Re: [liberationtech] Open Secure Telephony Network (OSTN)

2012-07-15 Thread Jacob Appelbaum
ilf: Found this in HOPE 9 schedule: https://ostel.me/ This service is a public testbed of the Open Secure Telephony Network (OSTN) project, with the goal of promoting the use of free, open protocols, standards and software, to power end-to-end secure voice communications on mobile

Re: [liberationtech] Open Secure Telephony Network (OSTN)

2012-07-15 Thread Nathan of Guardian
On 07/15/2012 09:44 AM, Jacob Appelbaum wrote: Again: Is the source public? Have there been reviews/audits? Jake? :) We've recently put up two posts as part of our overall efforts to self-audit in a very public, transparent manner: A Network Analysis of Encrypted Voice over OSTN

[liberationtech] secure wipe of flash memory

2012-07-15 Thread oli
hi all, I came across a problem which seems to reamin unresolved but not taken seriously by many liberation tech coders. maybe this has been discussed already some years ago, but i think it might be good to rediscuss it anyway, since flash memory use is growing rapidly. Flash memory is using a

[liberationtech] Fwd: Re: secure wipe of flash memory

2012-07-15 Thread oli
take the liberty... -oli Original Message Subject: Re: [liberationtech] secure wipe of flash memory Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:17:59 -0400 From: Nathan nat...@freitas.net To: oli o...@cryptosms.org Can't reply to list right now, but feel free to forward. Generally agree that

Re: [liberationtech] Open Secure Telephony Network (OSTN)

2012-07-15 Thread Mark Belinsky
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 If you're at HOPE today, I'll be presenting OSTN with Lee at 17:00. Happy to answer any questions there. Anyone else can sign up for the Beta: https://ostel.me You can also install the Android app or the supported apps on Blackberry, iOS, Nokia,

[liberationtech] Seeking your help - how libraries help girls women with technology access skills

2012-07-15 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Melody Clark melcl...@uw.edu Hello, all! I'm working on a policy brief about girls women, ICT, and libraries - specifically how libraries can be a safe, reliable place where girls women in developing countries can gain access to ICT skills and technology training.

Re: [liberationtech] Seeking your help - how libraries help girls women with technology access skills

2012-07-15 Thread Sheila Parks
I don't often respond to emails on this list and usually don't understand them, but this sounds wonderful Melody All best wishes with it Sheila At 01:34 PM 7/15/2012, Yosem Companys wrote: From: Melody Clark mailto:melcl...@uw.edumelcl...@uw.edu Hello, all! I'm working on a policy brief

Re: [liberationtech] Fwd: Re: secure wipe of flash memory

2012-07-15 Thread Seth David Schoen
oli writes: take the liberty... So I think there are a couple of interesting questions about how well you can clear flash storage by simple overwriting of free space. Remember that you have several layers in between your write operation and the actual flash blocks. Wei et al. say from

[liberationtech] A (working) Arab Spring Reading List

2012-07-15 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Patrick McCurdy, Ph.D. patrick.mccu...@uottawa.ca A group of us (Patrick McCurdy, David Brake Zeynep Tufekci) have begun to compile academic resources (articles, special issues and podcasts) on the role of media and communication in the Arab Spring.The aim is to provide potentially

Re: [liberationtech] Hacking Humanitarian Technology Before the Bad Guys Do

2012-07-15 Thread coderman
On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 3:24 PM, George Chamales geo...@roguegenius.comwrote: ... As part of the process we'll be building an Openbox VM containing a dev version of OpenStreetMap, Ushahidi, and one or two other open source products. That VM will be released early next month along with a

[liberationtech] Great Piece on Ken Banks' New Project Means of Exchange

2012-07-15 Thread Yosem Companys
Stepping out of the system by Clark Boyd In lean economic times, alternative financial systems are sprouting up around the world. And now they come with a digital twist. The Greek state is completely absent, says Katarina with a deep chuckle. We are standing across from each other inside a