May 2017 - Free-software-melb - lists.softwarefreedom.com.au

FSM Working Group June 1st - The AMD Submission
by Ben M 25 May '17

25 May '17

Hi again Freedom Fighters, Time to turn up the heat on AMD and put our names along side the EFA, LibreBoot and others in saying we want control over our devices and not the other way around. We'll look over the current draft and make improvements along the lines suggested in a meeting earlier this year. The current draft can be found here: http://freesoftware.org.au/wiki/AMDLetter When we're happy with it we'll circulate it around the group for any further feedback before publishing and sending it to AMD Join us at The Leveson (46 Leveson St, North Melbourne) on Thursday the 1st of June, where we'll try out a working group over dinner (or drinks if you prefer). Don't forget to bring devices to work from and we'll bring a hotspot to use See you there

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by Free-software-melb 22 May '17

22 May '17

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FSM May 18th - FSM Committee Functions and Behind the Gnews
by Ben M 15 May '17

15 May '17

Hey Freedom Supporters, This month at Free Software Melbourne I'll be taking us through a guided tour of the FSM committee and what it takes to organise and run our events every month. First up we'll take a look at the resources and tools available to us including the wiki materials, website, media etc; we'll also go through the process of announcing an event on the website, the mailing list and other platforms; then we'll take a look at some new initiatives we've adopted recently and discuss how we might be able to use our tools more effectively. We'll then have a special edition of our regular news segment "Behind the Gnews" where we'll look at the process of putting together the Gnews segment and of course we'll have a chin wag about current events as always followed by dinner down Errol St. Hope to see you there. Thursday 18th May, 6:30-8:30pm 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 0419 390 496

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by Free-software-melb 09 May '17

09 May '17

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WiFi vulnerability on mobile devices
by Alex Fraser 07 May '17

07 May '17

Hi all, About a month ago, we learned that there was a vulnerability in the WiFi firmware on many phones [1]. I didn't know until then that the WiFi device has its own system-on-a-chip (SoC) that runs its own code, and has access to system RAM. The vulnerability apparently allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the SoC, and from there take over the entire device [2][3]. Apple, to their credit, patched a range of obsolete devices in addition to current ones [4]. Google seems to only be patching current devices, and it seems unlikely that other Android manufacturers will push out an update to old devices either. The response from the Android community seems to be to bury their heads in the sand [5]. When I asked in #lineageos about it, I got the impression that they couldn't include the patched firmware for my device (although things may have changed). I find this all incredibly frustrating. I have an otherwise perfectly good Nexus 5, which now has to have WiFi permanently disabled. Effectively I need a new phone. A pox on proprietary firmware and impractical update mechanisms! A user on Slashdot said to "vote with your wallet". But there doesn't seem to be a good option: iPhone, which isn't remotely open but at least seems to get patched, or Android, which claims to be open but is closed where it really counts. Is there a practical third option that I'm missing? Sorry for the rant. Is anyone else as frustrated by this as I am? Alex [1] https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com.au/2017/04/over-air-exploiting-broad… [2] https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com.au/2017/04/over-air-exploiting-broad… [3] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/157336/does-a-compromised-kern… [4] https://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10454409&cid=54183761 [5] https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/172993/ota-wifi-vulnerability-w…

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Intel security platform crack
by Michael Verrenkamp 03 May '17

03 May '17

While details are a little light at the moment, it looks like some of the low-level Intel management systems have been cracked and ready for both local and online exploitation. https://semiaccurate.com/2017/05/01/remote-security-exploit-2008-intel-plat… This is why we need projects like Librecore. Michael Verrenkamp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice President - Free Software Australia - http://www.freesoftware.org.au/ Founder - Boycott Amazon in Australia - http://www.boycottamazonaustralia.com/ My little place online - http://www.jabjabs.net/ Reject tracking in all forms! Privacy is worth fighting for!

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by Free-software-melb 02 May '17

02 May '17

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