A reminder that Observing Surveillance is today in DC. I'm speaking at 1:30 pm. See: http://www.politechbot.com/p-03593.html -Declan --- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 11:39:39 -0400 To: declanat_private From: Sarah Andrews <andrewsat_private> Subject: Public Voice event Hey Declan, Wondering if you could post this on your list at some stage. Thanks. Sarah. On Saturday June 22 ,the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) in association with INET 2002, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibilty (CPSR) and Georgia Tech IP3, will host a one-day public symposium on the Public Voice in Internet Policy. Leading academics, technologists, and policy makers from around the world will come together to discuss the future rights and freedoms of the public in the information age. Topics to be considered include ICANN reform and public participation in Internet governance; the privacy and free speech implications of recently passed Terrorism and Cybercrime measures; and the future of the Public Domain in a world of increased intellectual property laws, Internet commercialization and media consolidation. Details and registration at: http://www.thepublicvoice.org/events/dc02/ --- To: declanat_private From: Macki <mackiat_private> Message-ID: <20020602221034.omerta.34fcdde37be8.6144at_private> Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 22:10:34 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: H2K2 announcment X-UIDL: 4f89856c1b703af536c67b15165c9efa Speakers Keynote speaker #1: Aaron McGruder, author of the daily comic strip "The Boondocks" which has devoted time over the years to hacker issues, most notably the DECSS case. McGruder is one of those rare individuals with access to the mainstream who actually "gets" the technical issues. Needless to say, he has been targeted relentlessly by censors for daring to speak his mind. Sound familiar? Keynote speaker #2: Siva Vaidhyanathan, professor at NYU and the University of Wisconsin, frequent NPR commentator, and author of the recently published "Copyrights and Copywrongs." Vaidhyanathan is an expert on what's going on with copyright law, the dangers we're facing, and how it will all ultimately change our society. His talk will focus on "life in a distributed age" where distributed information systems of all kinds are challenging cultural and political assumptions. He says, "The moral of the story is that whether we like it or not, it's time to take anarchy seriously. We have spent the past 200 years thinking centralization of power and information was the greatest challenge to republican forms of government and corporatized commerce. But now, it should be clear, decentralization and encryption have emerged as the most important dynamics of power." Mark Hosler. Lead singer of Negativland - the band that got sued by nearly everyone, including their own record company - will be addressing issues of fair use and censorship, plus presenting a video display of Negativland's past and future. Robert Steele, former clandestine case officer (spy), author of "On Intelligence: Spies and Secrecy in an Open World," president of Open Source Solutions Inc. He was once described by writer Bruce Sterling as "about 100 times smarter and 10,000 times as dangerous as the best of the hackers, for he is successfully hacking the most challenging of bureaucracies, the U.S. intelligence community, and doing it for the right reasons." Cult of the Dead Cow. Nobody can predict what this year's stage show will include. Whether it's releasing new software that will really piss off Microsoft or dancing with Jello Biafra on stage as part of a twisted "bow to the cow" ceremony, the cDc will continue to prove their dominance as a corrosive influence on young minds everywhere. The Mentor. You've probably heard "The Conscience of a Hacker" quoted all over the place, including the movie "Hackers." It remains one of the most inspirational pieces written about the hacker community and it's survived well over time. This year, we're pleased to have the author of the piece himself give a reading of it and offer additional insight. Steve Rambam. A favorite of the HOPE conferences, Rambam is Senior Director of Pallorium, Inc., a licensed investigative agency, with offices and affiliates worldwide. He offers dramatic technical insight into the world of private eyes and the many databases that contain information on all of us. You'll learn what you can do to protect yourself and see some live demonstrations that show just how fleeting privacy is. Uzi Nissan. The Nissan family has been around a lot longer than the car manufacturer. But that hasn't stopped them from being mercilessly harassed with lawsuits for daring to register the site nissan.com. You'll see the tactics that are used against the "little guy" and find out what it takes to fight corporate America. John Young. Founder and operator of one of the web's most valuable resources - cryptome.org. No stranger to controversy, Young continues to publish and link to information on such subjects as Echelon and Tempest and was among the first to publish the complete transcript of the trial involving Osama Bin Laden in 1994. More recently, Cryptome tracked down 20 year old testimony of MPAA chief Jack Valenti that showed how the movie industry believed VCRs would destroy Hollywood. Deborah Natsios. Operator of Cryptome's companion site, cartome.org, described as "an archive of news and spatial/geographic documents on privacy, cryptography, dual-use technologies, national security and intelligence -- communicated by imagery systems: cartography, photography, photogrammetry, steganography, camouflage, maps, images, drawings, charts, diagrams, IMINT and their reverse-panopticon and counter-deception potential." Andy Mueller-Maguhn. Involved with Germany's Chaos Computer Club since the 80's, organizer of the annual CCC Congress in Berlin, and more recently elected to the board of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) where he offers his unique perspective and reports back to the people on what is really going on inside that mysterious and powerful organization. Rop Gonggrijp. Founder of the Dutch publication Hack-Tic which wound up evolving into xs4all, one of the biggest Internet providers in the Netherlands. Also a key organizer of the Dutch hacker conferences that wound up inspiring the original HOPE conference in 1994 and continue to inspire us to this day. Eric Grimm. Not only does he understand Internet issues, he has a real passion for cutting through legal gibberish and getting to the real issue. This is the guy who beat Ford in court when they sued us last year. Mike Godwin. The former Staff Counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Godwin has a long history of defending individual rights on the net and standing up for free speech everywhere. He is the author of "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age." Robin Gross. Currently a staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation specializing in intellectual property and fair use. Gweeds. Known throughout the community as a hacker activist (not a hacktivist). Gweeds is known to raise eyebrows, issues, and the general level of intelligence in whatever room he's in. Pud. Founder of one of the favorite web sites on the net today - fuckedcompany.com - where people in the industry go to find out and possibly spread the latest rumors on the internal workings - and sometimes imminent collapses - of all kinds of companies. You'll learn the trials and tribulations of keeping such a site going as well as why it serves a vital function. Bernie S. Longtime hacker, 2600 writer, and information gatherer. He is not a friend of the authorities and has been targeted and prosecuted by them in years past. It hasn't kept him from continuing to investigate technology, asking lots of questions, and sharing what he learns. Emmanuel Goldstein. Co-founder, editor, and publisher of 2600 Magazine, host of WBAI's "Off The Hook," producer/director of "Freedom Downtime," and chief organizer of the HOPE conferences. Frequently blamed for the downfall of society. Cheshire Catalyst. The last editor of "Tap" Magazine, the publication for phone phreaks and computer hackers that existed in the 70's and 80's. Doug Thomas. Journalist and author of "Hacker Culture." Thomas did a number of pieces on the Kevin Mitnick story, one of the few writers who actually tried to get to the bottom of the story. Mike Levine. Host of the "Expert Witness" radio show on WBAI and author of numerous books. A 25 year veteran of various federal agencies. If you've ever heard his show (which immediately precedes "Off The Hook"), you know that this is a guy who knows how the federal system works - and how it doesn't. With the FBI just being granted sweeping new powers, this is one of the few people who will tell you exactly what it means. Again, this is merely a preliminary list of what we're working on for the conference. You can also look forward to panels and talks on social engineering, pirate radio, conspiracies of all sorts, 802.11 fun, lockpicking, nanotechnology, Indymedia, cryptography, steganography, satellite hacking, and a whole lot more plus showings of your favorite hacker movies including "Freedom Downtime" and a brand new one called "Owned." --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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