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One Man’s Weekly Links – October 5, 2007

by John P.

Here are this week’s links… otherwise known as things that I would have blogged about, if I had time to do so…

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Privacy Equals Freedom – Support the Freenet Project

May 15, 2007

Freedom. It’s nice, right? It ought to be… the freedom we enjoy was paid for with the blood of our forefathers, and is maintained by the blood of our siblings. And no freedom is more precious than that of speech. From it all other freedom flows. Unfortunately there are still many oppressive regimes that do [...]

Most Popular Banking Encryption Method Cracked

January 30, 2007
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According to the Epoch Times, in five years, the U.S. government will cease to use SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm) and convert to a new and more advanced “hash” algorithm, according to the article “Security Cracked!” from New Scientist. The reason for this change is that associate professor Wang Xiaoyun of Beijing’s Tsinghua University and Shandong [...]