archive : 2001-01
3GPP security documents
12:44 PM +1000, Jan 30 2001
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AT&T have posted documents describing security and cryptography aspects of the 3rd generation wireless phones:
( see www.research.att.com )
computerworld: Brit accuses U.S. of snooping
12:40 PM +1000, Jan 30 2001
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The European Parliament received a detailed report last week that contains evidence of a 10-year effort by the U.S. government to use its intelligence technology to help U.S. companies win...
Electronic ballots
12:09 PM +1000, Jan 29 2001
Excerpt:
There's an interesting post from William Allen Simpson on cryptography@c2.net:
"I've been working with Congresswoman Lynn Rivers on language for electronic ballots. My intent is to...
John Gilmore on content protection
09:13 AM +1000, Jan 23 2001
Excerpt:
A well-written rant from John Gilmore on content protection and the DMCA:
( see cryptome.org )
wiretapped.net: "Underground" available online
12:07 PM +1000, Jan 19 2001
Excerpt:
The complete text to "Underground" by Suelette Dreyfus is now available online, no strings attached. Wiretapped has an Australian mirror.
( see the.wiretapped.net )
Australian IT: Rare Enigma on show
10:47 AM +1000, Jan 17 2001
Excerpt:
"A RARE Enigma encoding machine used to scramble Nazi messages during World War II will soon go on public display for the first time in Australia.
[...]
The Australian War Memorial...
wired: The Feds'll Come A-Snoopin'
01:38 PM +1000, Jan 15 2001
Excerpt:
"The U.S. Department of Justice this week published new guidelines for police and prosecutors in cases involving computer crimes."
( see www.wired.com )
slashdot: Andre Hedrick On Hard Drive Copy Protection
09:22 AM +1000, Jan 11 2001
Excerpt:
Slashdot has a Q&A session with Andre Hedrick, a Linux hacker on the ATA standard committee, about the CPRM copy protection scheme.
( see slashdot.org )
sunspot.net: NSA abandons wondrous stuff
10:49 AM +1000, Jan 08 2001
Excerpt:
"Surprises: Astronomers who took over an abandoned spy base find remarkable, expensive and often incomprehensible stuff at every turn."
( see www.sunspot.net )
NZ Herald: Police snooping needs tight rein says report
05:48 PM +1000, Jan 04 2001
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The New Zealand Privacy Commissioner has released a report calling for limitations on law enforcement wiretapping and electronic surveillance.
( see www.nzherald.co.nz )
AP: Anti-Racism Groups Praise Yahoo Auction Ban on Nazi Artifacts
11:36 AM +1000, Jan 04 2001
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"PARIS (AP) - Advocacy groups that sued to block French Web surfers from accessing Nazi artifacts cheered Yahoo's decision to stop carrying online auctions of hate-related materials...
The Register: Everything you ever wanted to know about CPRM, but ZDNet
12:20 PM +1000, Jan 03 2001
Excerpt:
The Register has posted a FAQ on the proposed copy protection additions to the ATA spec.
( see www.theregister.co.uk )