sudo-discuss October 2013

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Cryptoparty this Sunday (10/20) from 2-5pm!

by Jenny Ryan

This Sunday (2-5pm) is Sudo Room's monthly Cryptoparty! Event listing here: https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/cryptoparty-a-digital-security-privacy-wor… PARTY LIKE IT’S 1984!! • Learn security techniques & software. • Understand why responsible security is important. • Meet with other proactive residents! Specific presentations on: GPG, SSL and Certificate Authorities, and a new encrypted email platform! Bring your laptop! Bring your phone! All skill levels welcome, from novice to expert! Sign up to the Cryptoparty mailing list to join in the planning and continue the conversation: http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/cryptoparty Sudo Room is located at 2141 Broadway, two blocks from the 19th St Oakland BART (entrance on 22nd). Bring a dish, snacks or some beverages to share!

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Fwd: Are you ready to meld with some open (and free) minds?

by Matthew Senate

Hey all, Aspiration Tech is an excellent group of folks. Please consider joining for this excellent event. There is a cost, based roughly on the order of your non-profit's budget, or an "offer a price" option as a sliding scale component. As detailed in the message below, they're also looking for places for attendees to crash in Oakland! I am planning to do so, I hope others can as well. // Matt ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Aspiration <Aspiration(a)mail.vresp.com> Date: Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 1:13 PM Subject: Are you ready to meld with some open (and free) minds? 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The Dev Summit is an event for zebras of all stripes who have a stake in what happens to technology for nonprofits. From newbie users to seasoned developers and everyone in between, come join the party! As you prepare for our 10th annual conference, we invite you to play a bigger role in bringing together this growing circle. Take a look below at the different paths we would love to meet you on to help make this event possible. Reserve Your Spot in the Circle Have you saved your spot yet? Sign up here<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Aspiration/5f086daf87/af654266fa/4865638387> . We are expecting over 100 nonprofit and technology organizations in the room. Register now<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Aspiration/5f086daf87/af654266fa/1297b17250>to make sure you are on the list. Email devsummit13(a)aspirationtech.org<devsummit13(a)aspirationtech.org?Subject=Sliding+scale>to inquire about sliding scale registration options. 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Film Hacking : Hack A Film in a Day - OCT 20 Sunday at SudoRoom 9AM-4PM

by Liberty Madison

FILM HACKING! Video and Film is no longer left in the hands of filmmakers. Anyone with access to Technology is a filmmaker! Are you tired of watching YouTube and not having your own work featured on YouTube? Perhaps you have a great idea and just need it to come to life? Need a video to explain your cause, project, mission, or start up? ALL ideas are welcome and we will hack them! WHY: Because hackers hack! We are in the digital space and nothing is more relevant that telling a story in a digital format WHEN: October 20, 2013 at 9am (can leave when you are done no time restrictions) WHERE: SudoRoom 2141 Broadway Oakland CA USA (Exit 19th Street Bart and walk up 2 blocks) WHO: Digital Media Hackers, Open to all levels of experience, Actor, Editors, Models, Screenwriters, Make up, Comedians, Dogs, etc EVERYONE WHAT TO BRING: Bring your cameras, editing laptops, audio equipment, extra battery, scripts, whatever, props, IDEAS, or just bring yourself! GOAL: You will have a searchable YouTube video for the world Tech Founder Tim Bull at Film in A Day San Francisco! AND ONE OF MY FAVES! Tech Giant Tim Bull is amazing in this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELlPsjpi-gs SEE THE HACKS WE HAVE WORKED ON! http://libertymadison.com/film-hacking-hack-a-film-in-a-day/ RSVP https://filmhacking.eventbrite.com/?ref=estwenivtefor001 SUDO Calendar https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/film-hacking-hack-a-film-in-a-day/?instanc… PLEASE PASS ALONG - EVERYONE IS WELCOME AND INVITED

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Fwd: signal processing job at UC Berkeley

by Mike Schachter

Sorry in advance if this isn't appropriate for the list or our impending era of post-capitalism - just wanted to make sudoroom people aware of a science job opportunity: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mike Schachter <mschachter(a)eigenminds.com> Date: Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 11:37 AM Subject: signal processing job at UC Berkeley To: ml <ml(a)lists.noisebridge.net>, "neuro(a)lists.noisebridge.net" < neuro(a)lists.noisebridge.net> For anybody that has somewhat of an engineering, audio signal processing, math, machine learning, or computer science background, maybe an interest in Neuroscience, and is looking for a job: http://bit.ly/16KHLmM mike

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Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo-discuss Digest, Vol 12, Issue 21

by Romy Ilano

the discussion about the military sponsored stuff is a no-brainer. not consistent with sudoroom values... On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 4:02 PM, <sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org>wrote: > Send sudo-discuss mailing list submissions to > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sudo-discuss-owner(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of sudo-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [HELP] Oak Tech teacher requests space 6hrs/1x/month > **starting Sunday** (Vicky Knox) > 2. Re: [HELP] Oak Tech teacher requests space 6hrs/1x/month > **starting Sunday** (Vicky Knox) > 3. Re: [HELP] Oak Tech teacher requests space 6hrs/1x/month > **starting Sunday** (Marc Juul) > 4. Re: [HELP] Oak Tech teacher requests space 6hrs/1x/month > **starting Sunday** (Anthony Di Franco) > 5. Re: [HELP] Oak Tech teacher requests space 6hrs/1x/month > **starting Sunday** (Hol Gaskill) > 6. Re: Breaking: Oakland to lead country in diverting > anti-terror funding to ubiquitous warrantless surveillance > (David Keenan) > 7. Re: Can BAPS share SUDO table at Anarchist Bookfair? > (David Keenan) > 8. Re: Can BAPS share SUDO table at Anarchist Bookfair? > (Gregg Horton) > 9. Re: [HELP] Oak Tech teacher requests space 6hrs/1x/month > **starting Sunday** (William Budington) > 10. Re: [HELP] Oak Tech teacher requests space 6hrs/1x/month > **starting Sunday** (Julio Rios) > 11. George says "Rent is late. If not paid by Oct 15 3pm, then 5% > late fee". (Max Klein) > 12. Re: George says "Rent is late. If not paid by Oct 15 3pm, > then 5% late fee". (Jenny Ryan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 00:25:00 -0700 > From: Vicky Knox <vknoxsironi(a)gmail.com> > To: juul(a)labitat.dk, Sudo Room discuss > <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] [HELP] Oak Tech teacher requests space > 6hrs/1x/month **starting Sunday** > Message-ID: > < > CAPwEF4poQp3XqrRkw3OgZLpGpctgq-KroZdhF36L2GcMAnobTg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Marc's response is justified, though I reject the language of the two > opening questions. > > My conversation over the phone with Vivienne lead me to believe that she > was participating in a competition organized by her school and I didn't > carefully scan the email explanation that she sent me afterward to send to > the list. I am really down about my oversight and apologize for it. > > I did learn the details of the competition's funding when she and a > colleague came to see the space and pick up the key the night before their > practice, and at that point I processed the explanation of the sponsorship > much differently than Marc. While she is not happy about the sponsor, > Vivienne's justification of pursuing this event was that this was a great > opportunity for her students to get a hold of resources and a learning > environment they would otherwise not have had. She wanted to be able to do > this event at a hackerspace because her ultimate goal was to use this > competition as a bridge to connect to a critical, hacker community (for > what this bridge is worth, given the obvious discrepancy). I felt at once > uneasy and understanding. I respect the sentiment that she expressed that > she needed to take the opportunity that was there, just as I am not quick > to jump to judgment of many of my bright and fascinating friends back home > who were in a position in which they (felt that they?) needed to join the > military in order to realistically afford higher education. That said, I > stand with Marc in my rejection of the military industrial complex (or > whatever you would like to call it), but I do not know the answer to more > nuanced questions of access to aspirational education within a race-class > divided society. I invite your conversation. > > If Marc or anyone else would like to bring up this topic at the general > meeting, I could not make it this Wednesday but am available the following. > > Vicky > On Oct 13, 2013 7:31 PM, "Marc Juul" <juul(a)labitat.dk> wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Vicky Knox <vknoxsironi(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Do you all have any recommendations on how to expedite this? What is the > >> current status of the large room and using it for events? > >> > >> For background, this teacher origianally contacted info@sudoroom but > >> never got a response, and called the SR number today, slightly frantic. > I > >> think it would be really awesome if we were able to help her out. This > >> event seems quite an incredible opportunity for young people. > >> > > > > What? What have you been smoking? > > > > The Air Force Association's CyberPatriot? Sponsored by Northrop > Grumman?!Why are people assuming that this is something sudo room wants to > support > > or in any way encourage? > > > > This sounds terrible. I am going to take this up at this Wednesdays sudo > > room meeting. I am completely against anything like this happening in or > > near sudo room in any way shape or form. I do not believe I am alone in > > feeling like this. I am both surprised and very disappointed that a > > critical and sceptical approach was not taken in dealing with something > > like this on behalf of sudo room. > > > > -- > > Marc > > >

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REMINDER: Un/der-Employment Salon and Coffee Hour (Tues@10am)

by Vicky Knox

BRING YOUR BRAINS!! I'll be passing around my mate gourd.

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[HELP] Oak Tech teacher requests space 6hrs/1x/month **starting Sunday**

by Vicky Knox

Do you all have any recommendations on how to expedite this? What is the current status of the large room and using it for events? For background, this teacher origianally contacted info@sudoroom but never got a response, and called the SR number today, slightly frantic. I think it would be really awesome if we were able to help her out. This event seems quite an incredible opportunity for young people. ykciV ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vivian Pustell <vivian.pustell(a)ousd.k12.ca.us> Date: Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:16 PM Subject: Space use? To: info(a)sudoroom.org Hi Sudo Room! I'm a teacher at Oakland Tech High, not far from you. I've organized a team of students who are all taking part in the CyberPatriot info sec competition. They're training really hard--and learning a lot--so that they can enter the competition. We've run into a stumbling block, though--the competition windows for reach round are always on a weekend, and the school district has informed me that I can't use the school on the weekend without paying. We are a small group--me, our mentor, and about four students--and we need space to compete once a month (with one month where we compete twice) for about six hours on a Sunday afternoon. Is there any way we can negotiate use of some space at a reasonable rate? They're really excited about this, but I'm afraid we might not have a place to meet and compete if I can't find a space we can afford. Thanks so much for any consideration you can give to us, or any suggestions for other locations we might try! Best, -Vivienne Pustell Teacher, OTHS

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George says "Rent is late. If not paid by Oct 15 3pm, then 5% late fee".

by Max Klein

George has just said that to me in sudo Oct 14, 3:20pm. What is current status? If not enough, I will issue sudo an interest free loan to avoid late fee. Max

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Can BAPS share SUDO table at Anarchist Bookfair?

by David Keenan

hey guys, Public School just found out apparently there is no room for us this year at the Bookfair.. strange! And very sad! Is there any way the Public School might squish into the SUDO table at the bookfair super ultra pretty pleaze? sadness, David

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Breaking: Oakland to lead country in diverting anti-terror funding to ubiquitous warrantless surveillance

by Eddan Katz

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/technology/privacy-fears-as-surveillance-… October 13, 2013 Privacy Fears as Surveillance Grows in Cities By SOMINI SENGUPTA OAKLAND, Calif. — Federal grants of $7 million awarded to this city were meant largely to help thwart terror attacks at its bustling port. But instead, the money is going to a police initiative that will collect and analyze reams of surveillance data from around town — from gunshot-detection sensors in the barrios of East Oakland to license plate readers mounted on police cars patrolling the city’s upscale hills. The new system, scheduled to begin next summer, is the latest example of how cities are compiling and processing large amounts of information, known as big data, for routine law enforcement. And the system underscores how technology has enabled the tracking of people in many aspects of life. The police can monitor a fire hose of social media posts to look for evidence of criminal activities; transportation agencies can track commuters’ toll payments when drivers use an electronic pass; and the National Security Agency, as news reports this summer revealed, scooped up telephone records of millions of cellphone customers in the United States. Like the Oakland effort, other pushes to use new surveillance tools in law enforcement are supported with federal dollars. The New York Police Department, aided by federal financing, has a big data system that links 3,000 surveillance cameras with license plate readers, radiation sensors, criminal databases and terror suspect lists. Police in Massachusetts have used federal money to buy automated license plate scanners. And police in Texas have bought a drone with homeland security money, something that Alameda County, which Oakland is part of, also tried but shelved after public protest. Proponents of the Oakland initiative, formally known as the Domain Awareness Center, say it will help the police reduce the city’s notoriously high crime rates. But critics say the program, which will create a central repository of surveillance information, will also gather data about the everyday movements and habits of law-abiding residents, raising legal and ethical questions about tracking people so closely. Libby Schaaf, an Oakland City Council member, said that because of the city’s high crime rate, “it’s our responsibility to take advantage of new tools that become available.” She added, though, that the center would be able to “paint a pretty detailed picture of someone’s personal life, someone who may be innocent.” For example, if two men were caught on camera at the port stealing goods and driving off in a black Honda sedan, Oakland authorities could look up where in the city the car had been in the last several weeks. That could include stoplights it drove past each morning and whether it regularly went to see Oakland A’s baseball games. For law enforcement, data mining is a big step toward more complete intelligence gathering. The police have traditionally made arrests based on small bits of data — witness testimony, logs of license plate readers, footage from a surveillance camera perched above a bank machine. The new capacity to collect and sift through all that information gives the authorities a much broader view of the people they are investigating. For the companies that make big data tools, projects like Oakland’s are a big business opportunity. Microsoft built the technology for the New York City program. I.B.M. has sold data-mining tools for Las Vegas and Memphis. Oakland has a contract with the Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, to build its system. That company has earned the bulk of its $12 billion in annual revenue from military contracts. As the federal military budget has fallen, though, SAIC has diversified to other government agency projects, though not without problems. The company’s contract to help modernize the New York City payroll system, using new technology like biometric readers, resulted in reports of kickbacks. Last year, the company paid the city $500 million to avoid a federal prosecution. The amount was believed to be the largest ever paid to settle accusations of government contract fraud. SAIC declined to comment. Even before the initiative, Oakland spent millions of dollars on traffic cameras, license plate readers and a network of sound sensors to pick up gunshots. Still, the city has one of the highest violent crime rates in the country. And an internal audit in August 2012 found that the police had spent $1.87 million on technology tools that did not work properly or remained unused because their vendors had gone out of business. The new center will be far more ambitious. From a central location, it will electronically gather data around the clock from a variety of sensors and databases, analyze that data and display some of the information on a bank of giant monitors. The city plans to staff the center around the clock. If there is an incident, workers can analyze the many sources of data to give leads to the police, fire department or Coast Guard. In the absence of an incident, how the data would be used and how long it would be kept remain largely unclear. The center will collect feeds from cameras at the port, traffic cameras, license plate readers and gunshot sensors. The center will also be integrated next summer with a database that allows police to tap into reports of 911 calls. Renee Domingo, the city’s emergency services coordinator, said school surveillance cameras, as well as video data from the regional commuter rail system and state highways, may be added later. Far less advanced surveillance programs have elicited resistance at the local and state level. Iowa City, for example, recently imposed a moratorium on some surveillance devices, including license plate readers. The Seattle City Council forced its police department to return a federally financed drone to the manufacturer. In Virginia, the state police purged a database of millions of license plates collected by cameras, including some at political rallies, after the state’s attorney general said the method of collecting and saving the data violated state law. But for a cash-starved city like Oakland, the expectation of more federal financing makes the project particularly attractive. The City Council approved the program in late July, but public outcry later compelled the council to add restrictions. The council instructed public officials to write a policy detailing what kind of data could be collected and protected, and how it could be used. The council expects the privacy policy to be ready before the center can start operations. The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California described the program as “warrantless surveillance” and said “the city would be able to collect and stockpile comprehensive information about Oakland residents who have engaged in no wrongdoing.” The port’s chief security officer, Michael O’Brien, sought to allay fears, saying the center was meant to hasten law-enforcement response time to crimes and emergencies. “It’s not to spy on people,” he said. Steve Spiker, research and technology director at the Urban Strategies Council, an Oakland nonprofit organization that has examined the effectiveness of police technology tools, said he was uncomfortable with city officials knowing so much about his movements. But, he said, there is already so much public data that it makes sense to enable government officials to collect and analyze it for the public good. Still, he would like to know how all that data would be kept and shared. “What happens,” he wondered, “when someone doesn’t like me and has access to all that information?”

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