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Cryptome is a controversial website hosted in the United States by John Young, that functions as a repository for information about freedom of speech, cryptography, and surveillance. According to the site: John Young is a New York based architect, but is better known as the controversial Internet activist who created and maintains Cryptome. ...
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The German Lorenz cipher machine, used in World War II for encryption of very high-level general staff messages Cryptography (or cryptology; derived from Greek κÏυπτός kryptós hidden, and the verb γÏάφω gráfo write or λεγειν legein to speak) is the study of message secrecy. ...
For other uses, see Surveillance (disambiguation). ...
- Cryptome welcomes documents for publication that are prohibited by governments worldwide, in particular material on freedom of expression, privacy, cryptology, dual-use technologies, national security, intelligence, and secret governance—open, secret and classified documents—but not limited to those.[1]
Controversial Cryptome documents include suppressed photographs of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, lists of people believed to be MI6 agents [2], and detailed maps of government facilities[3] (based on publicly available mapping and aerial photography). The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6),[1] is the United Kingdoms external intelligence agency. ...
Young claims that Cryptome has attracted the attention of government agencies. He reports being visited by two FBI agents from a counter-terrorism office and describes having a casual discussion with the agents[4]. He further describes how on another occasion two FBI agents spoke with him on the phone. During this conversation, he claims, one agent warned of "serious trouble" if a published account of the conversation contained the agents' names[5]. F.B.I. and FBI redirect here. ...
In March 2005 the Reader's Digest published an article with a highly critical view of Cryptome in its regular feature "That's Outrageous". It asserted that Cryptome is an "invitation to terrorists" and claimed that Young "may well have put lives at risk".[6] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
On 20 April 2007 the website received notice that the site would be shut down by its hosting company Verio on May 4 for breaches of their acceptable use policy. The nature of these breaches were not specified by Verio. The notice period of two weeks is to allow Cryptome to engage alternative hosting.[7] is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
Verio is an ISP in the United States. ...
An acceptable use policy (AUP; also sometimes acceptable usage policy) is a set of rules applied by many transit networks which restrict the ways in which the network may be used. ...
Several other websites are closely linked to Cryptome. Cartome, administered by Deborah Natsios (John Young's partner), is an archive of spatial and geographic documents related to the same topics covered by Cryptome. Another website, Cryptome CN, specialises in the publication of documents and information banned in the People's Republic of China.
Cryptome founders John Young and Deborah Natsios participated in the Standing Up To Authority panel at H2K2. Hackers of Planet Earth or HOPE is a conference series sponsored by the hacker magazine 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. ...
See also It has been suggested that Information sensitivity be merged into this article or section. ...
Over seventy countries around the world have implemented some form of freedom of information legislation. ...
Open Government is the first episode of the BBC comedy series Yes Minister, first broadcast 25 February 1980. ...
Secrecy is the practice of sharing information among a group of people, which can be as small as one person, while hiding it from others. ...
Wikileaks is a website running on modified MediaWiki software which allows whistleblowers to anonymously release government and corporate documents, allegedly without possible retribution. ...
The Force Research Unit is alleged to be a covert military intelligence organization established by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence under the British Armys Special Intelligence Wing (SIW). ...
References ABC News Special Report ident, circa 2006 ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. ...
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Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Computerworld is an IT magazine that provides information to technology managers. ...
is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
Radar is an American online and print publication that features an eclectic, irreverent mix of articles on entertainment, fashion, politics, and general human interest. ...
External links - Cryptome.org (mirror)
- Cryptout - Recent listings of Cryptome.org
- Cartome.org
- Cryptome CN
- John Young's website
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