Re: [liberationtech] TrueCrypt Alternatives?
For those with imminent interest: http://rpmfusion.org/Package/realcrypt cheers /t -Original Message- From: liberationtech [mailto:liberationtech-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of carlo von lynX Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 2:37 PM To: liberationtech Subject: Re: [liberationtech] TrueCrypt Alternatives? On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 08:51:21PM +1000, Tom O wrote: Truecrypt has not properly been audited. The only audit to date is what has been organised by Matthew Green of Johns Hopkins University. I believe there is still more to go on this, but in light of recent events, one wonders of this is worth it. You mean Heartbleed? Nothing in the whole industry is properly audited, some stuff is just sufficiently old. -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu. -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
Re: [liberationtech] Lavabit, Silent Circle both shut down
Hi guys: Safe and secure are relevant. But, Arjen is absolutely right, Switzerland is at the moment the best place to have your materials hosted. It's also the place where Silent Circle looks at. And one where Wikileaks is hosted. Some on this list still have doubts, even about Switzerland. Never a bad idea to be paranoid of course, but there are some logical reasons why Switzerland is a good choice. Here are the main ones: The Swiss are well known for their bank secrecy. A fact which is hated and regularly contested by the E.U. and the U.S. Banks in CH need to be extremely careful in guarding their own nations' interest, of which banking, tourism, cheese and watch making are core values. There are some pretty harsh rules in place to protect those interests. Of course when there is a major crime Swiss police cooperates with other nations. But saving money in a bank is definitively not seen as a crime. And so far as I know there is not any remote chance that the U.S. and/or the E.U. will be able to force a change. Like lately by levying huge fines on the UBS bank. They try though:) There is yet another reason. And that is because Switzerland is the second seat nation of the United Nations, while being itself not a member, only observer to U.N. The U.S. has many times (as also revealed by Snowden) attempted to bribe Swiss officials and business people and/or coerce them. CIA has been fairly active, but to no avail. Swiss have also taken serious countermeasures against intrusions. This hostile behavior from the U.S. towards Switzerland is taken seriously into account as well. It isn't really productive to enhance friendships. Then Switzerland still feels abused by the U.S., in particular by the NSA, because of the Crypto AG affair of some decennia back. Search the web to get the historical details. Whatever happened, happened, but it was surely not in the core interest of the Swiss people. And finally, once every year there is a meeting of all chiefs and directors of (western)European intelligence services, called the Club du Berne, in Switzerland. Switzerland was chosen as a meeting place because of its impartiality and integrity. Surely, one of the 'Five Eyes Nations' is present as well. And word has it that it's not playing a role of any significance. No the above is not a guarantee that nobody will attempt to intrude in a system, in Switzerland. It will happen, and occasionally with success. But the Swiss government, businesses and people are very keen to stop the bullets before these hit somebody. In particular from other European nations and the United States. And finally, am I Swiss? Absolutely not, but these days I wish I was :) And, yes, I do host my Internet business activities there, and I mean since 1994. That's almost 20 years, and I have never been disappointed. And that does count for something. Do follow Arjen's leads, search the web, and by all means go there and meet them in person. Greetz RTF -Original Message- From: liberationtech-boun...@lists.stanford.edu [mailto:liberationtech-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of Ralph Holz Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 10:52 AM To: liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Lavabit, Silent Circle both shut down -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Arjen, May I ask what Swiss providers would you recommend? (disclaimer: I am normally very hesitant to 'advertise' for specific companies since as a consultant I do my very best to remain independent from having any interest in procurement of specific products or services). Duly noted. :) SwissVPN provides some nice VPN services but it is not the only VPN provider I use. That's the company I use, too - and ultimately the reason I am asking because Chris Soghoian once told me that they log the connections. This seems to be supported by this inquiry made in 2011: http://torrentfreak.com/which-vpn-providers-really-take-anonymity-seriously- 111007/ They log for 6 months and say they will respond to requests under Swiss law. I would be surprised if other Swiss providers wouldn't do the same, but I am very happy to hear otherwise? Ralph - -- Ralph Holz I8 - Network Architectures and Services Technische Universität München http://www.net.in.tum.de/de/mitarbeiter/holz/ Phone +49.89.289.18043 PGP: A805 D19C E23E 6BBB E0C4 86DC 520E 0C83 69B0 03EF -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJSCfOSAAoJEFIODINpsAPvznoH/jKnUEbbpS8Ahgl8dZ8OCE+g QQSxeFSR1MRDaHYWaNkL/tSRpUZheI9wbSAZI0kU0dGyJXSvE9WHFNUmasNGi6DY OT8XQxgcl/wQggAv1zGDFAlPImg0eJej8L6hRvtcZgGH6h9nkGyTenkdhjMohn6U aCBp69dG31mvsIE8QHIe/EirVO+y1JY1D+0NoIz238VS4w9zZH5E6XZ1zEJ1KC7d yF6lI73g5NQIcM3WIJjYJUrfaY+Nj8g+ZwBb50BEDbaUtny2jic/Gi5EjXD8c/UT XnmcbeqHg+hDRGHF7cSAoFTKMbFDCr5Y4GeNQVQ4w/GQslxr6SK4fO6fqoG5K8E= =1WXH -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Liberationtech is a public list
Re: [liberationtech] Swiss VPNs (was: Re: Lavabit, Silent Circle both shut down)
Oligarchs and privacy advocates have something in common. If you got a better place, please name it. And by the by, forget Germany, it may not have data retention (for now), but it does have 50,000 American troops, a refurbished Bad Aibling with all newly trained German personnel, and a huge Intel building in Berlin that can house 101 Airborne in the basement. While the abolished Pullach establishment is readied for 'modern intel testing equipment'. RTF -Original Message- From: liberationtech-boun...@lists.stanford.edu [mailto:liberationtech-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of Moritz Bartl Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 1:46 PM To: liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu Subject: [liberationtech] Swiss VPNs (was: Re: Lavabit, Silent Circle both shut down) On 13.08.2013 10:51, Ralph Holz wrote: SwissVPN provides some nice VPN services but it is not the only VPN provider I use. They log for 6 months and say they will respond to requests under Swiss law. I would be surprised if other Swiss providers wouldn't do the same, but I am very happy to hear otherwise? Switzerland has data retention laws. While it might be good for oligarchs to hide their money, it is not good for online privacy. -- Moritz Bartl https://www.torservers.net/ -- Liberationtech is a public list whose archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu. -- Liberationtech is a public list whose archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
[liberationtech] Secret European deals to hand over private data to America
It is huge and a strong burden on transatlantic relations, a game Do you really think that such large scale intercepts are possible without full knowledge and cooperation of key people in politics and industry? Of course not, Eugen! They all know it. But now there's proof. Tangible documents stamped Top Secret. And there's a witness, Snowden, who plainly details it in front of a TV camera. And in a fairly articulate way. And then, they see the US administration going on tilt due to that. Mr. Kerry and others want Snowden's blood. Even threatening other nations, Russia, Ecuador. Before that it was all hearsay. Some politicians for a long time only licked on the edges of the Tony Bunyan report telling the world about Echelon. It was all illusive, probably true, but then still illusive; no real meat for politicians. Now they know for sure that it's true beyond their wildest imagination. And now they're all sharpening the knives. Lack of surprise to such revelations is quite telling. Lack of coverage in state sponsored media also tells you something. Lack of interest in the general population tells you that they're getting away with it. I don't think the U.S. is getting away with it. I have heard powerful voices in Brussels and Strasbourg on simply halting the free trade initiative until the entire action is stopped and everything gained has been destroyed under impartial supervision. Now, do you see that happen? === Rob Frei -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] Final Draft of EU's Accession Agreement to ECHR Approved
Hi Libtechies, Final Draft of EU's Accession Agreement to ECHR Approved. The Union shall accede to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Article 6, paragraph 2, TEU Report: attached. More details and analysis here: http://europeanlawblog.eu/?p=1680 Cheers /Rob Frei -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
