An excerpt from the largely eneventful briefing session on #freenode-moderated tonight about said incident (brackets are mine, intended for illumination):
HedgeMage: We believe that 25 nickserv passwords were compromised during a limited window, but all concerned individuals are encouraged to change their nickserv passwords just in case. HedgeMage: thanks, Astinus HedgeMage: We'll open up the floor for questions, one at a time, in a moment. Please keep your question concise, and type it ahead of time so we can move as quickly as is practical.
[several questions, answers, and no-comments]
HedgeMage: Since most of these seem to be repeats, we're going to close for now. I'd like to reiterate that we encourage all concerned users to change passwords
[...]
Astinus: This room will go -m shortly, so ya'll can chat before we have another session. HedgeMage: try not to get blood on the carpet Astinus: Or we'll send in the cleaners, with pointy brooms
Astinus has removed operator privileges to HedgeMage
Astinus has de-activated the following mode : Moderated nunsoup: DCC SEND "startkeylogger" 0 0 0 QuantumBeep: (o__o) J: BACON b33fc0d3: O.o bureado hugs channel enderst: heh Naconkantari: ceiling cat is watching you. WeblionX: First blood! snorkle: !!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!VIVA EL CHE!!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!! rooly: spam rooly: spam rooly: spam rooly: spam rooly: spam jeebusmobile: wewt snorkle: !!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!VIVA EL CHE!!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!! snorkle: !!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!VIVA EL CHE!!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!! Eidolos: omg deluge snorkle: !!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!VIVA EL CHE!!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!! snorkle: !!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!VIVA EL CHE!!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!! DosBubba: 'Grats out to the GNAA for their newly acquired property, irc.vaccus.com #chat ./server -m irc.vaccus.com -j #chat Attacks will continue if you don't join. DosBubba: I would like to thank Freenode for taking the time to gather the whole of IRC, it has been our pleasure to take part in such a trolling opportunity. DosBubba: Remember:/server -m irc.vaccus.com -j #chat Attacks will continue if you don't join. !startkeygen DosBubba: IRC was founded on the principles of trolling, and we thank Freenode from the bottom of our hearts for carrying the fine tradition into the 21st century - hopefully beyond. bitplane: wooo
lilo has activated the following mode : Moderated
lilo has activated the following mode : Invite Only lilo: got to love that HedgeMage: so much for that. Astinus: some people need to grow up:/
The constant trend of miniaturization and a move to higher-capacity media (storage, bandwidth, etc.) are truly making privacy issues something that requires a real debate.
The main point has IMHO not been raised in this thread, although infrequently discussed on these pages before: Should you not have a say in how your personal information is used? Should information on everything about you and your life be out of your control? I suggest that the question is not about whether you lead an impeccable life, and should therefore not worry about others learning your secrets, or not. No, the question is, should you not be free, to some degree, to decide for yourself what of your personal information is disseminated and to whom? Should you not have the basic right to live free from prying eyes, to some 'reasonable' level, if you so choose?
Ultimately, is privacy not a human right? This is the pressing question, and it begs an answer.
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An excerpt from the largely eneventful briefing session on #freenode-moderated tonight about said incident (brackets are mine, intended for illumination):
/server -m irc.vaccus.com -j #chat Attacks will continue if you don't join. /server -m irc.vaccus.com -j #chat Attacks will continue if you don't join. !startkeygen :/
HedgeMage: We believe that 25 nickserv passwords were compromised during a limited window, but all concerned individuals are encouraged to change their nickserv passwords just in case.
HedgeMage: thanks, Astinus
HedgeMage: We'll open up the floor for questions, one at a time, in a moment. Please keep your question concise, and type it ahead of time so we can move as quickly as is practical.
[several questions, answers, and no-comments]
HedgeMage: Since most of these seem to be repeats, we're going to close for now. I'd like to reiterate that we encourage all concerned users to change passwords
[...]
Astinus: This room will go -m shortly, so ya'll can chat before we have another session.
HedgeMage: try not to get blood on the carpet
Astinus: Or we'll send in the cleaners, with pointy brooms
Astinus has removed operator privileges to HedgeMage
Astinus has de-activated the following mode : Moderated
nunsoup: DCC SEND "startkeylogger" 0 0 0
QuantumBeep: (o__o)
J: BACON
b33fc0d3: O.o
bureado hugs channel
enderst: heh
Naconkantari: ceiling cat is watching you.
WeblionX: First blood!
snorkle: !!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!VIVA EL CHE!!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!
rooly: spam
rooly: spam
rooly: spam
rooly: spam
rooly: spam
jeebusmobile: wewt
snorkle: !!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!VIVA EL CHE!!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!
snorkle: !!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!VIVA EL CHE!!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!
Eidolos: omg deluge
snorkle: !!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!VIVA EL CHE!!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!
snorkle: !!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!VIVA EL CHE!!!!!!LOLDONGS!!!!!
DosBubba: 'Grats out to the GNAA for their newly acquired property, irc.vaccus.com #chat .
DosBubba: I would like to thank Freenode for taking the time to gather the whole of IRC, it has been our pleasure to take part in such a trolling opportunity.
DosBubba: Remember:
DosBubba: IRC was founded on the principles of trolling, and we thank Freenode from the bottom of our hearts for carrying the fine tradition into the 21st century - hopefully beyond.
bitplane: wooo
lilo has activated the following mode : Moderated
lilo has activated the following mode : Invite Only
lilo: got to love that
HedgeMage: so much for that.
Astinus: some people need to grow up
[and then the channel fell silent again]
The main point has IMHO not been raised in this thread, although infrequently discussed on these pages before: Should you not have a say in how your personal information is used? Should information on everything about you and your life be out of your control? I suggest that the question is not about whether you lead an impeccable life, and should therefore not worry about others learning your secrets, or not. No, the question is, should you not be free, to some degree, to decide for yourself what of your personal information is disseminated and to whom? Should you not have the basic right to live free from prying eyes, to some 'reasonable' level, if you so choose?
Ultimately, is privacy not a human right? This is the pressing question, and it begs an answer.