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Wassenaar Strike set for Today
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contributed by Space Rogue
A strike by internet profesionals to protest the impending signing of the Wassenaar Arangement has been called for December 14th, 1998. This strike has been called to bring attention to the importance of cryptography, about the U.S. government's attempts
to curtail its use, and about the strong-arm tactics used by the United States to pressure other countries into limiting their citizens' rights the way it has limited its own.
Wassenaar Strike Page
The Wassenaar Arrangement web site
Full text of the Wassenaar Arrangement
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contributed by Kroma
Agent Steal (Justin Peterson) was recaptured by US Marshals late Friday night. Marshals found Agent Steal after a tip lead them to his apartment just blocks from the Sunset Strip. Agent Steal is now behind bars in the same prison as Kevin Mitnick. It was
Agent Steal's assistance to the FBI that helped get Kevin Mitnick arrested. It is unknown how this will effect Kevin Mitnick's case now scheduled for April 20th. 1998.
ZD Net
ZD TV
FREE KEVIN
And talk about old news, this article claims Agent Steal is still on the run. This article was printed on Sunday, two days after he was arrested. Personally I expect better from the S
an Jose Mercury News
Shimomura was paid
In a related story the FREE KEVIN web site is claiming that Tsutomo Shimomura was paid by the FBI to find Kevin Mitnick. This contradicts previous statements made by Shimomura and his partner John Markoff that they just "tagged along" with the FBI during
the manhunt. So is the truth out there?
FREE KEVIN
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contributed by Space Rogue
Following what appears to be a rather successful activity in some countries internet users in France staged an internet boycott yesterday to protest the high rates charged by France Télécom for internet access. Connecting to the internet in France for 40
hours a month currently costs between $70 and $130 US dollars not including ISP charges.
Internet News
Nando Times
Association of Discontented Internet Users - In French
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contributed by Anonymous
German hacker NetGuru, a member of DEEP (Drunken Evil Elite Phreakers), was recently busted while abusing a toll free dialup of a Swiss insurance company. The total cost of the abuse has been estimated at 1.5 million dollars. Net Guru has been linked to s
uch high profile cracks as www.verfassungsschutz.de, a German institution that ensures that the constitution is being followed, and www.rtl.de and www.ard.d
e two local TV stations.
The Chip
Online - German
DEEP
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Phreakers ring up $50 million in charges
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contributed by Space Rogue
Phreakers are costing Canadian companies between $40 and $50 million
dollars each year. Canadian officials are reporting that phreaking is on the rise. (Ed Note: Interesting how this article comes out one day after the HNN expose of Palm Pilots and red boxing in Canada but fails to mention red boxing at all. See yesterdays news for more info.)
The Ottawa Citizen
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contributed by Space Rogue
The General Accounting Office has slammed the Federal Aviation
Administration for lagging behind in its modernization efforts and for its lack of planning while building new systems. The FAA has neglected to ensure security from crackers in their new computer systems
San Antonio Express News
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contributed by Kroma
The British Government is planning to pass legislation to control encryption and the governments access to your encrypted data. www.stand.org.uk is planning a novel lobbying effort in an attempt to prevent this legisl
ation from becoming law. By 'adopting' a political official it creates a way for people to educate their local parliamentarian and target lobbying efforts.
The Stand
BBC
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Fresh Software settles suit
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contributed by demoniz
100% Pure Bikkel, a HNN Affiliate is reporting that AntiGen, the popular Back Orifice cleaning utility has changed its name to AntiGën. The name change follows a lawsuit filed by
Sybari Software, the makers of an anti-virus tool for Microst Exchange and Lotus Notes also known as AntiGen.
Fresh Software
Sybari Software
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contributed by Sw3wn
After realizing that non classified information published on various
DOD web sites could be pooled together to draw conclusions about classified information the DOD has released guidelines on what can be published on DOD web sites. The DOD has targeted "information whose sensitivity may be increased when electronically agg
regregated in significant volume." The new DOD policy places the entire authority of a departments web site with the departments commander. The policy specifically mentions that command
ers should be wary of posting organizational charts, detailed mission statements, phone numbers, C3 architectures, and numerous other types of information.
Federal Computer Week
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contributed by Space Rogue
In an effect to stop piracy in its tracks Microsoft has created the "Registration Wizard". This new software technology will be added to copies of Microsoft Office and force the user to register the program after 50 uses. (Ed Note: Years ago copy protecti
on was almost eliminated because consumers demanded it. Now Microsoft with its monopoly can force it down our throats.)
ZD Net
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