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MoD loses most of the armed forces
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| The Ministry of Defence and contractor EDS are frantically checking the bins
| this morning for a missing hard drive containing records of 100,000
| servicemen and women and their families.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/10/mod_data_loss/
And they plan a database of all phonecalls too now?
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| Some soothing words from Sir Bonar about the latest MoD data loss episode
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| I can confirm the disk was not encrypted. We have noting to hide from whoever
| stole it, and therefore nothing to fear.
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http://www.idealgovernment.com/index.php/blog/some_soothing_words_from_sir_bonar_about_the_latest_mod_data_loss_episode/
"Nothing to hide..."
Md. Police Put Activists' Names On Terror Lists
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| The Maryland State Police classified 53 nonviolent activists as terrorists
| and entered their names and personal information into state and federal
| databases that track terrorism suspects, the state police chief acknowledged
| yesterday.
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| Police Superintendent Terrence B. Sheridan revealed at a legislative hearing
| that the surveillance operation, which targeted opponents of the death
| penalty and the Iraq war, was far more extensive than was known when its
| existence was disclosed in July.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/07/AR2008100703245.html
First, Catch Your "War on Terror"....
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| First, create a nebulous threat to the nation; call it something grand like,
| oh, "war on terror". Pass a set of wide-reaching laws that let you do
| anything to "fight" it. Then, redefine anyone who opposes you as
| a "terrorist" (after all, you are in favour of the "war on terror"; they are
| against you; therefore, they are against the "war on terror", and thus
| against the country). Apply previously created laws to the hilt.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/10/first-catch-your-war-on-terror.html
Big Brothers pushing for crowd control, suppression of free speech.
Related:
Animal Rights Activists Forced to Hand Over Encryption Keys
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| If you remember, this was sold to the public as essential for fighting
| terrorism. It's already being misused.
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/11/animal_rights_a.html
Feds appeal loss in PGP compelled-passphrase case
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| It's time to take another look at the intriguing case of United States v.
| Boucher, which may set the ground rules for whether or not criminal
| defendants can be compelled to divulge encryption passphrases.
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http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9854034-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
- From Zero to Holy $&*#!
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| What if Linux and Free and Open Source Software became illegal to use due
| to “national security?” Never mind the fact that the American military uses
| it. Never mind the fact that Microsoft funded both political parties in the
| year 2000. Never mind that Richard Stallman has accused Microsoft of
| enabling terrorism in the first place.
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http://nixedblog.thenixedreport.com/?p=55
UK gov sets rules for hacker tool ban
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| A revamp of the UK's outdated computer crime laws is long overdue. However,
| provisions to ban the development, ownership and distribution of
| so-called "hacker tools" draw sharp criticism from industry. Critics point
| out that many of these tools are used by system administrators and security
| consultants quite legitimately to probe for vulnerabilities in corporate
| systems.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/02/hacker_toll_ban_guidance/
German Security Professionals in the Mist
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| This hope was important because earlier this year the German Government had
| introduced similar language into Section 202c StGB of the computer crime
| laws, which would have made the mere possession of (creates, obtains or
| provides access to, sells, yields, distributes or otherwise allows access to)
| tools like John, Kismet, KisMAC, Nessus, nmap, and the ability to Google
| effectively a crime.
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http://www.beskerming.com/commentary/2007/08/12/249/German_Security_Professionals_in_the_Mist
BitTorrent Admin Monitored by US Government, Forced to Dump Linux
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| Sk0t, an ex-administrator of the EliteTorrents BitTorrent tracker is to have
| his internet connection forcibly monitored by the US Government. If that
| wasn’t bad enough, the monitoring software is Windows based - which means he
| is being forced to ditch Linux - or face being barred from the internet.
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http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-admin-monitored-by-us-government-forced-to-dump-linux/
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