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  1. Re:So he didn't get caught from the e-mail... on Harvard Bomb Hoax Perpetrator Caught Despite Tor Use · · Score: 1

    "Tor didn't break; Kim did." as suggested by Bruce Schneier via https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/12/tor_user_identi.html

  2. Re:Is Bruce Schneier Leaving His Job At BT? on Is Bruce Schneier Leaving His Job At BT? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why not ask the NSA, I'd expect them to know.

  3. We are stardust, we are golden. . . on No Longer "Noble"; Argon Compound Found In Space · · Score: 1

    And now we are Argon?

  4. Cryptome seems to be having a sale on gsm a5 on NSA Able To Crack A5/1 Cellphone Crypto · · Score: 1

    A few links to further information and some history on this topic http://cryptome.org/0001/gsm-a5-files.htm

  5. What else can you do? on Why the NSA Piggybacks On Consumer Tracking · · Score: 1

    Requestpolicy, Noscript & Lightbeam are all Mozilla Firefox addons may well give you a hint of commercial snooping but what other measures can you take to keep your browsing habits and data safe from the eyes of others?

  6. Re:Ummm Bullshit on Surge In Litecoin Mining Leads To Graphics Card Shortage · · Score: 1

    Now you have your graphics cards and hard mined coin what do you do next?
    Do you sit on them in the hope they grow; Do you purchase something with them or do you arbitrage them https://medium.com/bitcoin-bits-1/fc0098ac0511?
    Decisions, decisions, decisions. . .

  7. They Dont Call It Goblin Metal for Nothing. on Cobalt-60, and Lessons From a Mexican Theft · · Score: 4, Interesting

    An account of what happened and what could have happened via Steve Weintz https://medium.com/war-is-boring/26b40dd869fb

  8. Re:Google does the same thing? on Twitter Implements Forward Secrecy For Connections · · Score: 1

    Does Mozilla Lightbeam https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/lightbeam/ throw any light on their and other's data mining efforts?

  9. Re:Ghost transactions on 195K Bitcoin Transaction · · Score: 1

    "281 million individual bills weighing a total of 363 tons" , so make sure you do the right planning http://www.cnbc.com/id/45031100, but will the next campaign be funded via Bitcoins?

  10. Re:Ghost transactions on 195K Bitcoin Transaction · · Score: 1

    May well need a good reason to be in posession of any in UK as Organised crime fears cause ban on 500 euro note sales http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8678886.stm. Often get odd looks when using a UK £50 note!

  11. Be Afraid, be very very afraid. on Imagining the Post-Antibiotic Future · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Will the market save us by producing something be it at a price, or, is this too big and needs to be done by government money and research?

  12. Re:at least they're honest on Chinese Gov't To Tighten Internet Controls Even Further · · Score: 1

    The Forum in Beijing Bridget Kendall chairs a wide-ranging discussion in Beijing about the internet in China: does the rise of digital communication empower the Chinese individual or the state? How is the social media explosion changing the nature of Chinese society? How much is free expression really curtailed by the Great Firewall of China and the recent legislation aimed at curbing the spread of 'rumours' on the net? And is the ability to share the minutiae of their lives online making the young in China politically apathetic? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kdgtr Airs views from both government spokes persons and those using the internet as to what the people want, need and are allowed.

  13. Re:Dickish move... on Canonical Targets Ubuntu Privacy Critic · · Score: 2

    OMG! Ubuntu Criticized?

  14. Re:in a strange twist of fate on Microsoft and Facebook Launch Internet Bug Bounty Program · · Score: 1

    Just wondering why Microsoft and Facebook let code out of the door that has these defects, is it an altruistic gesture to foster and finance an informal quality control and code testing stratum of society?

  15. Training 101 Yoda points out that on RAF Pilots Blinded At 1000 Mph By Helmet Technical Glitch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "a Jedi's strength flows from the Force." while training Luke (a statement he would repeat in Return of the Jedi); Yoda also explains that "you must feel the Force around you." During their battle in Cloud City, Darth Vader tells Luke "The Force is with you, young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet." Finally, Luke says "May the Force be with you" at the end of the movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_(Star_Wars)

  16. Re:No shit.. on GCHQ, European Spy Agencies Cooperate On Surveillance · · Score: 1

    Tax Euros well spent on standardisation within the United States Of Europe. What is not too like?

  17. Re:His new employer on Edward Snowden's New Job: Tech Support · · Score: 0

    Edward Snowden to start work at Russian website Former NSA contractor who was granted temporary asylum in June finds job providing support for unnamed site http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/31/edward-snowden-work-russian-website-nsa-contractor, must be true as it is reported in TheGuarian. . .

  18. Re:Another mail protocol on Silent Circle, Lavabit Unite For 'Dark Mail' Encrypted Email Project · · Score: 1

    It will have to be easy to use by anyone or else it will be just a case of "geek speeking only unto geek" and be no better than geek to geek via PGP over Gmail as things stand toay.

  19. Collecting information? on Japan Refused To Help NSA Tap Asia's Internet · · Score: 1

    Just attempted to view the first link but need java script, not a good start.

  20. Re:what a joke on German Report: Obama Aware of Merkel Spying Since 2010 · · Score: 1

    There are known knowns . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_are_known_knowns although I would have hoped that things would have moved on from then.

  21. Re:lavabit should have helped the first time on ACLU: Lavabit Was 'Fatally Undermined' By Demands For Encryption Keys · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Lavabit Appeal EFF Amicus Brief http://cryptome.org/2013/10/lavabit-eff-amicus-13-1024.pdf, Lavabit Appeal ACLU Amicus Brief http://cryptome.org/2013/10/lavabit-aclu-amicus-13-1024.pdf & Lavabit Appeal Empeopled Amicus Brief http://cryptome.org/2013/10/lavabit-empeopled-amicus-13-1024.pdf might offer some insight into the legal advice sought and deployed via http://cryptome.org/.

  22. Re:Just be more prudent on Ten Steps You Can Take Against Internet Surveillance · · Score: 1

    A modern day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon with NSA, GCHQ and others on the outside looking in and millions posting their innermost thoughts each and every hour on the hour. Has the population as a whole voluntarily committed themselves to the Panopticon, if so then why?

  23. Re:Structure Envy on Is Google Building a Floating Data Center In San Francisco Bay? · · Score: 1
  24. Re:best guess on Is Google Building a Floating Data Center In San Francisco Bay? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Best to sink that rumour right away.

  25. Re:Do you think you are special? on Ten Steps You Can Take Against Internet Surveillance · · Score: 4, Informative

    If using Moilla Firefox then add the lightbeam aka collusion addon https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/lightbeam/ then visit a few sites just to get an idea of how special the avertising companies think you are. This will work better if you disable Noscript, Requestpolicy, Httpeverywhere and whatever else you use to keed your surfing safish. Security services may not have the time to monitor your movements across the web but plenty of commercial companies do have the time, the kit and yet pay you nothing for thed ata they collect and I expect sell on to others.