I'd have to agree with Jim - EFF is closed for the holidays and a lot of the companies cut down hours anyway....I think this would have a lot more impact in the new year...
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Ryan Gallagher <r...@rjgallagher.co.uk>wrote: > Nadim Kobeissi <na...@nadim.cc> wrote: > >> >> Isn't it time for an open letter regarding Skype? >> > > I think this is a great idea. I tried and failed back in July to get > straight answers from Skype regarding the data it is in a position to hand > over to authorities. I found the level of obfuscation extremely > frustrating. > > Skype has since denied that its architecture changes had anything to do > with enabling comms interception ( > http://blogs.skype.com/en/2012/07/what_does_skypes_architecture_do.html); > however, it has failed to respond to other crucial questions, such as: why > did Microsoft file a patent for a "legal intercept" technology specifically > designed to help intercept Skype VoIP calls? Is the eventual aim to > integrate this technology into the Skype architecture? I think Skype's 600 > million users around the world have a right to know the answer to that > question. > > As far as an open letter is concerned, it's worth noting that Eric King at > Privacy International previously wrote to Skype asking some pertinent > questions: > https://www.privacyinternational.org/blog/skype-please-act-like-the-responsible-global-citizen-you-claim-to-be > > I'm not sure what response (if any) Eric received. Either way, I'm pretty > sure he'd be willing to get involved with a fresh open letter effort. > > Personally speaking, I think any open letter should be endorsed by as > diverse an array of groups as possible to reflect the broad range of > stakeholders with legitimate concerns over Skype's security. This issue is > extremely important to people working in my line of work (journalism), and > of course it also matters not only to activists but to everyday citizens > who want to know exactly what Skype can and can't do with their data. > > Feel free to get in touch with me if you are pushing forward with this, > Nadim. I'd be more than happy to try to get on board some groups that > represent the interests of journalists. > > Best, > > Ryan > > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- US: +1-857-891-4244 | NL: +31-657086088 site: jilliancyork.com <http://jilliancyork.com/>* | * twitter: @jilliancyork* * "We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality" - *Vaclav Havel*
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