Re: [liberationtech] gazaDeaths.com

2014-07-15 Thread Michael Dahan
Statistics of air sorties and missile launches are published daily by the IDF spokesperson. This is an important initiative in that Palestinian victims often remain nameless and transparent. Michael On Jul 15, 2014 8:22 PM, "Andrew Lewis" wrote: > > On Jul 15, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Yishay Mor wrot

Re: [liberationtech] course on surveillance and privacy

2014-02-05 Thread Michael Dahan
Hi, I teach a similar course - haven't had issues with access or academic freedom. My biggest challenge has been convincing the students of the importance of privacy. I finally resorted to pulling up stuff on students from social media as well as demonstrating in class vulnerability of Bluetooth o

[liberationtech] Fwd: The EW Octagon: A way to test Cognitive EW

2013-08-01 Thread Michael Dahan
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Re: [liberationtech] [silk] Pre-emptive counter-revolution

2013-07-31 Thread Michael Dahan
Looking at how technology in Israel used to subjugate Palestinians in the occupied territories has been creeping into Israeli society proper, the situation in the US and UK and the acceptance by more and more people of security measures in the name of national security that restrict or make redunda

Re: [liberationtech] {Spam?} Re: Travellers' mobile phone data seized by police at border

2013-07-16 Thread Michael Dahan
Israeli GSS (shabak/shin bet, equivalent to FBI) regularly detain arriving passengers at Ben Gurion airport and land crossings if they are suspected of being affiliated with ISM groups, or notably pro Palestinian, or raise suspicions. Whilst being questioned, cell phones and laptops are "borrowed"

Re: [liberationtech] Resources on electronic voting

2013-07-10 Thread Michael Dahan
Marcin, ECPR has a significant body of research and case studies on electronic voting. Best, Michael On Jul 10, 2013 8:42 PM, "Marcin de Kaminski" wrote: > Dear all, > > Sorry to ask such a general question but I need input on the issue of > electronic voting. Is there any comprehensive colle

[liberationtech] Call for Papers: International Conference on Cyberwarfare and Security (ICCWS)

2013-06-26 Thread Michael Dahan
Greetings,This may interest members of the list and I see it as an opportunity to challenge some of the prevalent thinking and approaches regarding the topics. Best, Michael This is a SECOND call for papers for the *9th International Conference on**Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS) * which

Re: [liberationtech] Censorship circumvention and ticket inspectors

2013-06-22 Thread Michael Dahan
Walid, I like this a lot and would like to use as an example for my students. Perhaps using the Gaza Strip as a more concrete metaphor for some of the ideas would be helpful... Certainly re SSH tunnels. Michael On Jun 22, 2013 3:41 PM, "Walid AL-SAQAF" wrote: > Dear friends, > > I have been ask

Re: [liberationtech] Stop promoting Skype

2013-06-07 Thread Michael Dahan
Apropos backdooring where do think the Palestinian authority gets its bandwidth from/through under the Oslo Accords? Not to mention the large NSA installation next door to the center of Israeli military intelligence... On Jun 7, 2013 3:38 PM, "Nadim Kobeissi" wrote: > On 2013-06-07, at 8:31 AM, Y