A Peculiar Blog

Welcome back!I recently posted about the Matterhorn remailer being down. This morning I found an announcement in alt.privacy.anon-server that it’s been restored to normal operation.
It does however, have a new mixmaster key. The best way to get the new key is to send an email to remailer AT rip DOT ax DOT lt [...]

 Powered by Max Banner Ads I just ran across a post on alt.privacy.anon-server from yesterday announcing that the Matterhorn anonymous remailer is down, apparently due to a hard drive failure. Since the operator is out of the country it’s likely to be months before it’s restored to operation.
What I thought was a completely non-thought out [...]

 Powered by Max Banner Ads I just saw something on the alt.privacy newsgroup that has managed to confirm once again that most people don’t have a clue when it comes to protecting their anonymity.
The writer was talking about how they had tested a “tips” box near the bottom of the page that has the heading: “SEND [...]

 Powered by Max Banner Ads According to an article on Scoop Independent News New Zealand has joined the ranks of nations with really aggressive, secret internet filters operated by the government.
Apparently two NZ ISPs, Maxnet and Watchdog, have already implemented the filter and three more, Telstra Clear, Telecom and Vodafone have stated that they will be [...]

 Powered by Max Banner Ads I just saw this little gem on Slashdot this morning:
Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of well-known computer security
company Kaspersky Labs, is calling for an end to the anonymity of the
Internet, and for the creation of mandatory ‘Internet passports’ for
anyone who wishes to browse the Web
The very first thought I had after reading this [...]