skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Z/pZ is a field when p is prime. That's somewhat (indirectly) related to how the RSA algorithm works, but at a high level you're doing arithmetic in Z/nZ, where n = p * q for primes p and q.

Both RSA and ECC are based on the idea that exponentials are easy to compute, and undoing them is hard. In the case of RSA, you're exponentiating in Z/nZ and in ECC you're exponentiating in the group of points that arises from the chosen elliptic curve.

The first book in that list is a good text. It includes an appendix that includes almost everything you need to know about projective geometry to understand the theory of elliptic curves.
DTCP: Dynamic Tasking Control Protocol
Nice plug you've snuck in there. I'll make a point to avoid her books. I might of actually read them otherwise.
>> Substantial decryption breakthrough was hinted at in several reports, but what it is exactly - we have no idea.

Could you provide a link to those hints, please?
I think many countries well outside the oecd perimeter would happily grant refugee status for dissidents. The obvious example is Assange. Disgusting how the US has gone from a soft terrorist state (signature drone strikes) to a surveillence state. The national narrative of freedom and liberty has become farcicle
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#9 Web2day Nantes - http://www.web2day-nantes.org/ - 16-17/May/2013

#8 Next Berlin - http://nextberlin.eu/ - 23-24/April/2013

#7 API Days - http://apidays.io/ - 3-4/December/2012

#6 Take Off - http://takeoffconf.com/ - 17-18/January/2013

#5 dot Conferences - http://www.dotconferences.eu/ - dotScale 7/June/2013, dotJS 2/December/2013, dotRB 18/October/2013

#4 le web - http://www.leweb.co/ - 10-12/December/2013. le web London 5-6/June/2013

#3 Dublin Web Summit - http://www.dublinwebsummit.com/ - 30-31/October/2013

#2 Tech Open Air Berlin - http://www.toaberlin.com/ - 1-2/August/2013

#1 TNW - http://thenextweb.com/conference/europe/ - 24-25/April/2014

Who thought that a slide deck was the best way to present this information?
It was not build by me. It was just a link popping up recently on the #docker channel (https://botbot.me/freenode/docker)

All credits go out to https://github.com/crosbymichael who decided to open source this under MIT license. Thanks!
I understand this, and that scares me. :(
Mechanisms of intercepting service provider internal connectivity
Top 10 list from a digital marketing manager...
"You scored 22 out of 39

Sigh. Oh well. At least no one got hurt. That's the best we can take from that."

Really enjoyed it though! And worked fine on FF 21 (Win7 64bit).
Or use BitTorrent Sync instead. I'm quite pleased with it and moved all my data off Dropbox.

http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync.html
I don't know about you, but I remember a time where calling your representative could affect change. In the last ~10 years politicians have shown that they no longer care. Studies in Canada and various places have shown that simply advertising changes enough people's behavior to be effective. So now politicians feel ok simply ignoring their constituent so long as they get enough advertising money to secure a win. Culture of the "plebs" is irrelevant to the 1% so long as the plebs aren't armed with a mind to do something with those arms.

If you want to change the system at this state the only option is to be the system.
Someone tracking conversions :)
All of this being said could be told about any government contractor. The company is 24,500 strong and not all people are working on incompetent projects. I've worked for several contractors and they all have their own issues. As far as butts in seats, they are nowhere near as bad as Deloitte or SAIC or others of their ilk. No one knows if this is a project primed by Booz or they have just this one guy contributing as a subcontractor so I would slow your rolls down.
Thanks man, I'll check them out.
It is strange that the same country which cherishes its 'right to bear arms' on the grounds that it gives them a level of protection that the government is unable to provide is 'happy' to build the infrastructure which allows the same government to peek into their lives.

On the one hand, we don't trust the government with the basics (physical security). On the other, we trust them with information we don't want our parents to see (facebook profiles, etc). ...strange.

Edit: When I say 'the country' I mean the people in aggregate. Obviously, some people are outraged about this issue, just as some people were outraged when a gunman killed 30 children. Techies seem to be particularly concerned about this issue but, on the whole, most people are indifferent.
I've been doing this with a small volume (1 MiB), but it always kept me wondering how much traffic a minor change in an encrypted volume causes - even a single bit flip should drastically change the container if the encryption is good. I wouldn't want to upload for an hour each time I see a typo in my files.
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This might answer the question in the title:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
NBC's Morning Joe Interviews Glenn Greenwald (17 min).
If you are on linux and if you don't think this method sucks...
https://chanux.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/portable-encrypted-v...
They wouldn't mind a trip to the circus as well.
European socialism owes more to the threat of Stalinism than we like to admit; western governments were forced into improving conditions for their working classes mostly by the threat of civil unrest

With respect I completely disagree with this - the reforms to working conditions and the state of our societies in Europe which have happened since Engels wrote 'The conditions of the working classes in England' or Marx 'Capital' have improved because of gradual progress in western democracies introduced because of peaceful protest and people working within the democratic process, on things like mandatory schooling, no child labour, minimum wages, right to assembly, health services, benefits etc. That's a far longer time-frame and was not influenced by the USSR, either in funding western political groups or acting as a sort of bogieman for western governments.

I disagree that revolutions and the attendant violence and destruction are necessary or useful in deposing tyranny, quite often they produce the opposite effect, as the two examples you initially brought up show.
1.) "shareholders who care more about profits than morals" != "shareholders care more about profits than morals"

2.) Nazism != fascism. (And even Nazism "worked" for some Nazi industrials for a while, if you will).

Mussolini: "Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power."

Chomsky: "Governments have a defect, they're potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect, they're pure tyrannies."

So yeah, it's great that corporations don't want anyone who could possibly stop them in their undertakings. Actual people on the other hand would do well to restrict both government and corporations. That is, we should make them in our image, not the other way around.
You certainly do not speak for everyone outside the U.S. who has asked themselves the question: "Can I name a U.S. reporter who has disappeared or been murdered for producing material critical of the government?" or "Are U.S. citizens routinely arrested and placed in re-education by labor camps for a year without a trial?"
Yes, I agree.

But to be fair sometimes the question is constructed so the answer is "yes" and not no (while still being obvious).

Can't remember an example now.
Hello there, Gianluca from Wuala here.

First, this is how Wuala works: You as an user place a file in the client. The file gets encrypted (including using your password and username) and then gets uploaded and split into different pieces. We are currently using AES-256 for encryption (and RSA 2048 fpr signature and key exchange when sharing a folder and SHA-256 for integrity checks). The password does NOT get transmitted and there is nothing like a master key or similar. That means in worst ever case if someone would have access to our servers somehow, they'd get a piece of encrypted data which is not readable and not decryptable (not even for us as the provider.

Secondly, some people tend to confuse security with anonymity. Wuala is secure, but how about anonymity? We have your email address, your username and we know how much storage space you have. As you see, that is not anonymous, but has nothing to do with the security of your files.

Are we planning to open source the code? Eventually yes, but as we already stated, this takes a lot of time and effort. Oh and yes, we are nice guys. Not because we're Swiss, but in general :)
The right to bear arms is also, explicitly, a protection against tyranny BY the government. Thomas Jefferson: ""When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
Zero knowledge privacy
I'd guess it'd be an idea to never publish yours or a family members name, address or any other personal information to any website or sign up form. Ever.

Then use some form of anonymous payment for anything you buy.

Ensure all of your browsing is done through Tor and/or a VPN.

Don't cache anything, just in case you get raided.

Also, always use a PC in the dark. It works. Trust me.
same thing here, a friend recently refused work, because he would have to physically go to USA (he loves seeing the world) - money was waaaay above EU.
Not exactly. A lot of people voted for Obama because he promised more transparency. He appears to be breaking his promises. If he was smart, which he hasn't seemed lately, he would use this crisis to try to regain some credibility.
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Good lord, if anyone still has faith in the US I would hope seeing things like this make them realize it's time to abandon ship.
> The media companies, particularly Google, are companies that regularly collect and profile that information anyway for the expressed purpose of profiling people in order to maximize their ability to manipulate the public. As far as tech leaders are concerned, the NSA is the first party to suggest doing something non-evil or selfish with all that data.

I think you have it reversed. The NSA is the only ones doing evil at this point. The private sector isn't in a position to use force in combination with the data.

> an ideologue who has a fetish-ized view of the public sector as something evil and invasive

You mean a public sector that would be deliberately violating the Constitution they swore to uphold? That would really be a fetish -- holding the public sector to the Constitution.
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I'm confused, probably intentionally, about who owns what where (merely the basic task of journalism)

What I do know is there's a report of some bombs at Volkel field. And the US Air Force 52nd fighter wing has a MUNSS unit based on that field. So if the MUNSS isn't hovering over bombs like a hen hatching its eggs, what exactly are they doing?

It would be extremely interesting to see the terms of the lease. For example my swinging bachelor pad lease specifically contained a "no dogs" clause so in a similar way, what if any written rules they have about B61s and the like. If the lease permits it, it doesn't seem to be much of a story. If the lease specifically bans them, then the question is will the landlord kick them out and/or keep the security deposit?
> imagine what'd happen if something would go off

Then I'd be killed together with most people that know me. No pain involved as far as I can see. Can't say I'm too anxious about that.

I'm not looking to die at all, but if I get blasted away by this, then so be it. Just don't notify me beforehand or I'll get a heartattack before the bomb gets a chance to kill me.
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Not Open Source either.
That's a bit more of a reasonable explanation.

It seems convenient on the surface but I can think of many ways it's a really, really bad idea: third party snooping, the possibility of being locked out of your own computer if your Microsoft account is deleted/deactivated/password changed, possible expiration of cached credentials (and therefore inability to log in) during a protracted period of internet unavailability, etc
You're saying C++ is dying?!
You had 6 months and you didn't back-up your stuff? Why do you feel there is any blame to be laid at Lacie for this except for the mechanical failure which should have been under warranty? £300 is pretty reasonable for data recovery, it is only meant to be required when the user was dumb enough to not have a single backup. You put all your personal memories, music, films and professional data on one drive and expect sympathy? Learn from this, you are responsible for the safety of your data, have at least 2 backups.
You know what Costco really needs? A fucking engineer to design a milk jug that is efficiently stored in bulk and doesn't spill milk all over the damn place when I'm trying to make oatmeal.

Source: I Just spilled half the jug all over the damn place.
It's not only a Good Will Hunting trope, but has a very relevant, very current real-life example that came to light a few weeks ago.

Tom Zhang, who now teaches at the University of New Hampshire, recently published a proof of the mathematically-famous twin prime conjecture for certain prime number pairs.

For quite some time, Zhang couldn't find work as a mathematician, and during that period, he worked as a Subway fast-food restaurant worker.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/that-figures-profe...

I believe I understand the point that Manjoo is making in his article, but both his choice of example, and the specific derogatory language he uses to express his reaction, makes it seem to me that he has some specific ax to grind about the nature of technical credentials and their social cachet.
Because now someone confirmed them being there..?
I can't even begin to comprehend how bad your sources of information are if you think the levels of freedom in the U.S. and China are more closely comparable than those of the U.S. and Australia.
Plesk Compromise
Nothing to hide?
This is why we need Diaspora
If it's too hard to gather any data, and it's too hard to do any sort of experimentation to determine if your theories are correct, it isn't time to just wildly theorize... it's time to pack it in and go do something else.

Your defense is too powerful. Fortunately, the dismal science isn't actually that dismal... or at least, it doesn't have to be....
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> The security clearance process basically looks for reasonable, honest Americans free of foreign influence.

ie: not gay and without financial debt
This stuff proves to me that these programs have no value in stopping things that have not yet happened. Like the boston bombings and this guy, I sure there was a huge trail of evidence that didn't get identified in time to stop the actual act.
It doesn't do local encryption before upload. There is an encryption plugin now, but it works server-side so you still have to trust the person running the server (which could be yourself, of course).
No offense to Thomas Jefferson but a government that is afraid of its own people is a pretty peculiar definition of "liberty."
I'll just leave this here :/

http://blog.y3xz.com/blog/2011/07/20/data-mining-the-israeli...
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I live in Scandinavia and I don't think most people here see the US in the same light as China and Russia.

But, OTOTH, I do think most people see Europe as more open than the US. It's not like it's a unique and magical "land of the free" like some people seem to believe.
That the Swedish IRS would be given access to FRA is still only speculation. I haven't seen any article saying that it is even something they are planning to do. It could happen, but I'm sure it will be a public outcry if it ever is proposed
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Depends on your kernel. But with the right kernel, yes.
Since RSA patents expired, it's available, easier to comprehend and good enough until 2020 when the ECC patents expire.
Or, you know, if one had been linking to videos and/or downloading files by altering numbers in a URL.
I thought the most interesting thing in the stack overflow was the complete lack of systems analysis.

99% of people who need encryption already have it, and they probably use RSA or at least a non-EC system. So almost by definition you're talking about converting an entire system, not just linking in a new library or CSS file...

The question is really, "Why aren't people replacing their entire SSL cert system and all their SSH shared keys just for fun?". Or maybe "Why is gradual generational turnover rate in security systems so slow?". Combining the two questions is strangely reminiscent of why does it take forever to roll out ipv6 and sunset ipv4?

Its possible for new stuff I'd evaluate the field and possibly an E.C. tech might win. But if turnover is perhaps 1% annually, its going to take a century unless theres a "crisis" or major revolutionary kick to the system.
Evan Osnos is a top reporter in China, living in Beijing for years. Excellent reputation.
On the topic of nukes. What is the point of them...

Conventional warfare.. you cannot send in nukes before your troops to soften up the enemy. Assuming you lose an invasion you cannot send them in after you pull your troops out.

You cannot use them for precision strikes.

You cannot use them over your own country should it get invaded.

Apparently they are a deterrent from getting nuked yourself. Are they though? Nukes blow up civilians. Civilians do not press the big red button. Crack pot lunatics do from some deep underground bunker. Would you really launch a counter-strike killing potentially millions of civilians. I wouldn't. You don't answer genocide with genocide.

The only use I can see is a small tactical nuke which could be used to blow up an enemy fleet at sea. Even then, launching the nuke in way that it wouldn't get intercepted I guess would be difficult. The implications for such a use would also be pretty profound.

In the UK the Government want to / will renew trident. The UK nuke system. I don't really understand why. The cost is in the billions. The weapon is unsafe, as well as expensive to protect and maintain.

I don't know what the current state of the UN is right now is but it seems to me a better solution would be to give the UN 50 nukes or whatever. The UN then becomes the deterrent. Pass a resolution. 'Those who use Nuclear weapons will be counter-nuked.' Other nations can then give them up.

The only danger with nukes is that only one country has them. They can then threaten others 'Do as I say or be obliterated.' Realistically though so many countries know how to make nukes I can't imagine it would take too long to rearm in this scenario.
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Okay, josephagoss's comparison to China and Russia is a bit too much, but the point still stands. I've thought about moving to the US, but the lack of freedoms, even in everyday life (visiting a friend who recently moved to LA and seeing him scared of the police was very new to me (and him, when he moved there)) is a big deterrent.
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Killing prisoners -> check

imprisonment of people opposing the regime, especially the intelligence agencies -> check

Torture of prisoners -> check

Overly broad powers of the government without checks and balances -> check

Intelligence agencies spying on all citizens -> check.

Yeah, surely an incomprehensible comparison.
Take a look at mixing services[1], which seek to do exactly that.

[1] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mixing_service
To be honest I don't really understand the EFF's position. The FOIA explicitly applies only to executive branch government agencies. The FISA court is fully under the control of the SCOTUS.

"...agency" as defined in section 551(1) of this title includes any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency..."[0].

I suppose it might be possible to go after the briefs and evidence presented by the DoJ to the FISA court with FOIA requests but anything you would get would be redacted to nothing.

[0] [pdf]: http://www.justice.gov/oip/amended-foia-redlined-2010.pdf
> "Are U.S. citizens routinely arrested and placed in re-education by labor camps for a year without a trial?"

No, people are just sent to Gitmo to be waterboarded and held indefinite without a trial. They don't even care the nationality of where you come from.
Edward Snowden, whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance Program leak
I live in Sweden and while most people here are pretty critical to US, most people also realize that they are not in the same league as China and Russia.
This is the best one: http://obamaischeckingyouremail.tumblr.com/image/52498105224
That piece seems wildly insincere and misses the point, as does anything that just compares Wal Mart to Costco.

Usually what people compare is Sam's Club to Costco. Sam's Club is the direct Costco competitor that is also owned by the Waltons.

Of course Wal Mart is a different beast than Costco, everybody knows that. But that doesn't mean that Wal Mart couldn't treat its employees better. If anything the facts of McArdle's piece prove that point. (They are making plenty of profit, a lot of which could be reinvested in employees.)
* for some definitions of utterly
You only need one counter example to poke a hole in a position.
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There's also Jottacloud (http://www.jottacloud.com/), a Norwegian Dropbox alternative.
> But for virtually everyone else criticism of Israel is just thinly veiled antisemitism. And pretending it's not also doesn't have any place in reasonable discussion.

If criticizing Israel is the de facto definition of antisemitism, maybe antisemitism isn't as bad as i though?
Valid points, but I don’t think it’s a comparable situation. Israel is constantly being attacked by people living on its own soil. It’s fairer to compare US intelligence gathering in Iraq with Israel’s intelligence gathering within Israel. If Arizonans were to start firing dozens of rockets a day at California, the US government would be way less civil than Israel has been to the Gazans. (And they have been, remember the detainment camps for Japanese Americans?)

NB: I count 3 instances of ‘abhor’ in the article, none of them used correctly. (The original Hebrew article speaks of נפעם, ‘excited’.)
Not really. Israel has made a lot of poor decisions. They could have delt with Palestinians either though expulsion or integration and the problem would have been dealt with instead they have tried to compromise which has failed and presumably will continue to do so. I am not saying they need to do X or Y just criticizing them for a failed strategy. Granted, people would also criticize them for either choice, but just because your in a no win situation does not man you can't make poor decisions.

PS: If anything I am amazed at the Jewish people for prospering dispite there government and regional politics rather than blaming them for the failures of there government.