[liberationtech] Online tools to skirt Internet censorship overwhelmed by demand - The Washington Post

2012-10-22 Thread Yosem Companys
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/online-tools-to-skirt-internet-censorship-overwhelmed-by-demand/2012/10/21/390457a2-082d-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_print.html Internet anti-censorship tools are being overwhelmed by demandBy James Ball, Published: October 21 U.S.-funded programs

Re: [liberationtech] Fwd: Android apps used by millions vulnerable to password, e-mail theft

2012-10-22 Thread Nathan of Guardian
On 10/22/2012 09:30 PM, Yishay Mor wrote: Any comments on this? I would say that it not an Android specific problem, more of an App-specific problem. One could say that the way in which the Android API allows you to implement really terrible SSL handling code is a problem, but I suspect you

Re: [liberationtech] Fwd: Android apps used by millions vulnerable to password, e-mail theft

2012-10-22 Thread Christopher Parsons
Hi all, The paper can currently be downloaded here: http://www2.dcsec.uni-hannover.de/files/android/p50-fahl.pdf. The link at the top of the article seems to be dead. ~Chris -- ** Christopher Parsons Doctoral Candidate Political Science, University of

[liberationtech] cfp ecpr - arab springs / indignados / ows - deadline approaching

2012-10-22 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Alice Mattoni alice.matt...@eui.eu ** sorry for cross-posting # please spread widely ** Dear colleagues and friends, the ECPR just opened the call for paper for the next ECPR Joint Sessions, in Mainz (Germany) from 11 to 16 March 2013. Donatella della Porta and I will direct one of the

[liberationtech] A Whisper to a Roar: The Activist, the Hero the Warrior

2012-10-22 Thread Yosem Companys
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-stambler/a-whisper-to-a-roar-movie_b_1975549.html As President Obama and Governor Romney take the stage for the final debate, they'll cover foreign policy. David E. Sanger