Daily Archives: 6. Mai 2018


06.05.2018 - 23:22 [ Radio Utopie ]

Während die IT-„Experten“ seit 20 Jahren Luftmaus spielen, gebt Ihr Euch jetzt mal sichere Passwörter

Wem es bisher nicht aufgefallen ist: unter den Stichwörtern „Meltdown“ und „Spectre“ hat sich heraus gestellt, dass sämtliche „Experten“ dieser Welt faktisch seit der Erfindung des World Wide Web die simple Frage „Was ist eigentlich ein Prozessor, wie viele sind da wirklich in diesen Computern und was machen die den ganzen Tag?“ weder jemals öffentlich gestellt, noch öffentlich beantwortet haben.

Jede „Hardware“ die Ihr benutzt, ist ein Scheunentor. Und keiner kann irgendwas, oder er / sie belügt euch. Davon muss ausgegangen werden, bis zum Beweis des Gegenteils.

Was mich und uns angeht, soll hier – wieder mal – ein solcher Beweis angetreten werden. Es geht um Eure Passwörter.

06.05.2018 - 22:34 [ Radio Utopie ]

Privatsphäre auf Android: Orbot und Orfox

Seltsamerweise hat sich bei Besitzern von Mobilcomputern (Smartphones, Tablets) noch nicht herumgesprochen, wie sinnvoll und angemessen es ist auch im Internet Kleidung zu tragen. Dabei gibt es den Proxy Orbot für Android Betriebssysteme schon seit über acht Jahren.

Zusammen mit dem Browser Orfox lässt sich mittels Orbot das Internet auch auf Android anonym und verschlüsselt nutzen.

06.05.2018 - 20:50 [ Radio Utopie ]

iOS: Alle iPhones mal eben den Onion Browser installieren

Wer als Besitzer eines iPhone oder iOS Tablets seine Passwörter, Nutzerdaten und persönliche Angelegenheiten nicht ins Schaufenster von 4 Milliarden Menschen alias Internet stellen will, sollte sich im itunes app store umgehend den Onion Browser zulegen.

06.05.2018 - 20:44 [ Digitalcourage ]

„Schutzranzen“ will uns abmahnen – Helft uns beim Verteidigen!

Am 12. April 2018 erreichte uns ein Fax der Anwälte des Kinder-Tracking-Projekts „Schutzranzen“. Eine der Forderungen lautet: Wir sollen große Teile unserer Texte zu „Schutzranzen“ vom Netz nehmen. Als ob! Jetzt müssen wir uns juristisch wehren und können dafür jede Unterstützung gut gebrauchen!

06.05.2018 - 20:42 [ Techdirt ]

EU Commission Asks Public To Weigh In On Survey About Just How Much They Want The Internet To Be Censored

A few years ago, when the EU Commission was first considering some really bad copyright policies designed to attack fundamental principles of how the internet worked, we pointed out the many, many problems with the EU Commission‘s online survey (including the fact that their survey tool was literally broken, which eventually resulted in them expanding the time that the survey could be answered). It appears that one thing the EU Commission is good at doing is pushing silly one-sided online surveys that seem uniquely designed to get people to answer in a manner that blesses whatever awful policy the EU Commission has already decided to adopt.

06.05.2018 - 20:11 [ theGuardian.com ]

‚Trump‘s going to be forced to resign‘: Stormy Daniels‘ lawyer predicts a fall

“Ultimately, he is going to be forced to resign,” said Michael Avenatti, the attorney for the adult film actor who says she had an affair with Donald Trump and was paid by Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, to keep it quiet.

“I don’t know how he will ultimately spin his departure, but I firmly believe there is going to be too much evidence of wrongdoing by him and those around him for him to be able to survive the balance of his term.”

06.05.2018 - 20:08 [ Spiegel.de ]

Anwalt von Stormy Daniels: „Trump wird zum Rücktritt gezwungen sein“

Die Affäre um das an die Porno-Darstellerin Stormy Daniels gezahlte Schweigegeld weitet sich immer mehr zu einer medialen Schlacht zwischen Juristen aus. Und dabei hat das Lager von US-Präsident Donald Trump, repräsentiert durch Rudolph Giuliani, zurzeit die schlechteren Karten.

06.05.2018 - 19:12 [ CNN ]

Giuliani doesn‘t rule out that Trump could take Fifth Amendment in Mueller probe

President Donald Trump‘s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, did not rule out Sunday that the President could plead the Fifth Amendment in special counsel Robert Mueller‘s Russia investigation.
„How can I ever be confident of that?“ Giuliani told anchor George Stephanopoulos on ABC News‘ „This Week.“

06.05.2018 - 19:03 [ Washington Post ]

Giuliani: It is possible Michael Cohen paid off other women for Trump

When asked during an interview on ABC News’s “This Week” whether Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, had made payments to other women, Giuliani said he did not know of any but acknowledged that this could have happened.

“I have no knowledge of that,” Giuliani said. “But I would think if it was necessary, yes.”

06.05.2018 - 19:01 [ Michelle Goldberg / New York Times ]

Does Giuliani Have a Plan, or Is This Just a Freakout?

Were they trying to get out ahead of a coming revelation? To set off a metaphorical smoke bomb that would distract from some other scandalous development? Or were they really as blundering and incompetent as they appeared?

I suspect the answer is a combination of the three.

06.05.2018 - 18:56 [ Yonhap ]

S. Korea, U.S. to work closely for successful Trump-Kim talks: Seoul officia

Chung Eui-yong, chief of the presidential National Security Office, made the remarks upon arriving at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, after his visit to Washington to meet his U.S. counterpart, John Bolton.

„We had in-depth discussions on ways to make the summit between the U.S. and North Korea successful,“ Chung said. „To that end, the South Korean and U.S. presidents are planning to have close consultations in Washington in mid-May.“

06.05.2018 - 18:24 [ Junge Welt ]

Labour im Aufschwung: Sozialdemokraten gehen gestärkt aus Kommunalwahl in England hervor

Auch in London haben die Sozialdemokraten stark zugelegt. Allerdings habe man die auch durch die Tories hohen Erwartungen nicht ganz erfüllen können. In den Tagen vor der Wahl hatten konservative Wahlkämpfer Flugblätter mit der Warnung »Wollt Ihr, dass Bolschewisten die Kontrolle über Eure Müllabfuhr haben« verteilt.

06.05.2018 - 18:21 [ Al Jazeera English / Youtube ]

The Lobby P4: The Takedown – Al Jazeera Investigations

(14.1.2017) In part four of The Lobby, the senior political officer at the Israeli Embassy in London discusses a potential plot to ‚take down‘ British politicians – including a Minster of State at the Foreign office who supports Palestinian civil rights.

06.05.2018 - 18:08 [ Al Jazeera English / Youtube ]

The Lobby P3: An Anti-Semitic Trope – Al Jazeera Investigations

(12.1.2017) In part three of The Lobby, our undercover reporter travels to the Labour Party Conference, revealing how accusations of anti-Semitism by group within Labour targeted Israel critics and saw some investigated.

06.05.2018 - 18:05 [ Al Jazeera English / Youtube ]

Exclusive: Israel‘s parliamentary plot against UK politicians

(7.1.2018) Al Jazeera has uncovered evidence of an Israeli diplomat‘s involvement in smear campaigns to discredit a British minister and other politicians. Al Jazeera’s investigative unit went undercover with an Israeli lobby group for several months. The investigation reveals conversations in which a diplomat plotted to damage the careers of MPs they feel don‘t give enough support to Israel.

06.05.2018 - 17:05 [ i24news.tv ]

Hamas says Gaza explosion that killed six caused by Israeli ‘spy device’

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Islamist militant group, first said that several of its members were killed while attempting to dismantle an unexploded rocket from the 2014 war with Israel.

06.05.2018 - 17:00 [ Spiegel.de ]

Grenze zum Gazastreifen: Israelische Soldaten erschießen zwei Palästinenser

Bereits in der Nacht zu Sonntag hatte die israelische Luftwaffe eine Stellung der radikalislamischen Hamas im nördlichen Gazastreifen bombardiert. Der Angriff war nach Angaben eines Armeesprechers eine Reaktion auf Angriffe militanter Palästinenser mit Lenkdrachen auf israelisches Gebiet.

06.05.2018 - 16:56 [ Washington Post ]

Israel says slain journalist was a Hamas spy. The U.S. had just approved a grant for his company.

(10.5.2018) Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday that a Palestinian journalist who was shot dead by Israeli troops on the Israel­-Gaza border was a Hamas operative, although the media production company he founded had recently been vetted for a U.S. government grant.

Yaser Murtaja, the co-founder of Ain Media, was shot as he filmed protests at the border fence Friday.

06.05.2018 - 16:54 [ Washington Post ]

Israeli military kills 2 Palestinians it says crossed border

Israel’s military says its forces shot and killed two Palestinians who breached the Gaza border and entered its territory as tensions there mounted Sunday.

Palestinian medic Izzat Shatat said that soldiers fired tank shells and machine guns. He said the Palestinians killed may have been “too close” to the fence but he was not sure if they had actually crossed into Israel.

06.05.2018 - 16:40 [ nst.com.my ]

Lecturer‘s assassins used fake Serbia, Montenegro passports

He suspects both men fled to Thailand not long after the murder to return to the „country of origin“, whom he declined to identify.

On whether the assassins were related to Israel‘s spy agency as speculated by many, including the victim‘s family, the source would only say that the men were „highly professional“ in their fields.

„Both men are related to interested parties in the Arab-Israeli conflict,“ he said. –

06.05.2018 - 16:32 [ Al Jazeera ]

Malaysia releases sketches of suspects in Fadi al-Batsh killing

(23.4.2018) The computer-generated photographs of the suspects are based on descriptions by witnesses, police chief Mohamad Fuzi Bin Harun told reporters. They show two light-skinned suspects who may be European or Middle Eastern. Both men are about 180cm with sturdy builds, the police chief said, according to a recording of his comments heard by Reuters news agency.

06.05.2018 - 15:50 [ Diplomat ]

China Deploys Long-Range Anti-Ship and Anti-Air Missiles to Spratly Islands For First Time

Intelligence sources told CNBC News that China had placed supersonic YJ-12B anti-ship cruise missiles and HQ-9B anti-air missiles on Fiery Cross, Subi, and Mischief Reefs in the Spratly Islands. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tried to downplay the significance of the deployment, but the White House Press Secretary said that China would face consequences for the missile emplacements and its continued militarization of its Spratlys features, without elaborating on what those might be.

06.05.2018 - 15:44 [ Robert Fisk/Independent ]

Once the Syrian war is over, Qatar could become an empire once more

(3.Mai) Not that Qatar would ever own Syria – far from it, Syrians would fight to stop that – but it would have, as we say in the Middle East, “considerable influence”. It would have power. And a power – with a Mediterranean coastline – that even Saudi Arabia doesn’t have.(…)

06.05.2018 - 15:19 [ Conversation ]

Karl Marx wouldn’t agree that worker power has been killed by the 21st century

(3.Mai) I would argue that the lasting legacy of Marx 200 years after his birth comes from the conclusion he and Friedrich Engels drew in their 1848 publication The Communist Manfesto:

„The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of all countries unite.“

06.05.2018 - 14:41 [ Wired ]

Waymo‘s Self-Driving Car Crash in Arizona Revives Tough Questions

(5.April) Chandler police report only minor injuries. According to a police statement released Saturday, a Honda sedan traveling eastbound entered an intersection on a red light and swerved to avoid another vehicle traveling north, veering into the Waymo Chrysler Pacifica’s westbound lane. The Honda hit the Waymo vehicle on its side, injuring the the SUV‘s female safety driver. Police say the Waymo minivan was not traveling above the 45 mph speed limit. The police later cited the driver of the Honda for a red light violation.

06.05.2018 - 12:44 [ Trend.az ]

Kuwaiti warship sinks in Persian Gulf

„All the crew members of the ship were rescued, there were no human casualties,“ the statement released on the Kuwaiti General Staff‘s Twitter account says.

06.05.2018 - 12:06 [ President of the Islamic Republic of Iran ]

President addressing the large gathering of people in Sabzevar:

Speaking at the large gathering of people in Khorasan Razavi‘s Sabzevar city, President Hassan Rouhani said that all political groups and people are united against Trump and the Zionist Regime, adding: “ We proved to the world that the people of Iran are the people of peace“.

„We don‘t favour war and tension, but will strongly defend our rights“, said the President adding: “ The US will not be able to do anything against the Iranian nation“

Stating that „from months ago, the necessary instructions have been issued to the Atomic Energy Organisation and economic sectors,“ Dr Rouhani said: „We are ready for any decision about the JCPOA“.

06.05.2018 - 12:06 [ SANA ]

Syrian archeologists participate in Bridge of Civilizations Conference in Hungary

For their part, the Syrian archeologists briefed the conference on the significant archeological works and studies underway in Syria, shedding light on the most important activities and archeological discoveries which were uncovered by the joint Syrian Hungarian expedition in al-Marqab and Krak des Chevaliers castles

Archeologists and researchers from Britain, the US, Italy, France, Cypress, Egypt, in addition to a group of Syrian students studying at Pázmány Péter Catholic University participated in the 2-day conference.

06.05.2018 - 12:05 [ ORF.at ]

Rouhani warnt Trump vor Rückzug aus Atomdeal

Bis zum 12. Mai will Trump darüber entscheiden, ob die USA Teil des Deals bleiben oder nicht. Der Deal mit dem Iran wurde im Juli 2015 von den USA, China, Russland, Frankreich, Großbritannien und Deutschland ausgehandelt. Die Internationale Atomenergiebehörde (IAEO) hat wiederholt bestätigt, dass sich der Iran voll an das Wiener Abkommen hält.

06.05.2018 - 11:50 [ ORF.af ]

Hamas macht Israel für tödliche Explosion verantwortlich

Während einer „Sicherheits- und Geheimdienstoperation“ zur Untersuchung eines von Israel verschuldeten Vorfalles habe ein „Verbrechen“ stattgefunden, hieß es in einem Statement.

Weitere Angaben wurden nicht gemacht. Das israelische Militär wollte sich bisher nicht dazu äußern.

06.05.2018 - 11:41 [ Statista.com ]

Only 22 countries have never been invaded by Britain

Britain has been far from a stranger to conflict and colonisation over the years. Astoundingly though, as our chart shows, there are only 22 countries which have never been invaded by the Brits. According to the book „All the Countries We’ve Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To“, there are only 22 countries Britain never invaded throughout the course of history. There aren‘t many gaps on the map, but some of the more notable include Sweden, Belarus and Vatican City.

06.05.2018 - 11:31 [ New York Magazine ]

Officials Confirm That Trump Bombed Syria to Validate His Tweets

(18.4.2018) Last week, the United States launched an act of war against a sovereign government because failing to do so would have cast doubt on the credibility of the statements that Donald Trump makes while livetweeting Fox & Friends.

That may sound like hyperbolic snark, or the premise of an Andy Borowitz column, but it is a plain description of the rationale behind last Friday’s missile strikes in Syria, according to multiple military and administration officials.

06.05.2018 - 11:08 [ Zeit.de ]

Großbritannien: Außenminister Johnson kommt zu Iran-Gesprächen in die USA

Vor seinem Besuch stellt sich Johnson beim Thema Iran hinter die US-Regierung. Das britische Außenministerium zitierte ihn mit den Worten, das Verhalten des Iran sei schädlich für den Nahen Osten – und dagegen gingen Großbritannien, die Europäische Union und die USA vor.

06.05.2018 - 11:05 [ ORF.at ]

Trump berät mit May über Iran-Abkommen

Der britische Außenminister Boris Johnson wird in diesem Zusammenhang heute zu einem zweitägigen Besuch nach Washington reisen. Er werde dort mit US-Vizepräsident Mike Pence und Trumps nationalem Sicherheitsberater John Bolton über den Iran, Nordkorea aber auch den Syrien-Konflikt sprechen, kündigte das Außenamt in London an.

06.05.2018 - 11:02 [ euronews.com ]

Britain, France, Germany propose new sanctions on Iran – document

(16.3.2018) The joint paper, seen by Reuters, was sent to European Union capitals on Friday, said two people familiar with the matter, to sound out support for such sanctions as they would need the support of all 28 EU member governments.

06.05.2018 - 10:42 [ Politico.com ]

Giuliani: Trump is ‚committed to‘ regime change in Iran

Rudy Giuliani pushed for regime change in Iran on Saturday, saying President Donald Trump is „as committed to regime change as we are.“

It‘s „the only way to peace in the Middle East“ and „more important than an Israeli-Palestinian deal,“ Trump‘s newest attorney in the ongoing Russia probe and former mayor of New York City told reporters after giving a speech to the Iran Freedom Convention for Democracy and Human Rights in Washington.

06.05.2018 - 10:26 [ Heise.de ]

US-Außenministerium hat Zahlungen für die Weißen Helme eingestellt

(4.5.2018) Eine Anfrage von CBS, welche Programme weiter finanziert werden, wurde von Außenministerium nicht beantwortet. Vermutlich wurde die finanzielle Unterstützung der Weißen Helme im Zuge des Beschlusses von US-Präsident Ende März Trump umgesetzt, die für Wiederaufbauhilfe vorgesehenen 200 Millionen USA-Dollar einzufrieren.

06.05.2018 - 10:09 [ CBS News ]

U.S. freezes funding for Syria‘s „White Helmets“

(3.5.2018) „Our meetings in March were very positive. There were even remarks from senior officials about long-term commitments even into 2020. There were no suggestions whatsoever about stopping support,“ Raed Saleh, the group‘s leader, told CBS News.

Now they are not getting any U.S funding as the State Department says the support is „under active review.“ The U.S had accounted for about a third of the group‘s overall funding.

06.05.2018 - 10:04 [ New York Times ]

As Trump Seeks Way Out of Syria, New Attack Pulls Him Back In

(8.4.2018) The reported chemical attack on Douma, a suburb of the capital, Damascus, on Saturday seems to have squeezed Mr. Trump between conflicting impulses, and raised the political and military stakes as he charts the United States’ future in Syria.

On one hand, he has emphatically expressed his desire to bring American troops home as soon as possible in line with his “America First” approach. On the other, he has vowed to punish some bad actors, and withdrawing from Syria could open him up to criticism at home and abroad.

06.05.2018 - 09:32 [ Radio Utopie ]

Hintergrund: Attentate in Paris vor Syrien-Konferenz und G20-Gipfel

(14.11.2015) Dieser Artikel nun dreht sich nicht um den Hergang der gestrigen Attentate in Paris, auch nicht über die der Öffentlichkeit präsentierte Schnitzeljagd nach weiteren Attentätern im Zuge neuer Vorfälle. Vielmehr werden ein paar Sachverhalte und subjektive Einschätzungen aufgezählt, die der aktive Teilnehmer der Öffentlichen Meinung in der Republik im eigenen Interesse nicht aus dem Blick verlieren sollte.

Ein paar davon erwähnte ich gestern bereits auf Twitter.

– diesen Monat weiht der Präsident das neue „Pentagon von Frankreich“ ein, das 4,2 Milliarden Euro teure neue Verteidigungsministerium. In diesem Kontext wurde bereits ausdrücklich auf die äußeren und innerstaatlichen Operationen des Militärs verwiesen, die nun sehr viel effektiver gestaltet werden könnten. Dazu passt einigen natürlich, dass Hollande heute nach den Attentaten in Paris von „Krieg“ spricht und den Ausnahmezustand ausgerufen hat.

– am 17. November beginnt in Paris die weltweite Messe „Milipol“, auf der nicht weniger als 950 Konzerne des sicherheits-industriellen Komplexes aus 54 Staaten ihre Waffensystem für die „interne Staatssicherheit“ anpreisen – unter der Schirmherrschaft des Innenministeriums von Frankreich. Auch diesem Geschäft dürften die Attentate nicht unbedingt Abbruch geleistet haben.

– ausgerechnet am Tag der Attentate verkündete Innenminister Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, dem man mit dem Wort „Versager“ noch ein unverdientes Kompliment macht, einen „Plan“ zur Bekämpfung von Waffenhandel, von illegalem Waffenhandel, und ganz nebenbei für noch mehr Kontrolle des ungeliebten Internets, welches die Geheimdienste und Behörden des Polizeistaats Frankreich sowieso schon quasi als ihr Eigentum betrachten und nach einem wahren Tsnunami von Geheimdienstgesetzen dort alle Daten aller Nutzer nach eigenem Ermessen kopieren, rauben und beobachten dürfen, genauso wie Staatsbürger mit Abhörmaßnahmen und Abfilmen auszuspionieren. Dass dieser „Freibrief für Spitzel“ die gestrigen Attentate nicht verhindert hat, sondern im Gegenteil die Wenigsten nach der Verantwortung der Geheimdienste fragen die solche Attentate verhindern müssen, stört dabei weder die Regierung Hollande, noch deren Kollegen zu Berlin. Wenigstens solange die Bevölkerung still hält und sich das alles weiter bieten lässt.

– heute beginnt die Syrien Konferenz in Wien und am Sonntag der G20-Gipfel in Antalya.