On May 20, 2013, at 9:03 AM, ianG <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 19/05/13 00:29 AM, Ethan Heilman wrote:
>>> Actually I think that was the point, as far as anyone knew and from the
>>> last published semi-independent review (some years ago on the crypto list
>>> as I recall) it indeed was end2end secure.
>>
>> Skype has never claimed it is end to end secure ...
>
>
> I think that is false. Skype have in the past facilitated (contracted?) at
> least one independent audit of the system that is still posted on their
> website. As an audit, it provides a point-in-time statement that we can rely
> upon to a great extent, as both representations of the special auditor and of
> Skype.
>
That's the Berson report; as of a few weeks ago, it was still on the Skype
site. If memory serves, it only dealt with voice calls, not IM, video, or
voice mail -- and the disclaimer posted doesn't address voice:
http://www.skype.com/en/legal/privacy/
1. WHAT INFORMATION DOES SKYPE COLLECT AND USE?
.....
Content of instant messaging communications, voicemails, and video
messages
--Steve Bellovin, https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
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