Drug Lords Celebrate the Drug War at the UN! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7oF3N30rUc
Mexican Drug Lord Thanks the UN for 50 Years of Prohibition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0p6d6lGTOk On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 05:47:51AM +0100, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: > That's incredible. I honestly did not know any of this. Drug lords in the > Middle East aren't half as terrifying. > With this kind of terrifying landscape, what accessible technology could > possibly secure the communications of Mexican journalists against not only > interception, but against their own future torture and other such > ancillary, surrounding threats that may be borne from using encryption? > This situation is so awful that we security people should add it to our > repertoire of absolutes ("will this survive NSA intervention?" "will this > survive Mexican drug cartel intervention?") > They really add to the threat landscape by being not only more unbridled > and omnipotent than a bad regime, but not even subject to the smallest > shred of responsibility in terms of governance and stability. Even the > worst governments still are. > A I don't know what on earth Mexican journalists are supposed to do when > confronted with such an absurd threat landscape. > NK > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:42 AM, Ryan Gallagher <r...@rjgallagher.co.uk> > wrote: > > On 27 February 2013 00:01, Eva Galperin <e...@eff.org> wrote: > > I'm not sure that I would support ranking drug cartels as a less > technologically sophisticated threat than the government in Mexico. > > Very much agree, Eva. If I were working out of Mexico it would be under > the assumption that the cartels could, if they really wanted to, obtain > the same info that is available to law enforcement agencies and/or > government officials via the use of surveillance tech. > > Mexico has a fairly sophisticated surveillance infrastructure. Since at > least 2006 it has has apparently operated a Verint mass monitoring > system that can intercept "virtually any wired, wireless or broadband > communication network and service," and this system has since been > upgraded with the help of the US government: > > http://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/2012/04/state-department-provide-mexican-security-agency-surveillance-apparatus/55490/ > > Mexican authorities also have access to other tools, such as spy > trojans: > > http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/03/surveillance_technology_in_mexico_s_drug_war_.html > > And as Bloomberg Businessweek reported in 2011: "Recent killings > indicate the cartels are taking the new online tactics seriouslya**and > that the activists may have miscalculated in counting on nicknames and > IP addresses for protection....the U.S. firm Stratfor and security > experts in Mexico warned that, with so many government officials on the > take, the cartels likely have access to the military-grade tracking > technology used by the Mexican government. In at least one case, > according to journalist Valdez, the Sinaloan cartel hired a hacker to > hunt down a government informant." > > http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/mexicos-drug-war-takes-to-the-blogosphere-11092011.html#p2 > > Best, > > Ryan > A > > While there isn't a lot of evidence that drug cartels have used > technologically sophisticated means to track down > anonymous/pseudonymous > bloggers and journalists, corruption is sufficiently widespread that > if > my life depended on it, I would assume that the drug cartels could > have > access to the same information that the government has through bribery > and threats. > > There are circumstances in which I would support the use of Cryptocat > by > Mexican journalists (and it's certainly an improvement over sending > messages in the clear, which many Mexican journalists are doing) but > transmitting information which you would like to keep secret from drug > cartels is probably not one of them. > > ************************************************ > Eva Galperin > Global Policy Analyst > Electronic Frontier Foundation > e...@eff.org > (415) 436-9333A ex. 111 > ************************************************ > On 2/25/13 1:36 PM, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: > > Hi, > > At Cryptocat we are developing an easy to use instant messaging tool > that > > is available in 34 languages. It encrypts all of your conversations, > > preserves your privacy and works in your browser. > > > > If you are a Mexican journalist and your opponent is not highly > skilled in > > information technology intelligence (not a government, but a drug > cartel) > > then you should try Cryptocat. It does not leave a record of > conversations > > anywhere and does not transmit anything in the clear. > > > > Get Cryptocat here: https://crypto.cat > > Make sure to read the warnings on the site to get familiar with the > app's > > limitations. > > > > > > NK > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Brian Conley > <bri...@smallworldnews.tv>wrote: > > > >> Hi Kyle, > >> > >> I've been developing a tool called StoryMaker for journalists and > citizen > >> journalists. > >> > >> It's private/secure by design, so ideal for this use case. > >> > >> A There is a 10 lesson curriculum in mobile digital safety, and the > app > >> itself that could all be translated into Spanish. Then perhaps the > app > >> and/or curriculum might be used to educate and assist them in their > work? > >> > >> https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/storymaker/language/es/ > >> > >> Resources 20-29 + 210 are the digital safety lessons. > >> > >> cheers > >> > >> brian > >> > >> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Kyle Maxwell <krmaxw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> I'm curious how the infosec community, particularly those of us > who > >>> speak and write Spanish, can assist in helping Mexican activists > and > >>> journalists. I understand that a large portion of that community > >>> actively exchanges data on Twitter; any pointers would be > appreciated. > >>> > >>> Feel free to contact me off-list if desired. > >>> > >>> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:02 PM, G.W. Schulz > <gwschul...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>>> "Most Mexican journalists and bloggers reporting on highly > sensitive > >>>>> topics (such as crime, corruption, violence and human rights > issues) > >>> do not > >>>>> fully understand the risks and threats they face when they use > digital > >>> and > >>>>> mobile technology, even though the topics they cover make them > even > >>> more > >>>>> vulnerable, a new survey by Freedom House and the International > Center > >>> for > >>>>> Journalists finds." > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > > http://ijnet.org/stories/mexicos-most-vulnerable-reporters-lack-digital-security-skills > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Kyle Maxwell [krmaxw...@gmail.com] > >>> http://www.xwell.org > >>> Twitter: @kylemaxwell > >>> -- > >>> Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > >>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > >> Brian Conley > >> > >> Director, Small World News > >> > >> http://smallworldnews.tv > >> > >> m: 646.285.2046 > >> > >> Skype: brianjoelconley > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- > Too many emails? 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