Hi there,
I'm glad it went well last night. I had a a nice and stress free time!
(apart from a couple of extreme sugar rushes)
Just forwarding a couple of bits of info from wai wai.
What about focusing on USB key based operating systems like tails /
liberte for the next crypto party? It could be interesting. I've never
gone down that route before but there is a lot to be said for it.
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Subject: New Tor Denial of Service Attacks and Defenses
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:05:29 +0000
From: waiwai <waiwai(a)irational.org>
To: Mick Fuzz <mickfuzz(a)clearerchannel.org>
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-denial-service-attacks-and-defenses
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Subject: how to run anonymous LInux OS on Apple Air
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:26:30 +0000
From: waiwai <waiwai(a)irational.org>
To: waiwai <waiwai(a)irational.org>
Hello,
This article is driven by the request from the raising amount of
MacBook Air user who we met at Crypto Party. For the last while, we have
been encouraging using anonymous LInux OS e.g. Tails and Liberte, which
unfortunately do not support Mac user.
In the last article, we have introduced booting linux usb mac with a
boot DVD. This time we have figured how to boot it with a boot usb and
we have managed to boot Liberte on macbook air.
Ingredients:
-A mac
-2 USBs (for convenience and clarity, we will refer them as USB I and
USB II)
-Liberte Linux
-reFIT bootloader
1. Format and install liberte Linux on USB I
(to see the step-by-step guide, please check follow the first half of
this article:
https://lilithlela.cyberguerrilla.org/?p=5636)
2. lnstall reFit. on USB II
Go to http://refit.sourceforge.net/, download rEFIt 0.14 (disk image)
Unpack it and copy the “efi” folder to the root of the volume. Open
Terminal and enter the following commands:
“/Volumes/(yourusbname)/efi/refit/enable.sh”
3.Keep both USBs in the machine and restart it. When the white screen
come on( the moment before the apple logo appears), press 'alt'--this
enables us to choose which volumes we want our machine to boot from.
4.Now you should about see two extra volumes beside your original
apple internal hard disk. Click 'EFI BOOT', then your liberte should be
running smoothly.
note:
1. we have tested this on a macbook air 2010 model.
2. This does not support Tails.
3. This also does not work on apple mini.(2010)
--
http://irational.org/waiwai
> welcome_and_games.odp
Awesome, thanks. Did I remember we had a section we filed in on the night with something like 'what do we mean by encryption' ? And it came down to authentication, privacy and something else ?
Tom
Hi, interesting info here (@penny - ATOS are involved in this, keep reading)
http://brief.care-data.info/
Including opt out forms.
Followed links from here
http://stopthecyborgs.org/2014/01/25/how-to-opt-out-of-sharing-your-medical…
*
**Interesting Facts:*
Medical staff treating you in GP surgeries, hospitals, A&E, pharmacies
and GP out-of-hours centres will not use, or be able to use, this database.
care.data is not about information sharing between healthcare professionals.
It is about data extraction, linkage and analysis: in other words, data
mining.
*Also*
If you do nothing, i.e. you do not opt-out, then your medical
information /will/ be extracted and uploaded to the HSCIC.
The HSCIC has no intention of /ever/ deleting your care.data. In fact,
your care.data record will be added to on a regular basis by ongoing
uploads from your GP records (unless you opt-out).
You /cannot/ get your uploaded data deleted, even if you make a Section
10 request under the Data Protection Act.
*and**
*
You will not be informed when your data has been shared by the HSCIC
You cannot approve or select the organisations that the HSCIC gives your
information to
You cannot prohibit the release of your information to non-NHS
organisations, such as commercial or insurance companies
You cannot select what information from your care.record is released,
and what is not
You cannot specify that information from your care.record is only used
for research purposes
You cannot object to your information being provided to organisations,
or for particular research, that you find ethically unacceptable
You cannot object to your information being provided to organisations
who might already hold other information about you
I am trying to arrange a speaker as ATOS are the people paid to
implement the project so this is of interest to the welfare campaign
groups as well, plus vegans, am waiting for a statement from DR Hadwen
to see if there if the data could help reduce animal tests or if it will
have no/a negative effect
Food for thought!
Anna
On 31/01/14 10:07, Richard King wrote:
> Hi Anna
>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 01:35:42AM +0000, Anna Morris wrote:
>> Hi, anyone have any date pref's?
> Coincidentally, ORG-Sheffield's next meeting is on this topic:
>
> http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Sheffield/events/163095942/
>
>
Cool - maybe you guys could come and hear the talks! :) Would be great
to meet ya :)
A
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Online demo is up on the https://www.mailpile.is/ website, and (of
course) the alpha software is available for download (although it isn't
yet a simple install - and deliberately so).
The project is still nicely on track ;-)
David
Hi there,
I'm looking forward to this week, hopefully see some of you at the
planning night on Monday.
There's been quite a lot of movement in the different local ORG groups
towards doing Cryptoparties which is great. I've done a bit of a blog
post about resources here from the perspective of FLOSS Manuals.
http://www.flossmanuals.org/news/floss-manuals-content-being-used-cryptopar…
and people are putting up some general data to share our experiences and
resources here - https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Cryptoparty -
your experiences / observations would be very welcome
to register see
https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/ORG_Wiki:About#Registration
I wanted to ask again if there are people on this list who are up for
helping on the day. I had a quick chat with Tom this morning and we are
thinking of the following tools.
* Encrypt email - gpg / enigmail
* OTR - pidgin
* Hide your data - Truecrypt
* Safer browsing - TOR and firefox plugins (maybe vpn)
Now, we know everything will be alright on the night, all the
ingredients are there, but because it's a shorter session, it would be
ideal if we had at least one person for each of the above who people can
cluster around so things get rolling smoothly.
If you can help in anyway just shout to me or Tom.
nice one
Mick
Hi all
On February 13th, the Young Fraud Lawyers in the North Association[1] will be running a Bitcoin Legal Seminar. The event will be open to anyone, including non-YFLNA members. Gary Broadfield, a partner from local Manchester legal firm Garstangs Burrows Bussin is involved in organising it, and has asked for input from Bitcoin Manchester members about what sort of issues they would like to hear discussed.
If you're interested in attending, and/or would like to raise issues you think should be discussed, you can contact Gary by email here: gbroadfield(a)garstangsburrowsbussin.com . (I can forward any replies made to the list too).
The event will be held at Malmaison Manchester and will begin at 17:30 (but the main session won’t start immediately and late entry is fine). The flier for the event is attached to this email.
Note that the flyer says £20 for non-members but they have kindly offered to waive the fee for Bitcoin Manchester members.
Ash
[1] http://www.yflna.co.uk/
Hi, anyone have any date pref's?
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Subject: RE: talk in Manchester?
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:30:36 -0000
From: Phil Booth <phil(a)medconfidential.org>
Reply-To: <phil(a)medconfidential.org>
Organisation: medConfidential
To: 'Anna Morris' <gingerling(a)inventati.org>,
<jim(a)openrightsgroup.org>, <gary.d.peart(a)btinternet.com>
CC: 'Terri' <terri(a)medconfidential.org>, <james(a)jd-baker.com>
Hi all,
Rather than sending e-mails flying in all directions, I thought I'd copy you
all in. This is about landing a date for a public meeting in Manchester on
care.data , prompted by Anna's invitation (below).
I'm talking with Jim at ORG about addressing meetings in other locations,
and Gary from Manchester NO2ID has been in touch with Terri about how we
might be able to help. I've copied in James from NO2ID too.
Anna has kindly said she could arrange a venue in Manchester, possibly one
of the assembly rooms.
Given that the first uploads begin in March and we're going to need at least
a couple of weeks to promote a meeting, I can make Monday 17th, Friday 21st,
Tuesday 25th or Thursday 27th February or the 4th, 5th or 6th of March. Are
there any of those that people can't do?
N.B. The first upload (1% of the population) will be in March, possibly on
the 14th but we don't have that confirmed. So holding a meeting much later
than the first week in March would mean we can't guarantee that some
people's information won't have been uploaded already.
Anyway, please let me know what date you reckon would be best.
All best,
Phil
-----Original Message-----
From: Anna Morris [mailto:gingerling@inventati.org]
Sent: 27 January 2014 00:11
To: phil(a)medconfidential.org
Cc: 'Bhatia Neil (NHS NORTH EAST HAMPSHIRE AND FARNHAM CCG)'
Subject: Re: talk in Manchester?
Hi, yes, we work with ORG a lot and so would be more than happy to pool
resources :)
I suppose this is synergy (or the effect of a blog post about you on
stopthecyborgs lol)
Anna
On 26/01/14 23:43, Phil Booth wrote:
> Dear Anna,
>
> Dr Bhatia, with whom I'm in regular contact on this issue, forwarded
> me your e-mail. I am already talking with ORG about doing a talk in
> Manchester sometime, and possibly the folks from NO2ID as well. Maybe
> we could combine these into a single public meeting with your group
> and any others you wish to invite? The more, the merrier!
>
> Please let me know if you think that would be a good idea, and I'll
> copy the relevant people in so we can land a date.
>
> All best,
>
> Phil
>
> --
>
> Phil Booth
> Coordinator, medConfidential
>
> Mobile: 07974 230 839
> Web: www.medconfidential.org
> Twitter: @medConfidential
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anna Morris [mailto:gingerling@inventati.org]
> Sent: 25 January 2014 10:41
> To: Bhatia Neil (NHS NORTH EAST HAMPSHIRE AND FARNHAM CCG)
> Subject: talk in Manchester?
>
> Hi,
>
> I run a Free Software group in Manchester, and am well connected with
> local privacy campaign groups (such as the open rights group) and
> local disability/bedroom tax/etc groups (for example the peoples
assembly).
>
> I wonder if we could arrange for you (or someone similarly well
> informed about care.data) to come and speak in Manchester about the
> care.data project and opt-out. We could book one of the local assembly
> rooms, and would fund your transport.
>
> Also, I was particularly interested to hear of ATOS's involvement, and
> am surprised that this is not headline news given the current public
> feeling towards them.
>
> Thank you for the website you have put together
>
> Anna
> FSFE-Mcr
Hi, I will be on local radio in an hour about the CryptoParty and Free
Software Festival that is happening next week.
You can listen live here allfm.org/radioplayer/ or here
icecast.commedia.org.uk:8000/allfm.mp3.m3u
or listen to a podcast here
http://www.underthepavement.org/listen-again/at a later date
Hope you enjoy, I am playing 4 versions of "The Free Software Song" so it
should be fun! :)
don't forget to checkout the festival details here:
http://freeasinfreedom.org.uk/?page_id=88
A
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