Author: Portfolioso


Liberty is Gone: The Gov’t Can Force You to Reveal Encryption Passwords


TechCrunch – In July, [TechCrunch]about an ongoing case wherein a woman accused of fraud was being asked by the prosecution to provide the password to access her computer’s data, which otherwise would remain encrypted and unreadable, weakening their case. They got permission to compel her to reveal the password, but the defense said that it was unconstitutional to do so, as providing that information was essentially self-incriminating testimony.

So, doing what Judges are made to do, Judge Robert Blackburn made a decision: the Fifth Amendment is not implicated by requiring production of the unencrypted contents of the Toshiba Satellite M305 laptop computer.

This is a joke. You know how many times in college and they seized my computer because of “suspicious network activity, botnets and viruses?” (all false accusations, mind you). Like three times. They’d shut off my internet, send me a letter from the dean and be like “wah wah wah, we suspect you of X, Y and Z. Give us your computer so we can scan it for viruses and crap and then we’ll reactivate you.” So I did. You know what they found after searching it? Jack shit. Know why? 1) I didn’t do any of the ridiculous shit they were accusing me of and 2) who the hell do they think they are? FBI forensics dudes? Absolutely no way you’re getting my data! If you know what you’re doing, you can get around these things

Judge asshole over here is going to set a precedent that goes something like this: “Well, you don’t have to give us your password, but if you don’t you’re automatically guilty…”

If you know what you’re doing, you can give the password. And it will decrypt the computer. And you will not get caught.It’s calledPlausibleDeniability. Learn about it:http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=plausible-deniability(for the record, I don’t have this set up because I have nothing to hide, but I am aware of it)

My Mouse is Pissing Me Off


I need a new damn mouse. It’s being such a pain in the ass. New random problem: When I middle click to open a link in a new tab, sometimes it sends two click actions and it opens that tab twice. Happens like 30% of the time What the hell… So annoying.

Get Ready to Go to War With Iran, Mother Fuckers!


Faux News – The USS Abraham Lincoln on Sunday passed through the Strait of Hormuz — the first time a US aircraft carrier has been through the strategic waterway since Iran threatened to close it earlier this month.

This is it folks! Your next Iraq and Afghanistan in the making. We’re going to war! I guarantee it. You heard it here first. It’s what the United States does. All of the rednecks in the south love war and politicians who initially speak out against it get paid off by some machine to keep declaring illegally starting wars that never end.

Also:

The US Navy said the passage of the vessel was “routine” and had been completed without incident.”USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completed a regular and routine transit of the Strait of Hormuz, Jan. 22, to conduct maritime security operations as scheduled and in support of requirements set by the combatant commander,” a statement from Naval Forces Central Command said.

Bullshit. It wasn’t routine. How about you don’t send two aircraft carriers to an area to begin with. Does anyone understand fucking history. Like the whole World War I powder keg thing and the Lucitania? Same shit. You can’t just go putting aircraft carriers in someone’s waters without being militaristic. I’m pretty sure the U.S would flip a shit if some other country started sending their aircraft carriers to US waters.

The thing is… Obama is not anti war even though he said he was his whole campaign. All Republicans except Ron Paul are all for attacking Iran. And because Obama has a 79% chance of getting reelected, and Ron Paul has a 0% chance of getting the Republican nomination, even if some other Republican beats Obama, it doesn’t matter. Someone is going to go to war with Iran.

I just want fucking gasoline to not be $8.50 a gallon, which it will be soon ($9.50 in NYbecausethey tax your balls off). First, you have the European Union putting oil embargoes, sanctions and all that shit on Iran and fucking with the world economy. Fuck Iran. Let them develop nuclear shit, just like other countries have done. It doesn’t mean they’re going to attack people with them. They can’t get anywhere near the United States. This is a country that’s been at conflict since the 70s. U.S intervention now isn’t going to fix anything.

Happy Monday!


Indirect Censorship: FileSonic Removes Sharing – Creativity Doomed


I’m a little bit late to post this, but if you haven’t heard, FileSonic (a leading file storage and sharing site) removed file sharing ability for every single file hosted by its users. Only the owners of each file can access their data after logging it. .This effectively broke millions of download links throughout the internet. So what caused this change?

The people running the site did not admit, why but it is very clear: The MegaUpload raid/ legal action. The FileSonic admins shit their pants and were like “What do we do – we don’t want to get arrested,fined$10 million and put in jail for 5 years. Oh, let’s just not let anyone share files anymore and make it a storage only service for individual users.”

This is what I am calling indirect censorship. The establishment is inciting fear by making examples of other sites with harsh punishment, lawsuits and jail time. This effectivelytricklesdown and scares other startups and people running similar sites. Ultimately, big business and lobbyists win. This is exactly what they are trying to do. It’s only a matter of time before other services like this will be voluntarily shut down by site owners who do not want to get into any trouble.

The same way MegaUpload was shut down, what about Amazon Cloud (cloudfront and s3)? Thousands of startups rely on these services to inexpensively host user uploaded content. Suppose the users upload pirated material? Does that mean we seize the website of the startup? Does that mean we

You don’t need legislation like SOPA and PIPA to hinder creativity. The US already has that ability. Tech startups are booming again. It will not last forever, since economies and industries all boom and bust. History WILL repeat itself and there WILL be another dot com bust – I don’t know when. No one wants to admit that, because things are looking great right now. With all this censorship and the fact that the government can just shut down any site for any nonsensical reason – mark my words “the internet as we know it now will be destroyed.”

Edit: Like 8 more sites shut down: http://torrentfreak.com/cyberlocker-ecosystem-shocked-as-big-players-take-drastic-action-120123/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29&utm_content=Google+ReaderSee!

 

Side note: Hey look. A blog post that intelligently discusses an issue and isn’t vulgar smut… I’m trying to tone it down a notch. I’ve been a little too aggressive. Batstool was rubbing off on me.


These Republican Debates Are a Bunch of Garbage


I’m turning this crap off. These jokers are spending like 15 minutes discussing who will release their tax returns. Who caresabout their tax returns? Are you for real?

This country is going down the tubes. You have lobbyists that are trying to create an internet firewall, the country is broke, the country is at war…. And we’re talking about tax returns. You know what? There shouldn’t be any income tax to begin with.

Oh, at least they’re all anti-SOPA…