findings will be presented in July at the Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium in Darmstadt, Germany.

slashdot.org

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ACID BODHISATTVA: THE HISTORY OF THE TIMOTHY LEARY ARCHIVES DURING HIS PRISON AND EXILE YEARS, 1970-1976


How a scholarly hippie got pulled into the orbit of the psychedelic revolutionary whom then-President Nixon labeled “the most dangerous man in America” Lisa Rein conducts the first in-depth interview of Timothy Leary’s longtime archivist, Michael Horowitz Interview 1: December 1969 – November 1970 LR: How did you become Timothy Leary’s personal archivist? MH: I was uniquely suited for the role with my background working with rare books and manuscripts, and my immersion in the psychedelic counterculture, first in New York City and later in San Francisco. The immediate catalyst was meeting Robert Barker in San Francisco at the tail end of the ‘60s. Bob was a fellow consciousness explorer and an art book collector. He’s a Gemini from San Antonio, I’m a Sagittarius from Brooklyn. We clicked.

timothylearyarchives.org

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U.S. Gov't Will Legalize Marijuana on August 1 - 8/01 is the new 4/20!


The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will reclassify marijuana as a "Schedule Two" drug on August 1, 2016, essentially legalizing medicinal cannabis in all 50 states with a doctor's prescription, said a DEA lawyer with knowledge of the matter. The DEA Lawyer had told the lawyer representing a DEA informant of the DEA's plan to legalize medicinal cannibis nationwide on August 1, 2016. When questioned by our reporter, the DEA lawyer felt compelled to admit the truth to him as well. "Whatever the law may be in California, Arizona or Utah or any other State, because of Federal preemption this will have the effect of making THC products legal with a prescription, in all 50 states," the DEA attorney told the Observer. Federal Preemption is a legal doctrine that where the US Government regulates a particular field, State and local laws are overridden and of no effect.

smobserved.com

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Security expert Appelbaum no longer part of Debian


Well-known privacy advocate and developer Jacob Appelbaum is no longer a member of the Debian GNU/Linux project, with his status as developer having been revoked as of 18 June. Whether he was thrown out or chose to go on his own is unclear. Clarification has been siought from Debian leader Mehdi Dogguy. Appelbaum left the Tor project, a system enabling anonymous online communication, on 2 June after charges of sexual misconduct were raised against him.

twire.com

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Tag zwei in Causa Wahlanfechtung am Verfassungsgericht


Wahlbeisitzer und Beamte aus sechs Bezirken werden von den Verfassungsrichtern befragt – DER STANDARD tickert live

derstandard.at

briefwahl, brieflos. ach, ist doch alles das gleiche.

Das sind solche Leute, die dann 500.000 Euro nach Nigeria schicken, aus Liebe.

newsflash: fpölerin erklärt an eides statt, dass ihre eidesstattliche bestätigung ungültig ist, und belegt dies damit, dass bei stichprobe keine manipulation bemerkt wurde. obwohl für manipulation türen und tore sperrangelweit offenstanden, hat sie auf korrektheit des protokoll vertraut, ohne es zu lesen. => bitte entmündigungsverfahren einleiten

Der Liveticker ist schuld!!!!

Druck + Leseschwäche + Obrigkeit

Sind die Zeugen heute besser gebrieft?

Das war ein Komplott zwischen ORF und Innenministerium.

ausgezählt wurde am Tempelberg!

Wir halten fest:

Die Putzfrauen hatten Dreck am Stecken. Die Schneidemaschine hatte Dreck am Stecken. Spiderman hat interveniert. ORF und Innenministerium stecken unter einer Decke.

Und am Himmel sind wieder diese komischen, langgezogenen Wolken zu sehen.

Schneid- und Wahloptimierungsmaschine "Opinion Leader 3000"

Da gibt's a Problem? Wurscht, weil ... "... da macht ma lieber Mittagspause."

LÜGENKRESSE!

"Der FPÖBeisitzer wird von der FPÖ angefochten!"

frechheit, warten die nichtmal bis 11:30 bis der werte Herr von der FPÖ auftaucht

Komisch darüber schreibt St. Rache aber nix auf seiner FB Seite

House of Cards trifft Kaisermühlen Blues

Kafka, übernehmen Sie!

die linksdrehenden granda-juristen sind besser.

Der Zeuge ist unglaubwürdig er erinnert sich an etwas

Die "eingrauchtn" Grünen erinnern sich seltsamerweise immer an Sachen

Der Österreichische Kabarettpreis wurde soeben vergeben

"Linksgrüne Aliens haben mich dazu gezwungen"

APA: Ansturm von Kabarettisten aufs AMS

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