From 6d6716efb625bea166d4e358a83736aedfdceaad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Enegnei Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:23:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Created new section; moved recent content down --- JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) diff --git a/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md b/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md index 5c0ea09..158cee7 100644 --- a/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md +++ b/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md @@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ 12. [DEF CON](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#def-con) 13. [The Intercept](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#the-intercept) 14. [The Tor Project](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#the-tor-project) -6. [**TODD V. LOVECRUFT**](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#todd-v-lovecruft) +6. [**THE AFTERMATH**]() +7. [**TODD V. LOVECRUFT**](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#todd-v-lovecruft) ### **Latest updates:** [Nick Farr revokes allegation](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#nick-farr); [Shepard](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#the-tor-project) and [Lovecruft leave the Tor Project](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#isis-lovecruft); [lawsuit from Peter Todd](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#todd-v-lovecruft) @@ -475,36 +476,6 @@ On [August 12th](https://web.archive.org/web/20160812132547/https:/twitter.com/z > “The numerous victims that this process creates are not helped at all; the innocent along with the allegedly guilty are savaged and rejected without ever getting a chance to defend themselves.” -In November 2017, the **European Court of Human Rights** (ECHR) decided in the case of *EGILL EINARSSON v. ICELAND* that "[public persons... do not have to tolerate being publicly accused of violent criminal acts without such statements being supported by facts](https://archive.is/gCrgS#selection-8243.4-8267.21)," on the basis that such statements would violate [Article 8](https://archive.is/gCrgS#selection-7475.4-7589.266). - -![Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw9LAVQFqOF/](https://archive.is/GXHEF/3d56f8d7813d6f5746a974d00b3db5ebd98fcabb.jpg) - -`Ai Weiwei, Srećko Horvat, and Appelbaum at Brandenburger Tor rally for Assange, May 2nd 2019. Photo credit: Ai Weiwei` - -In November 2019, [Appelbaum](https://archive.is/XiAqe) participated in the "[*Resistências*](https://archive.is/f2I9C)" program of the Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival (LEFFEST'19), curated by Franco-Spanish lawyer and journalist [Juan Branco](https://web.archive.org/web/20191121163333/https://twitter.com/anatolium). On the 16th, during a discussion with Branco, Appelbaum spoke about Assange's case, his regrets about the 'internet freedom' movement, and his experience being targeted by the surveillance state. - -> "[Having proof is a lot like being innocent of a thing. You think that matters in this context, and it doesn't. Actually, having evidence doesn't change one bit about those people who suggested it wasn't real and that we deserve it. The evidence didn't change their opinion because they're authoritarians, often pretending to not be fascists, but who in fact are supporting things like the death penalty, very clearly for Julian and for other people](https://youtu.be/r9qkNzlzSQM?t=243)." - -He also referenced the hiring of Chasteen (see '[*Leaked Tor-Internal Chat Logs*](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#leaked-tor-internal-chat-logs)') and Reilly's subsequent allegations of rape and harassment (see '[*Suspension from the Tor Project*](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#suspension-from-the-tor-project)') as an influence on his resignation from the **Tor Project**. - -> "[I helped to build part of the 'internet freedom' world. I worked at the **Tor Project** for a very long time. I had a very brutal exit from the **Tor Project**, not only because of the aforementioned accusations against me, but also because... Before I was accused of these things, I discovered that someone was an undercover CIA officer with a current clearance. That's really dangerous. It really sucks, but after that happened, the person who hired that CIA officer actually accused me of rape. A very important detail is, I've never had any romantic interactions with that person at all. They withdrew the accusation pretty quickly, but the damage was already done. It laid the groundwork for later accusing me of other crimes. So I want to say that I am very skeptical of this 21st century statecraft that the State Department has pushed, and the 'internet freedom' movement as a whole](https://youtu.be/r9qkNzlzSQM?t=1376)." - -A few days later, Reilly still mocked the idea that he was a "[political exile](https://web.archive.org/web/20191122132249/https:/twitter.com/akareilly/status/1197451329418993664)" and accused him of taking credit for someone else's work, without any specifics. Macrina [laughed at the program's name](https://web.archive.org/web/20191201123553/https:/twitter.com/flexlibris/status/1197304552103514118?lang=en), and [Saitta](https://web.archive.org/web/20191201123920/https://twitter.com/Dymaxion/status/1197277560624885760?lang=en) (see '[*Freedom of the Press Foundation*](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#freedom-of-the-press-foundation)') at his description as a journalist. Quintin suggested that [rotten fruit should have been thrown](https://archive.is/ZvDX1). [Eva Galperin](https://archive.is/8TZND), director of cybersecurity for the [**Electronic Frontier Foundation**](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#electronic-frontier-foundation), characterized the talks as "[classic sexual abuser comeback tour material](https://web.archive.org/web/20191122131355/https:/twitter.com/evacide/status/1197366794165481472?lang=en)," and [reiterated](https://archive.is/hXAmC) that he should "engage [in] a good faith restorative justice process with all of your victims." Chasteen responded, "[This is the correct take](https://web.archive.org/web/20191122132719/https:/twitter.com/davidschasteen/status/1197605056821915649?lang=en)." - -Branco, as a legal advisor, had visited Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy, particularly in relation to [an attempt to seek asylum in France](https://archive.is/Gw9xf). Since November 21st, Branco has been [sharing surveillance footage](https://web.archive.org/web/20191201134220/https:/twitter.com/anatolium/status/1197500181291393024?lang=en) of the embassy that had been made available through [the exposure of Spanish security company **UC Global**](https://archive.is/LXlzc). According to the French online journal [**Mediapart**](https://archive.is/DKUgP), Branco plans to file a compliant. "[Not one, but dozens of hours of meetings filmed, recorded and transmitted daily to the CIA. Including in the kitchen. Meetings protected by attorney-client privilege](https://web.archive.org/web/20191201134656/https://twitter.com/anatolium/status/1200746603289677826?lang=en)," he explained. - -Reilly would continue to reference the allegations against Appelbaum and [Assange](https://archive.is/Csns1). - -> ÖPNV-Mitarbeiter, die Unterstützung von Die Zeit wollen: Tut mir leid, sie unterstützen nur Vergewaltiger. [Public transport employees who want support from Die Zeit: Sorry, they only support rapists.] -> -> -- Karen Reilly [@akareilly](https://archive.is/LJCeJ) (September 29th 2020) - -On October 3rd 2020, during the seventh annual [Hackers Congress](https://web.archive.org/web/20201005044840/https://digital-totality.hcpp.cz/) at Paralelni Polis, [Appelbaum](https://youtu.be/9Yolhny77BQ?t=7421) again spoke about Assange's case, the grand jury, and the fallout from the **Tor Project**: - -> For example, to give you an idea of his character: when I understood that the grand jury wanted me to testify against Julian Assange, I called Julian and I told him. I told him, "I have been told that if I do not testify against you, they will come and extradite me from Europe, and I will probably die in an American prison or be locked up indefinitely," as Chelsea Manning at the time was. I told him, "I have not been home in many years. I do not want to do this." -> -> You would expect a selfish jerk to do something like telling me what to do in that situation, something that is in his best interest. But that's not what he did. He made a moral appeal, not to me but to the standard that we should all set. He said, "The Tor Project has taken away your reputation and name. They have tried to say that you have no right to speak in public anymore, that you have no moral standing, that you are nobody, that you are nothing. And now the Department of Justice has given you a chance to show the world who you really are. So it's up to you to decide what choice you want to make. It's up to you to decide what you want to live with, and what you can't live with." - ### Replacement of Tor Project Board Members On July 13th 2016, the **Tor Project** [announced](https://archive.is/IU6S7) that it would be [replacing all seven members on the board of directors](https://archive.is/L1iIh) "in keeping with its commitment to the best possible health of the organization." The statement was [written by the outgoing board](https://archive.is/vVYc0#selection-75.2-75.56) and [posted as a press release](https://archive.is/vVYc0#selection-75.57-75.133) by [Krauss](https://archive.is/yxqlC#selection-471.0-471.57). Though Dingledine and Mathewson stepped down from the board, they will "[continue in their roles as co-founders of the Tor Project, leading Tor's technical research and development](https://archive.is/L1iIh#selection-143.0-143.404)." @@ -1600,6 +1571,38 @@ Like Shepard, Lovecruft was also moved to '[past contributors](https://archive.i In January 2019, Steele was [interviewed](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#the-website-and-twitter-accounts) by [**Pacific Standard**](https://web.archive.org/web/20191021214100/https:/twitter.com/PacificStand/status/1087711484707250176?lang=en) about her time as executive director. She described a meeting which Appelbaum was excluded from, where "several women... came to me during that meeting and told me their stories about things that had happened with Jake." Then, "within a couple of weeks, I heard from a woman who said that she was raped," most likely Komlo; therefore, this meeting was probably held in early 2016. She said she was "proud" of those who had set up the 'victim's collective' website. No mention was made of [Lovecruft](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#isis-lovecruft), one of the primary accusers, being fired from the **Tor Project** six months earlier. +![Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw9LAVQFqOF/](https://archive.is/GXHEF/3d56f8d7813d6f5746a974d00b3db5ebd98fcabb.jpg) + +`Ai Weiwei, Srećko Horvat, and Appelbaum at Brandenburger Tor rally for Assange, May 2nd 2019. Photo credit: Ai Weiwei` + +## The Aftermath + +In November 2017, the **European Court of Human Rights** (ECHR) decided in the case of *EGILL EINARSSON v. ICELAND* that "[public persons... do not have to tolerate being publicly accused of violent criminal acts without such statements being supported by facts](https://archive.is/gCrgS#selection-8243.4-8267.21)," on the basis that they would otherwise be violating his [Article 8](https://archive.is/gCrgS#selection-7475.4-7589.266) rights. + +In November 2019, [Appelbaum](https://archive.is/XiAqe) participated in the "[*Resistências*](https://archive.is/f2I9C)" program of the Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival (LEFFEST'19), curated by Franco-Spanish lawyer and journalist [Juan Branco](https://web.archive.org/web/20191121163333/https://twitter.com/anatolium). On the 16th, during a discussion with Branco, Appelbaum spoke about Assange's case, his regrets about the 'internet freedom' movement, and his experience being targeted by the surveillance state. + +> "[Having proof is a lot like being innocent of a thing. You think that matters in this context, and it doesn't. Actually, having evidence doesn't change one bit about those people who suggested it wasn't real and that we deserve it. The evidence didn't change their opinion because they're authoritarians, often pretending to not be fascists, but who in fact are supporting things like the death penalty, very clearly for Julian and for other people](https://youtu.be/r9qkNzlzSQM?t=243)." + +He also referenced the hiring of Chasteen (see '[*Leaked Tor-Internal Chat Logs*](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#leaked-tor-internal-chat-logs)') and Reilly's subsequent allegations of rape and harassment (see '[*Suspension from the Tor Project*](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#suspension-from-the-tor-project)') as an influence on his resignation from the **Tor Project**. + +> "[I helped to build part of the 'internet freedom' world. I worked at the **Tor Project** for a very long time. I had a very brutal exit from the **Tor Project**, not only because of the aforementioned accusations against me, but also because... Before I was accused of these things, I discovered that someone was an undercover CIA officer with a current clearance. That's really dangerous. It really sucks, but after that happened, the person who hired that CIA officer actually accused me of rape. A very important detail is, I've never had any romantic interactions with that person at all. They withdrew the accusation pretty quickly, but the damage was already done. It laid the groundwork for later accusing me of other crimes. So I want to say that I am very skeptical of this 21st century statecraft that the State Department has pushed, and the 'internet freedom' movement as a whole](https://youtu.be/r9qkNzlzSQM?t=1376)." + +A few days later, Reilly still mocked the idea that he was a "[political exile](https://web.archive.org/web/20191122132249/https:/twitter.com/akareilly/status/1197451329418993664)" and accused him of taking credit for someone else's work, without any specifics. Macrina [laughed at the program's name](https://web.archive.org/web/20191201123553/https:/twitter.com/flexlibris/status/1197304552103514118?lang=en), and [Saitta](https://web.archive.org/web/20191201123920/https://twitter.com/Dymaxion/status/1197277560624885760?lang=en) (see '[*Freedom of the Press Foundation*](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#freedom-of-the-press-foundation)') at his description as a journalist. Quintin suggested that [rotten fruit should have been thrown](https://archive.is/ZvDX1). [Eva Galperin](https://archive.is/8TZND), director of cybersecurity for the [**Electronic Frontier Foundation**](https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md#electronic-frontier-foundation), characterized the talks as "[classic sexual abuser comeback tour material](https://web.archive.org/web/20191122131355/https:/twitter.com/evacide/status/1197366794165481472?lang=en)," and [reiterated](https://archive.is/hXAmC) that he should "engage [in] a good faith restorative justice process with all of your victims." Chasteen responded, "[This is the correct take](https://web.archive.org/web/20191122132719/https:/twitter.com/davidschasteen/status/1197605056821915649?lang=en)." + +Branco, as a legal advisor, had visited Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy, particularly in relation to [an attempt to seek asylum in France](https://archive.is/Gw9xf). Since November 21st, Branco has been [sharing surveillance footage](https://web.archive.org/web/20191201134220/https:/twitter.com/anatolium/status/1197500181291393024?lang=en) of the embassy that had been made available through [the exposure of Spanish security company **UC Global**](https://archive.is/LXlzc). According to the French online journal [**Mediapart**](https://archive.is/DKUgP), Branco plans to file a compliant. "[Not one, but dozens of hours of meetings filmed, recorded and transmitted daily to the CIA. Including in the kitchen. Meetings protected by attorney-client privilege](https://web.archive.org/web/20191201134656/https://twitter.com/anatolium/status/1200746603289677826?lang=en)," he explained. + +Reilly would continue to reference the allegations against Appelbaum and [Assange](https://archive.is/Csns1). + +> ÖPNV-Mitarbeiter, die Unterstützung von Die Zeit wollen: Tut mir leid, sie unterstützen nur Vergewaltiger. [Public transport employees who want support from Die Zeit: Sorry, they only support rapists.] +> +> -- Karen Reilly [@akareilly](https://archive.is/LJCeJ) (September 29th 2020) + +On October 3rd 2020, during the seventh annual [Hackers Congress](https://web.archive.org/web/20201005044840/https://digital-totality.hcpp.cz/) at Paralelni Polis, [Appelbaum](https://youtu.be/9Yolhny77BQ?t=7421) again spoke about Assange's case, the grand jury, and the fallout from the **Tor Project**: + +> For example, to give you an idea of his character: when I understood that the grand jury wanted me to testify against Julian Assange, I called Julian and I told him. I told him, "I have been told that if I do not testify against you, they will come and extradite me from Europe, and I will probably die in an American prison or be locked up indefinitely," as Chelsea Manning at the time was. I told him, "I have not been home in many years. I do not want to do this." +> +> You would expect a selfish jerk to do something like telling me what to do in that situation, something that is in his best interest. But that's not what he did. He made a moral appeal, not to me but to the standard that we should all set. He said, "The Tor Project has taken away your reputation and name. They have tried to say that you have no right to speak in public anymore, that you have no moral standing, that you are nobody, that you are nothing. And now the Department of Justice has given you a chance to show the world who you really are. So it's up to you to decide what choice you want to make. It's up to you to decide what you want to live with, and what you can't live with." + ## Todd v. Lovecruft ![front page of legal document](https://archive.fo/O69iK/cf2cc3cc82567c753f4965c293bae3fa8849960a.jpeg)