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bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts) Thu Dec 3, 2015, 02:30 PM Dec 2015

The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work (Phillip Rogaway Dept. of Computer Science University of

California-Davis December 3, 2015 pdf)

"Abstract. Cryptography rearranges power: it configures who can do what, from what. This makes cryptography an inherently political tool, and confers on the field an intrinsically moral dimension..."

http://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/papers/moral-fn.pdf

PSY-OPS or the Fourth Estate? Morals or "Money trumps peace.."? What say you today, DUers?

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The NSA Files (The Guardian) bobthedrummer Dec 2015 #1

More transparency practicing sites for we, the people-being informed is a requirement of democracy. bobthedrummer Dec 2015 #2

bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts)

1. The NSA Files (The Guardian)

Reply to bobthedrummer (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 03:57 PM

Dec 2015

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/the-nsa-files

Cryptome
http://cryptome.org

The National Security Archive
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu

bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts)

2. More transparency practicing sites for we, the people-being informed is a requirement of democracy.

Reply to bobthedrummer (Original post)

Sat Dec 5, 2015, 03:33 PM

Dec 2015

The Center for Media and Democracy/CMD sites
PR Watch (CMD)
http://www.prwatch.org

SourceWatch (CMD)
http://www.sourcewatch.org

Consortium News
http://www.consortiumnews.com

Right Web
http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org

Corp Watch
http://www.corpwatch.org

Counter Punch
http://www.counterpunch.org

Truth Out
http://www.truthout.org

The Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org

Mind Justice
http://www.mindjustice.org

Alex Constantine
http://www.constantinereport.com

Haaretz
http://www.haaretz.com

Open the Government
http://www.openthegovernment.org

Cheney Watch
http://www.cheneywatch.org

There are many more, aren't there?
So if you love the truth no matter where it is located add your own links that practice transparency in the tradition of the Fourth Estate.

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