[iwar] Historical posting
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Date: Mon, Jan 1, 1999
From: Fred Cohen
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Subject: [iwar] Historical posting
Subject: NSA system inoperative for four days
For almost the entire work week of 24 Jan 2000, failures of NSA computers
caused an information blackout for intercepted messages. The failure was
blamed by one report on a ``system overload'', by another report on a
software problem. [Sources: NSA System Inoperative for Four Days,
by Walter Pincus, *The Washington Post*, 30 Jan 2000, Page A2,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49286-2000Jan29.html;
Kinder, gentler NSA admits human frailties, Thomas C. Greene,
http://www.theregister.co.uk/000131-000001.html]
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Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 08:09:56 -0700
From: "NewsScan" newsscan@n...
Subject: Yahoo suit compares cookies to stalking
A lawsuit filed by Dallas-based Universal Image Inc. accuses Yahoo! of
violating Texas law when it collects "cookies" from Web site visitors. "We
think the court will declare the use of cookies illegal in Texas," says
Universal attorney Lawrence Friedman. "It is electronic stalking. It
violates the eavesdropping statutes, and from a civil aspect it's an
invasion of privacy." Friedman says he plans to file a class-action lawsuit
against the company. Meanwhile, DoubleClick was sued last week by a
California woman who claims the online ad company illegally collected and
sold her personal and demographic data. [ZDNet/MSNBC 28 Jan 2000)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/363455.asp; NewsScan Daily, 31 Jan 2000]
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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 08:18:19 -0700
From: "NewsScan" newsscan@n...
Subject: China to require encryption information
[On 31 Jan 2000] China's government plans to institute a rule requiring
foreign firms in China to disclose what type of software they use for
encrypting their electronic messages. Eventually, the companies must divulge
details about employees using the software, making it easier for authorities
to monitor personal and commercial Internet use. The new rules also bar
Chinese companies from buying products containing foreign-designed
encryption software, a move that could stymie the growth of Internet use in
that country. Diplomatic missions are exempted, but the regulations cover
the routers and servers that make up the backbone of China's networks, most
of which came from foreign companies. "If IBM or Hewlett-Packard wants to
sell an e-commerce Web server to China, it might have to isolate which parts
relate to security" and find a Chinese company to write the software, says
the director of the U.S. Information Technology Office's Beijing branch. "I
don't think Chinese companies have that ability." [*Wall Street Journal*, 25
Jan 2000 http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB948739893578536271.htm via
NewsScan Daily, 25 Jan 2000]
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