Re: Fwd: Jussi - Does he work for Nokia? As a Chief of
Subject: Re: Fwd: Jussi - Does he work for Nokia? As a Chief of
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 2/13/11, 00:16
To: "MICHAEL RILEY, BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:" <michaelriley@bloomberg.net>

Surfaced again, eh? Responded to an e-mail?

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 11:11 PM, MICHAEL RILEY, BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM: <michaelriley@bloomberg.net> wrote:
ok. thx. Karen has surfaced again and I'm supposed to talk to Greg on Monday.

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Michael Riley
Washington bureau/Bloomberg News
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----- Original Message -----
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
To: MICHAEL RILEY (BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:)
At:  2/12 16:50:35

The lawyer reached me by phone from an Unknown Number line. I recorded it as
is my policy with all of these low-end sort of people and have attached
here. Didn't catch his name; ask for the guy who sounds like a pussy.

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 3:32 PM, MICHAEL RILEY, BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM: <
michaelriley@bloomberg.net> wrote:

> Backed out? Do u have the email for said lead cousel u can send me? I won't
> say where I got it.
>
> I need to ask these guys some questions and they aren't returning calls.
>
>
>
>
> ---
> Sent From Bloomberg Mobile MSG
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
> At: 2/12/2011 13:19
>
> He was simply surprised. Said, "Wow. Yes, I'm interested in all of this."
> Then I sent him our brand new compilation on why it is that Michael
> Steckman's clear, specific, fundamental, and longterm involvement with the
> conspiracy against Glenn Greenwald and Wikileaks shows that that Palantir,
> founded by several Paypal vets, was deceitful in its apology and why its
> disassociation with HBGary does not change the fact that, unless Steckman
> is
> fired, it is still the exact same company that played a pivotal role in
> this
> conspiracy - and, of course, we are still looking into the extent to which
> others at the company were aware or involved in this conspiracy. Oh, look,
> here's that document now, composed by a crack team of Anons with legal and
> other relevant backgrounds last night in preparation for the 1:00 pm EST
> conference call that their lead counsel scheduled with me yesterday and out
> of which he has nonetheless quite wisely backed out!
>
>
> *
> Overview
>
> The following emails clearly establish Matthew Steckman's involvement in
> the
> creation of the leaked presentation/proposal entitled, "The Wikileaks
> Threat," including content allegedly considered unethical by the Internet
> security firm, Palantir, and possibly illegal under U.S. law. According to
> emails sent and received by Steckman, Matthew Steckman:
>
>   - Was the first to correspond with Bank of America's legal
>   representation, Hunton & Williams regarding Wikileaks, a publisher
> allegedly
>   holding leaked documents from Bank of America;
>
>
>   - Was aware that Hunton & Williams had been recommended to Bank of
>   America by the U.S. Department of Justice;
>
>
>   - Solicited the involvement of the security firms Berico and HBGary, in
>   addition to his own firm, Palantir;
>
>
>   - Outlined the format of the presentation to be made to Hunton & Williams
>   by Palantir, Berico and HBGary, including the number of slides and the
>   possible content of slides;
>
>
>   - Received and approved suggestions for the proposal from representatives
>   from HBGary, Berico and Palantir, including HBGary CEO Aaron Barr;
>
>
>   - Specifically approved suggestions for the proposal, made by Aaron Barr,
>   regarding strategic "attacks" on journalist Glenn Greenwald and others in
>   the media for the purpose of undermining Wikileaks' support in the media;
>
>
>   - Specifically approved suggestions for the proposal, made by Aaron Barr,
>   regarding the exploitation of weaknesses in Wikileaks' infrastructure,
>   including its network of staff, volunteers and leakers; its submission
>   servers; its finances; its founder, Julian Assange; etc;
>
>
>   - Incorporated the above-described suggestions for the proposal, made by
>   Aaron Barr, into the finished proposal;
>
>
>   - Personally created, formatted, revised, edited, approved and
>   distributed the presentation document in question.
>
>
> Listed emails also detail correspondance between employees of the firms
> HBGary and Palantir (including Aaron Barr and Matthew Steckman) among
> others, concerning the internet movement called Anonymous, its alleged
> connections to Wikileaks, and Aaron's Barr's research on Anonymous,
> including its alleged connections to Wikileaks.
>
>
>
> List of emails TO Matthew Steckman RE: Wikileaks
>
>   - John Woods (Hunton for BoA) requests slides for a presentation to a
>   "large US bank" re: Wikileaks:
>
>
>    -  http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15036><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15036>
>   =15036 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15036>
>
>
>   - Eli Bingham (Palantir) requests for sec reps from Palantir, Berico and
>   HBGary to join a conference call regarding the "large US bank"
> opportunity
>   discussed above:
>
>
>    -  http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15039><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15039>
>   =15039 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15039>
>
>
>   - Aaron Barr informs Matthew Steckman that he cannot open a file
>   attachment from Steckman's previous email (linked):
>
>
>    -  http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15059><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15059>
>   =15059 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15059>
>
>
>   - Aaron Barr discusses sending analysis information to Matthew Steckman,
>   regarding BoA/Wikileaks. Barr mentions "mapping" [speculation: the
> analysis
>   maps seen in the presentation made to Hunton for BoA]:
>
>
>    -  http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15061><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15061>
>   =15061 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15061>
>
>
>   - Aaron Barr, to Matthew Stuckman, explicitly lays out potential "attack"
>   strategies against Wikileaks' "weak points," citing Wikileaks'
> volunteers,
>   staff, financials, submission servers, Julian Assange, the perceived
>   security of leakers, etc. [speculation: this appears to be the
> origination
>   of most of the points made in the palantir/berico/hbgary presentation to
> BoA
>   legal defense]:
>
>
>    -  http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15069><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15069>
>   =15069 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15069>
>
>
>   - Aaron Barr introduces Matthew Steckman to the idea of attacking Glenn
>   Greenwald specifically, and makes a case for strategically undermining
>   Wikileaks' support in the "liberal" media. Barr explicitly uses the word
>   "attack" in relation to organizations/individuals supporting Wikileaks:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15070><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15070>
>   =15070 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15070>
>
>
>   - Aaron Barr informs Matthew Steckman that he cannot open a file
>   attachment sent by Steckman. Attachment appears to be a draft of the
>   presentation to be made to Hunton for BoA:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15075><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15075>
>   =15075 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15075>
>
>
>   - Aaron Barr agrees with Matthew Steckman that they should find out
>   "later" on whose end is the technical issue keeping Barr from accessing
>   Steckman's BoA/Wikileaks proposal file attachments:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15079><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15079>
>   =15079 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15079>
>
>
>
> List of emails FROM Matthew Steckman RE: Wikileaks
>
>   - Matthew Steckman invites Aaron Barr (and reps from Palantir and Berico)
>   to join a conference call about an opportunity from a "large US bank" re:
>   Wikileaks (mentioned in previous email):
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15038><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15038>
>   =15038 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15038>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman summarizes, for Palantir, Berico and HBGary sec reps,
>   a phonecall from Hunton and Williams; outlines BoA/Wikileaks opportunity
> as
>   "internal investigation;" mentions BoA seeking injunction against
> wikileaks;
>   mentions US Department of Justice's recommendation of Hunton & Williams,
>   specifically Richard Wyatt, whom steckman refers to as "the emperor," to
>   BoA's general counsel; mentions roles of Palantir, Berico and HBGary;
>   mentions potential prosecution of Wikileaks:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15041><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15041>
>   =15041 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15041>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman outlines possible presentation slides for proposal to
>   Hunton for BoA, and organizes logistics of upcoming conference call:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15044><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15044>
>   =15044 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15044>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman sends "a cleaned up version" of a document for sec
>   reps to "work from" [original attachment is not included at listed link,
>   document is an early draft of the BoA proposal.] Steckman informs sec
> reps
>   from HBGary, Palantir and Berico that he is only collecting information
> for
>   the time being, regarding the BoA/WIkileaks proposal:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15050><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15050>
>   =15050 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15050>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman sends Berico and HBGary reps another "cleaned up
>   version to work from":
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15051><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15051>
>   =15051 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15051>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman informs John Woods (Hunton for BoA) that the three
>   firms (Palantir, Berico, HBGary) will have coordinated an early proposal
> by
>   "tonight" [Dec 02, 2010]:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15052><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15052>
>   =15052 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15052>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman and John Woods (Hunton for BoA) organize logistics of
>   morning conference call:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15055><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15055>
>   =15055 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15055>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman sends "working draft" of BoA/Wikileaks proposal to sec
>   reps from Berico, Palantir and HBGary:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15057><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15057>
>   =15057 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15057>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman sends conference call details [date, time, phone
>   number] to John Woods (Hunton for BoA) and Berico, Palantir and HBGary
> sec
>   reps:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15058><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15058>
>   =15058 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15058>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman sends proposal notes ["document"] for upcoming
>   conference call/presentation to John Woods (Hunton for BoA) and Berico,
>   Palantir and HBGary sec reps:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15067><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15067>
>   =15067 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15067>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman informs Aaron Barr that he approves of Barr's earlier
>   suggestions regarding Wikileaks' strengths/weaknesses and that he plans
> to
>   "spotlight" an attack on Glenn Greenwald in the upcoming presentation,
> also
>   per Barr's earlier suggestion [see earlier emails TO Steckman]:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15071><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15071>
>   =15071 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15071>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman informs Aaron Barr that Barr's suggestions have been
>   added to the updated proposal and thanks Barr for his suggestions
> [detailed
>   in emails/synopses above]:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15073><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15073>
>   =15073 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15073>
>
>
>   - Matthew Steckman sends Aaron Barr a "Pfd" [sic] and suggests that they
>   need to work out Barr's technical difficulties opening steckman's email
>   attachments "afterwards":
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15076><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=15076>
>   =15076 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=15076>
>
>
>
> List of emails TO/FROM Aaron Barr RE: Anonymous Research and/or Anonymous
> Connections to Wikileaks
>
>   - Aaron Barr contacts John Woods (Hunton for BoA) about Barr's research
>   on Anonymous. Barr claims to have information about Anonymous that
> possibly
>   no one else has regarding "organization operations and communications
>   infrastructure as well as key players by name." Barr mentions possible
>   application of this information to another "opportunity" previously
>   discussed with Woods, but does not elaborate:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16499><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=16499>
>   =16499 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16499>
>
>
>   - Aaron Barr and Matthew Steckman discuss sharing Barr's research on
>   Anonymous:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16379><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=16379>
>   =16379 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16379>
>
>
>   - Aaron Barr and Matthew Stechman discuss meeting and sharing Barr's
>   research on Anonymous:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16419><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=16419>
>   =16419 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16419>
>
>
>   - Aaron Barr contacts Dawn Meyerriecks (Office of the Director of
>   National Intelligence) and informs her of his research on Anonymous. Barr
>   claims to have put together "a significant data set" and offers to
> discuss
>   his "results, methodologies, and significance of social media for
> analysis
>   and exposure":
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16574><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=16574>
>   =16574 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16574>
>
>
>   - Aaron Barr corresponds with John Woods (Hunton) and claims that he has
>   mapped out 80-90% of Anonymous' leadership. Barr claims to be meeting
> with
>   "govies" [speculation: government officials] "next week" [dated
> 01/31/2011.]
>   Follow-up to email in which Barr alleges ties between Anonymous and
>   Wikileaks.
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16834><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=16834>
>   =16834 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16834>
>
>
>   - Aaron  Barr discusses with Bill Wansley (Booz, Allen, Hamilton) the
>   possibility of researching ties between Anonymous and Wikileaks; Barr
>   claims there are "many" such ties:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16633><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=16633>
>   =16633 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=16633>
>
>
>
> List of emails TO/FROM Other HBGary Employees RE: Wikileaks and/or
> Anonymous
>
>   - Bob Slapnik (HBGary) recounts to HBGary's sales department a recent
>   conversation at a "customer site" about potential markets created by the
>   Wikileaks release (i.e. China's resultant access to classified US
> security
>   intelligence and the US's subsequent need for new sec.) Slapnik stresses
> the
>   importance of targeted language when proposing such products:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=31460><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=31460>
>   =31460 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=31460>
>
>
>   - David Willson informs Ted Vera (HBGary) that the Bank of
>   America/Wikileaks news has been broken by FOX:
>
>
>    - http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id<
> http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=43197><
> http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=43197>
>   =43197 <http://search.hbgary.anonleaks.ru/index.php?id=43197>
>
>
>
> "The Wikileaks Threat" (Original Document) Discussed in Listed Emails
>
>   - WikiLeaks Response v5: http://www.mediafire.com/?d08n3fiw6c02bju
>
>
>   - WikiLeaks Response v6: http://www.mediafire.com/?ki4tjk8iaunn5f6
>
>
>   - Differences between drafts/versions:
>
>
>   - Organizational breakdown expanded
>
>
>   - White space changed
>
>
>   - Minor wording changes
>
>
>   - The rest seems to be identical
>   -
>
>
> Background Brief
>
>
> Based on what I’ve seen of their corporate positioning, Palantir seem to be
> invested in the idea that they are one of the good guys.  They claim to
> offer technology which better distinguishes and discriminates amongst
> information acquired via mass-surveillance, and to permit the ‘tagging’ of
> this information so that it is accessible only to those with the
> appropriate
> clearance and jurisdiction.
>
>                “ dedicated to working for the common good and doing what’s
> right”
>
>
>  “That deeply felt commitment has been clear since the company’s inception
> and is evident in the company’s roster of advisors, leaders, engineers, and
> technology experts.”
>
>                               White Paper:     ‘Privacy and Civil Liberties
> are in Palantir’s DNA’
>
> http://www.palantir.com/privacy-and-civil-liberties
>
> “Dam it feels good to be a gangsta...”
>
>                               Matthew Steckman
>
>                   (worthwhile background: positioned as trying to make a
> bad system better
>
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId<
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106479613&ft=1&f=1014
> ><http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=106479613&ft>
> =106479613&ft<
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106479613&ft=1&f=1014
> ><http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=1&f>
> =1&f<
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106479613&ft=1&f=1014
> ><http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=1014>
> =1014<
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106479613&ft=1&f=1014
> >
>  )
>
> They’re also pretty high profile, with a market capitalisation of over $1
> billion (mostly courtesy of PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel)  - ie, they’re a
> little more serious than the HBGary fools.
>
>
>
>
> http://blogs.forbes.com/oliverchiang/2010/11/12/names-you-need-to-know-in-2011-palantir-technologies/
>
>
> All of which makes it likely that they’re going to be looking to isolate
> Steckman, emphasising the disparity between their corporate values and his
> conduct.  Obviously, having THEIR emails would make it easier to determine
> just how much upper management knew about his work without having to
> actually ask them only to receive the standard incredulous insistence of
> virtue.  Either way, probing this is likely to give some insight into the
> scale of the threat as they presently perceive it.
>
>
> On that threat, I think the safest thing to say at the moment is that
> nobody
> is quite sure where all of this is going to end up.  Equally safe is that
> whatever we might be able to reduce the ‘Anonymous’ position to, it will
> likely be directly contrary to Palantir and their ilk – they want this to
> be
> a momentary blip, we want it to be the chink that proves the undoing of
> this
> sick machine we’ve all ended up serving and despising.  The following is
> intended to outline some of the bigger picture factors in the form of some
> choice extracts from authoritative sources.  This will hopefully yield
> insights into particular pressure points, fissures and weaknesses to be
> exploited.
>
>
>
>
>
> Privatization and the Federal Government: An Introduction
> December 28, 2006 Kevin R. Kosar   Congressional Reporting Service
> http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33777.pdf
>
> Furthermore, the movement of an activity from the governmental sector to
> the
> private sector, or vice versa, has significant ramifications. Most
> obviously, the behavior of the entity carrying out the task will differ
> because each sector has different incentives and constraints. One public
> administration scholar has suggested that the incentives amount to this: a
> government entity may do only what the law permits and prescribes; a
> private
> entity may do whatever the law does not forbid.
>
> Government agencies, unlike private firms, usually operate under complex
> accountability hierarchies that include multiple and even conflicting
> goals.
> Federal agencies, for example, are subject to the corpus of federal
> management laws. These laws serve as means for keeping executive branch
> agencies accountable to Congress, the President, and the public. They also
> embody principles of democratic justice, such as the allowance for public
> participation and government transparency.
>
>
> Thus, in shifting an activity from the governmental to the private sector,
> the nature of government oversight is transformed. As the components of
> government provision of goods and services are privatized, the jurisdiction
> of federal management laws, Congress, the President, and the courts is
> reduced.
>
>
>
> Privatization’s Pretensions
> Jon D. Michaels
> [77:717 2010]  The University of Chicago Law Review
>
> http://lawreview.uchicago.edu/issues/backissues/v77/77_2/77-2-PrivatizationsPretensions-Michaels.pdf
>
> Workarounds provide outsourcing agencies with the means of accomplishing
> distinct policy goals that—but for the pretext of technocratic
> privatization—would either be legally unattainable or much more difficult
> to
> realize.
>
> Consider the following scenario:
> Exploiting Legal-Status Differentials. The Department of Homeland Security
> (DHS) would like to establish a data mining operation to gather
> intelligence
> on potential terrorist threats.  Bristling under stringent federal privacy
> laws imposed on government officials—laws that inhibit DHS’s ability to
> collect and analyze personal information without court
> authorization—policymakers turn to private contractors. Contractors, like
> most other private individuals, are largely beyond the scope of these
> federal laws.   For the most part, these laws were enacted well before
> contractors were hired with great regularity to assist with law enforcement
> and counterterrorism initiatives.  Now, in an era where outsourcing is the
> norm, DHS may use the statutes’ narrowness to its advantage and award
> government contracts to the unencumbered private data brokers. The
> contractors can then acquire the information more liberally on their own
> and
> submit raw data or synthesized intelligence to the government. DHS thus
> gets
> the benefit of more sweeping, intrusive searches than would otherwise be
> permitted of government officials, short of their first obtaining warrants
> or securing legislative change.
>
>
>
>
> Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human
> rights and
> fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin
> HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Thirteenth session
> A/HRC/13/37 28 December 2009
>
> http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/13session/A-HRC-13-37.pdf
>
> [20]States that previously lacked constitutional or statutory safeguards
> have been able to radically transform their surveillance powers with few
> restrictions. In countries that have constitutional and legal safeguards,
> Governments have endangered the protection of the right to privacy by not
> extending these safeguards to their cooperation with third countries
> and private
> actors, or by placing surveillance systems beyond the jurisdiction of their
> constitutions.
>
> [41]The Special Rapporteur notes that since September 2001 there has been a
> trend towards outsourcing the collection of intelligence to private
> contractors... [raising concerns about] lack of proper training, the
> introduction of a profit motive into situations which are prone to human
> rights violations, and the often questionable prospect that such
> contractors
> will be subject to judicial and parliamentary accountability mechanisms
>
>
>
>
>  Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human
> rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin
>  HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Tenth session
> A/HRC/10/3     4 February 2009
>
> http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/terrorism/rapporteur/docs/A.HRC.10.3.pdf
>
> B. Recommendations
> For legislative assemblies
> 65. The Special Rapporteur recommends that any interference with the right
> to privacy, family, home or correspondence by an intelligence agency should
> be authorized by provisions of law that are particularly precise,
> proportionate to the security threat, and offer effective guarantees
> against
> abuse. States should ensure that competent authorities apply less intrusive
> investigation methods than special investigation techniques if such methods
> enable a terrorist offence to be detected, prevented or prosecuted with
> adequate effectiveness. Decision-making authority should be layered so that
> the greater the invasion of privacy, the higher the level of necessary
> authorization. Furthermore, in order to safeguard against the arbitrary use
> of special investigative techniques and violations of human rights, the use
> of special investigative techniques by the intelligence agencies must be
> subject to appropriate supervision and review.
> 66. There should be a domestic legal basis for the storage and use of data
> by intelligence and security services, which is foreseeable as to its
> effects and subject to scrutiny in the public interest. The law should also
> provide for effective controls on how long information may be retained, the
> use to which it may be put, and who may have access to it, and ensure
> compliance with international data protection principles in the handling of
> information. There should be audit processes, which include external
> independent personnel, to ensure that such rules are adhered to.
>
> 67. The Special Rapporteur also recommends the adoption of legislation that
> clarifies the rights, responsibilities, and liability of private companies
> in submitting data to government agencies.
>
> For the executive power
> 71. The executive should have effective powers of control, provided for in
> law, over the intelligence agencies and have adequate information about
> their actions in order to be able to effectively exercise control over
> them.
> The minister responsible for the intelligence and security services should
> therefore have the right to approve matters of political sensitivity (such
> as cooperation with agencies from other countries) or undertakings that
> affect fundamental rights (such as the approval of special investigative
> powers, whether or not additional external approval is required from a
> judge).
>
> *
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 12:50 PM, MICHAEL RILEY, BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM: <
> michaelriley@bloomberg.net> wrote:
>
> > That must have been an interesting conversation. How is he taking all
> this?
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > Michael Riley
> > Washington bureau/Bloomberg News
> > (202) 624 1982
> > (720) 635 8553 (cell)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
> > To: MICHAEL RILEY (BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:)
> > At:  2/12 10:18:51
> >
> > K. Also finally got in touch with Greenwald for first time since this all
> > went down and laid everything on him at once, including still-secret
> stuff,
> > etc. He didn't know I was Anon; we're only very passing acquaintances
> > despite him quoting me occasionally and speaking at our deal.
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 9:16 AM, MICHAEL RILEY, BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM: <
> > michaelriley@bloomberg.net> wrote:
> >
> > > That's fascinating stuff.
> > >
> > > I'm hoping a flight today just after the time you'll be doing the call.
> > But
> > > I'll call on the stop-over and see how it went.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Sent From Bloomberg Mobile MSG
> > >
> > > ---- Original Message ----
> > > From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
> > > At: 2/12/2011 3:42
> > >
> > > Also, I have a conference call with the lead counsel of Palintir and
> > > Matthew
> > > Steckman, who was central to the firm's work on the Wikileaks/Greenwald
> > > conspiracy. This will take place today at 1:00 pm EST and is prompted
> by
> > an
> > > e-mail I wrote Steckman last night telling him he needs to get in touch
> > > with
> > > me. His lawyer called me and I explained a bit about how Anon operates
> in
> > > these situations. I will be offering him a deal that will prevent him
> and
> > > the company from becoming the next central target so long as he
> provides
> > us
> > > with actionable intel leading to the ruin of the other firms involved,
> > > particularly info on the "secret" partner firms like Endgame.
> Meanwhile,
> > > we've determined that a couple of firms involved are close to NSA;
> we'll
> > be
> > > staying away from those for the moment. Unless, of course, someone
> wants
> > > info on them for a major story.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > oh hai lol.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.lacy.ie/hbgary.php?id=1493
> > > >
> > > > <http://www.lacy.ie/hbgary.php?id=1493>
> > > > http://www.lacy.ie/hbgary.php?id=40501
> > > >
> > > > <http://www.lacy.ie/hbgary.php?id=40501>I just spoke to David
> > Gerulski,
> > > vp
> > > > of sales and marketing. Asked him if he had any association with
> > HBGary.
> > > He
> > > > said he couldn't talk about it. Told him I know he is because I have
> > his
> > > > e-mails in front of me, and that if he wanted to open up
> communication,
> > > he
> > > > can call or e-mail me. Let me know if you'd like recording.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 6:04 PM, MICHAEL RILEY, BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:
> <
> > > > michaelriley@bloomberg.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> ok...thx
> > > >>
> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >> Michael Riley
> > > >> Washington bureau/Bloomberg News
> > > >> (202) 624 1982
> > > >> (720) 635 8553 (cell)
> > > >>
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
> > > >> To: MICHAEL RILEY (BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:)
> > > >> At:  2/11 19:04:28
> > > >>
> > > >> Those are unlikely to come out till Monday.
> > > >>
> > > >> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:17 PM, barri2009 <barriticus@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > Will find out in a few minutes.
> > > >> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> > > >> >
> > > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > > >> > From: "MICHAEL RILEY, BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:" <
> > > michaelriley@bloomberg.net
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Date: 11 Feb 2011 17:21:07
> > > >> > To: <barriticus@gmail.com>
> > > >> > Subject: Re: Fwd: Jussi - Does he work for Nokia? As a Chief of
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Hey, barrett. will you let me know when greg's emails go up?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Is it likely to happen tonight?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >> > Michael Riley
> > > >> > Washington bureau/Bloomberg News
> > > >> > (202) 624 1982
> > > >> > (720) 635 8553 (cell)
> > > >> >
> > > >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> > From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
> > > >> > To: MICHAEL RILEY (BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:)
> > > >> > At:  2/11 15:36:41
> > > >> >
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Here you go. http://ru.phiral.net/~noyx/em.txt
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Barrett Brown <
> > > >> barriticus@gmail.com>
> > > >> > > > wrote:
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > > Still looking for that one but wanted to make sure you have
> > this
> > > >> too.
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > > http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5192/pwnedx.jpg
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:48 PM, MICHAEL RILEY, BLOOMBERG/
> > > >> NEWSROOM:
> > > >> > <
> > > >> > > > > michaelriley@bloomberg.net> wrote:
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > >> this is great stuff.
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> can i ask one more favor. All those emails where barr is
> > > bragging
> > > >> > > about
> > > >> > > > >> having the goods on anonymous, and then about how pissed he
> > is
> > > >> once
> > > >> > > the
> > > >> > > > >> attack starts. Do you have a copy of them or know where I
> can
> > > get
> > > >> > > them?
> > > >> > > > the
> > > >> > > > >> arstechnica piece is pretty comprehensive but i just need
> to
> > > lay
> > > >> > hands
> > > >> > > > on
> > > >> > > > >> them to satisfy the bosses that they're real.
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> thoughts?
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >> > > > >> Michael Riley
> > > >> > > > >> Washington bureau/Bloomberg News
> > > >> > > > >> (202) 624 1982
> > > >> > > > >> (720) 635 8553 (cell)
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> > > > >> From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
> > > >> > > > >> To: MICHAEL RILEY (BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:),
> > barryeisler@mac.com,
> > > >> > > > >> campbell@vertesi.com, greggatghc@gmail.com,
> > > >> ravi.somaiya@gmail.com,
> > > >> > > > >> robinsonchicago@gmail.com
> > > >> > > > >> At:  2/11  5:32:42
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > >> > > > >> From: John <bigleagues@gmail.com>
> > > >> > > > >> Date: Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 4:29 AM
> > > >> > > > >> Subject: Re: Jussi - Does he work for Nokia? As a Chief of
> > > >> Security?
> > > >> > > > >> To: barriticus@gmail.com
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> Barrett,
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> This is getting juicy regarding jussi. I've been obsessed
> > with
> > > >> this
> > > >> > > all
> > > >> > > > >> night . . .
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> I came across this article:
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> http://www.tietoyhteiskuntaohjelma.fi/parhaatkaytannot/tietoliikenne_ja_digitv/fi_FI/1146729681443/
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> At the top of the page is a familiar email:
> > jussij@gmail.comand
> > > >> it
> > > >> > > > >> appears
> > > >> > > > >> the article was published in 2006.
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> At the bottom of the page is a PDF link. I have attached
> the
> > > PDF.
> > > >> At
> > > >> > > the
> > > >> > > > >> bottom of the PDF document, are references to Jussi and his
> > > >> > co-author
> > > >> > > > and
> > > >> > > > >> what they do at Nokia. What'ya know. Google Translate
> doesn't
> > > do
> > > >> > well
> > > >> > > > with
> > > >> > > > >> Finnish to English, but there enough out there to make the
> > case
> > > >> that
> > > >> > > > >> jussij@gmail.com aka* jussi.jaakonahonokia.com aka
> > > >> > > > jussi@mataaratanga.com
> > > >> > > > >> *aka
> > > >> > > > >> jussi.jaakonaho@sentor.se belong to the same guy.
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> Meaning the Chief Security Analyst (or Chief Advisor,
> > > Enterprise
> > > >> > Risk
> > > >> > > &
> > > >> > > > >> Security) at NOKIA (and the "Industry Keynote Speaker" at
> the
> > > >> 2009
> > > >> > > > >> Forrester's Security Forum in London) . . . wait for it . .
> .
> > > >>  got
> > > >> > > > >> socially
> > > >> > > > >> engineered by a 16-year-old-girl.
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> www.tietoyhteiskuntaohjelma.fi <
> > > >> > http://www.tietoyhteiskuntaohjelma.fi
> > > >> > > > >> %20>has
> > > >> > > > >> an English version you can switch too, but then strangely
> no
> > > >> > reference
> > > >> > > > to
> > > >> > > > >> our boy Jussi will come up in the site search.
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> *Supporting Links*
> > > >> > > > >> http://www.spoke.com/info/p30H9Zc/JussiJaakonaho (Nokia:
> > Chief
> > > >> > > Security
> > > >> > > > >> Analyst since 2006, Design Engineer 1999-2006)
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> http://www.forrester.com/Speaker_Bio/0,9010,2358,00.html?speakerID=1659&speakerType=Outside
> > > >> > > > >> *
> > > >> > > > >> And it gets funny (not really) when you realize that he is
> > > >> sitting
> > > >> > on
> > > >> > > > >> security advisory boards and speaking at conferences:*
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/darklab@lists.darklab.org/msg00142.html
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> http://www.lesc.net/blog/intersecting-ideas-cross-disciplineshellipand-taking-boydrsquos-theories-beyond
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> http://zenpundit.com/?cat=340
> > > >> > > > >> *This quote should be attributed to Jussi: “companies won’t
> > die
> > > >> > > because
> > > >> > > > of
> > > >> > > > >> their false actions. they die because of the continuing of
> > the
> > > >> same
> > > >> > > > >> actions
> > > >> > > > >> for too long (which once were right).”*
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> *And Jussi offers a lot of expertise . . . including the
> > > >> discovery
> > > >> > of
> > > >> > > a
> > > >> > > > >> Windows DDoS vulnerability back in 2003:*
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-2000/denial-of-service-in-microsoft-rpc-endpoint-mapper.aspx
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/101/475022
> > > >> > > > >> "pentests can tell client only like "your security sucks or
> > we
> > > >> are
> > > >> > > > >>  unsure"
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> >
> > http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/nfr-wizards/1999-q3/0638.html
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> - John
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:37 AM, barri2009 <
> > > >> barriticus@gmail.com>
> > > >> > > > wrote:
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> > Hmm. I hadn't heard of this. Will look at link when I get
> > > home
> > > >> in
> > > >> > a
> > > >> > > > bit.
> > > >> > > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> > > >> > > > >> > ------------------------------
> > > >> > > > >> > *From: * John <bigleagues@gmail.com>
> > > >> > > > >> > *Date: *Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:40:43 -0500
> > > >> > > > >> > *To: *<barriticus@gmail.com>
> > > >> > > > >> > *Subject: *Jussi - Does he work for Nokia? As a Chief of
> > > >> Security?
> > > >> > > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >> > Barrett,
> > > >> > > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >> > Nothing you couldn't have found out already, but in
> reading
> > > up
> > > >> on
> > > >> > > > >> > everything I was curious who this Jussi dude is from
> > > >> rootkit.com-
> > > >> > > > >> could
> > > >> > > > >> > this be the same jussi?:
> > > >> > > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> http://www.forrester.com/Speaker_Bio/0,9010,2358,00.html?speakerID=1659&speakerType=Outside
> > > >> > > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >> > I mean how many jussi jaakonaho's can there be?
> > > >> > > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >> > - John
> > > >> > > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> --
> > > >> > > > >> Regards,
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> Barrett Brown
> > > >> > > > >> 512-560-2302
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > > --
> > > >> > > > > Regards,
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > > > Barrett Brown
> > > >> > > > > 512-560-2302
> > > >> > > > >
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > --
> > > >> > > > Regards,
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Barrett Brown
> > > >> > > > 512-560-2302
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > --
> > > >> > > Regards,
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Barrett Brown
> > > >> > > 512-560-2302
> > > >> > >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > --
> > > >> > Regards,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Barrett Brown
> > > >> > 512-560-2302
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Regards,
> > > >>
> > > >> Barrett Brown
> > > >> 512-560-2302
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Barrett Brown
> > > > 512-560-2302
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Barrett Brown
> > > 512-560-2302
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Barrett Brown
> > 512-560-2302
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Barrett Brown
> 512-560-2302
>



--
Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302



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Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302