Real privacy requires encryption
Published 8 February 8 5:13 PM | Autonomist0
Are you using encryption software for all your data and communications yet? If not, are you aware that the government may inspect and/or seize any digital device (phones, media players, laptops) without a search warrant or cause when you travel internationally...
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TrueCrypt 5.0 is out!
Published 6 February 8 1:46 AM | Autonomist0
TrueCrypt is an essential drive encryption application for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux users who want to encrypt real or virtual drive partitions. It's free, easy to use, and it even runs on Windows Vista 32/64 bit. The 5.0 release allows you to encrypt...
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The government's paranoia machine at work
Published 5 February 8 9:0 PM | Autonomist0
After 9/11, the U.S. government didn't have much trouble blasting away any expectation of privacy when conducting financial transactions or traveling across the country. It's a little harder to justify destroying fundamental freedoms when it comes...
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Do you have something to hide?
Published 7 January 8 11:29 PM | Autonomist0
We all have information we want to keep private. If you look at the links on the left of this blog, you will notice a growing list of tools which can help. I would like to collect resources and write a number of tutorials on the technical and social steps...
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NY Times: Don't trust the state to respect your privacy; use encryption
Published 7 January 8 4:30 PM | Autonomist0
Adam Liptak reveals the digital privacy we can expect from the state : While "one lonely voice" argued that “Electronic storage devices function as an extension of our own memory ...They are capable of storing our thoughts, ranging from the...
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Court ruling protects encryption keys as a Fifth Amendment right
Published 18 December 7 1:9 AM | Autonomist0
Good news for Americans: U.S. Magistrate Judge Jerome Niedermeier ruled that a man charged with transporting child pornography on his laptop across the Canadian border has a Fifth Amendment right not to turn over the passphrase to prosecutors. The Fifth...
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Microsoft to include NSA backdoor algorithm in Windows Vista SP1
Published 18 December 7 12:50 AM | Autonomist0
Various tech bloggers are reporting that Microsoft will include the NSA-recommended random algorithm suspected of containing a backdoor vulnerability in the upcoming Windows Vista service pack. According to Microsoft, the "Dual Elliptical Curve ...
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Did the NSA put a backdoor in a new encryption standard?
Published 15 November 7 6:4 PM | Autonomist0
Because the government is a major consumer of crypto products, government entities create or approve most of the encryption standards used in the industry. One of the key ingredients of crypto technology are random number generators. Getting random numbers...
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Crypto-autonomy: a call for freedom and privacy in the digital realm
Published 12 November 7 8:59 PM | Autonomist0
Welcome to crypto-autonomy. The purpose of this blog is to discuss the movement commonly known as "crypto-anarchism," including both theoretical and practical considerations. I would like to make this a collaborative blog, so contributions and...
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