FC: Events: Observing Surveillance, H2K2, Public Voice

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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: declan () well com
From: Sarah Andrews <andrews () epic org>
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: declan () well com
From: Macki <macki () 2600 com>
Message-ID: <20020602221034.omerta.34fcdde37be8.6144 () rotten com>
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/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------