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From: Pubkeybreaker on 18 Apr 2008 22:30 * * Because the San Jose City Attorney's office brought action against the * defendants under a civil procedure, the defendants were not guaranteed * the standard protections of criminal law. * * "Liberty unrestrained is an invitation to anarchy," Justice Brown wrote. * * The defendants may not engage in any form of public association: "standing, * sitting, walking, driving, gathering or appearing anywhere in public view" * in the neighborhood, or face 6 months in jail. * * They further may not: "climb trees or fences, make loud noises, possess * wire cutters or marbles [What???], wear particular clothes, make certain * hand signs, or carry marking pens or pagers." The worst-case version of a National ID Card is a biometric-based one. Biometrics means that card is numbered with your fingerprint, or retina scan, or other unique physical characteristic. You would be enumerated. Numbered for all time. * CARROLLTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 1997--Sandia Imaging, a * majority-owned subsidiary of Lasertechnics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASX) and a * leader in secure card technologies, will premiere the world's first * printer that can personalize, print and encode optical cards in a * single, on-line process, during CardTech/SecurTech '97 in Orlando, FL * from May 19 through 22. * * This new technology significantly streamlines the printing and encoding * process, making highly secure optical cards more efficient and less * costly for use as health care cards and in other industries. * * Developed jointly by Sandia Imaging and Canon USA, the VIVID 2000's * optical card encoding module incorporates Canon's Society for * Interchange of Optical Cards (SIOC) optical card technology, thus *
From: JSH on 18 Apr 2008 22:14 routers have been sent in cleartext over the Internet by Rock Transves nnn-nnnn of Internet Client Services: SENDER DATE ROUTER LINE PASSWORD Rock Transves 6/27/96 09:37 bc7f7w40 [global] bs345way [and again on] 6/26/96 16:10 con 0 bs345way aux 0 bs345way vty 0 qwerty0 Rock Transves 6/18/96 11:27 ard7w35 [global] z23c4v5b trangobw1 [global] bs345way con 0 bs345way ALL OF THESE ROUTERS *AND* ALL ROUTERS USING THE SAME PASSWORDS MUST HAVE THEIR PASSWORDS CHANGED. [snip] ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* SECURITY INCIDENT REPORT, 7/3/96 OASYS SOURCE CODE: 38,696 PROPRIETARY LINES -------------------------------- T
From: Marshall on 18 Apr 2008 20:54 said: "We are at a crossroads." Indeed we are. Netscape has had to ink a deal with a German crypto company. Sun has arranged a third-party deal in Europe too. RSA has announced similar plans. It is estimated the U.S. crypto companies and employees will lose four billion dollars by the year 2000. But as you know, there is a larger concern too. The level of our nakedness before the government's massive surveillance systems. * Privacy: Experience, Understanding, Expression * by Orlo Strunk, Jr., 1982, ISBN 0-8191-2688-8 * * I make decisions and commitments on the basis of my own inner subjective * feelings --- not regarding popular opinion or the requirements of social * role very much. I tend to keep the nature of my personal relationships * very private --- I don't bring my family life, love life, etc into public * view. * * When I invite others into my home for social occasions, it means an offer * of great intimacy to me and is not a casual event to be taken lightly. My * possessions and living area are private to me --- that is, very personal. * I feel offended when I find someone has been handling them or looking at * them without invitation. * * I am often offended by information requested of me by government, school, * employer: identification numbers, financial history, marital status, age. * * The right to so much information seems questionable to me, and I feel I * am being asked to reveal very personal things about myself in doing so. * * This always seems to me to represent a lack of respect for personal privacy. How quaint, to want privacy. Our privac
From: quasi on 18 Apr 2008 22:34 of State, and the Attorney General shall : reexamine whether adequate controls on encryption products can : be maintained under the provisions of the new statute and : advise the Secretary of Commerce of their conclusions as well : as any recommendations for action. If adequate controls on : encryption products cannot be maintained under a new statute, : then such products shall, where consistent with law, be : designated or redesignated as defense articles under 22 U.S.C. : 2778(a)(1), to be placed on the United States Munitions List : and controlled pursuant to the terms of the Arms Export : Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. : Any disputes regarding the decision to designate or : redesignate shall be resolved by the President." : : WILLIAM J. CLINTON 11/15/96 : : 1 if by land, 2 if by sea. Paul Revere - encryption 1775 : : Charles R. Smith : SOFTWAR : http://www.us.net/softwar The U.S. Constitution is in tatters, disappearing piece-by-piece, emasculated by politicians constantly beating drums of War for "Law & Order". ****************************************************************************** The NSA Admits --- --- ------ Ready? Let's start out with what the NSA will admit. (extra capitalization is mine) * Court Says U.S. Spy Agency Can Tap Overseas Messages * By David Burnham, The New York Times, 1982 * *
From: Phil Carmody on 18 Apr 2008 22:36
Justice Department report on how these programs can be set up # to pass court review and work effectively. # # The risk of selective enforcement is high, and it's not hard to predict # which neighborhoods will be the focus of police attention, and which # will be ignored. Get a load of this: * "Police Applaud Ruling to Allow Restrictions on Gang Suspects" * By Tim Golden, The New York Times, February 1, 1997 * * Law enforcement officials in California today praised a State Supreme * Court decision that allows cities to prohibit SUSPECTED gang members * from standing together on street corners, climbing trees, wearing beepers * and doing any number of other things that are legal for ordinary citizens. * * The ruling was in a case for the city of San Jose to prevent 38 Hispanic * men and women suspected of membership in a street gang from frequenting * a four-block neighborhood that the police said the gang had terrorized. * * "We're thrilled," said Los Angelos County Attorney Gil Garcetti. * * State and local law enforcement officials predicted that the court ruling * would prompt a wave of similar legis |