So, is "privacy" a chimera?  

If so, it is misleading to call it a "requirement."

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To: DePriest, Greg (NBC Universal)
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Subject: Re: [alto] Is there really a 'war' between ISPs and app
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On Mar 27, 2009, at 2:09 PM, DePriest, Greg (NBC Universal) wrote:

> I'm still mulling the Skype response...
>
> Are there other examples beyond Skype?
>
> Maybe Linux downloads?  Sharing the King James Version of the Bible?
>
> Exactly what are those essential, right-to-privacy P2P applications  
> that demand privacy?
>

As for skype, it is easy to detect that someone is doing P2P voip  
based on traffic analysis: its easy for the network to discover  
participants, and for sybils to map participants.

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