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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WIKILEAKS, Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed
by Andri Effendi 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Hi Everyone, Urgent call to keyboard arms! Shocking new revelations of CIA hacking tools in software used by everyone, including us Free Software folk. Please share this information with everyone who will listen, we really need to bring the threat to our Privacy and the need for Free Software that is heavily audited into the public consciousness. This is not surprising, however it is really disappointing that what we had feared is true. CIA malware targets iPhone, Android, smart TVs. Already suspected that this method would be used for hacking devices that use end to end encryption, now we have more proof that it is. "These techniques permit the CIA to bypass the encryption of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Weibo, Confide and Cloackman by hacking the "smart" phones that they run on and collecting audio and message traffic before encryption is applied." Hacking smartphones is just the tip of the iceberg. Please take a look at the full article here: https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/ If you are on Twitter, I highly urge you share at least 1 tweet from the @wikileaks release. It is vital that we discuss this. Kind Regards, -- Andri Effendi <fusionman133(a)gmx.de> Organiser of The Free Software Movement in Sydney www.freesoftware.org.au/ GPG fingerprint: 8438 138D ECDA 05E0 591F F2B4 4721 0F03 AC24 DF73 Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed on emails sent or received unencrypted.

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Incorrect date
by Ben M 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Hi all, Just realized the title of the last email was wrong and the meetup is on the 16th of March, not the 17th as indicated Sorry for any confusion ~~ Ben M

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FSM March 17th - Snitch Hunt Reloaded and The Projects of Code for Victoria 1
by Ben M 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Rosie Williams (@Info_Aus) has been hard at work on the updated Snitch Hunt game and boy does it look new and improved (and a little more functional). Snitch Hunt is a game that teaches the public about metadata. We'll have another go as a group to complete the tasks and prepare some feedback for future development https://whistleblower.network/snitch/index.php I'll also be running over the Code for Victoria projects created by the 2016/17 fellowships including Legal Aids reminder system, DELWPs biodiversity application and Treasuries contract reporting system Damien will be taking us through the gnews for the month and we'll be discussing the possibilities of Open Hardware See you all there Event details Thursday 17th March, 6:30-8:00pm 31 Arden St, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051 Map: http://osm.org/go/uG4HWyqEz?m=&node=2556615434 Travel tips by Electron Workshop: http://www.electronworkshop.com.au/map/ Running late or can't find us? Call Ben on 0419 390 496

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Free software router
by Alex Fraser 10 Mar '17

10 Mar '17

Hi all, A long time ago, someone mentioned buying a router/ADSL modem that ran free software. IIRC they found that their connection was more reliable with it, and it cost something like $25. Does anyone remember this? Can anyone recommend a model? Cheers, Alex

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