> In connection with using "encrypted, secure connection" Skype for > Snowden's imagery at SXSW and TED, as well as encrypted comms > with journalists and event organizers, what has led these comsec > advisors to believe that all too vulnerable Skype is secure, as well > as all too vulnerable popular crypto pushed for journalists? > > Is there any indication Snowden has deployed less vulnerable > protections which have not been disclosed as backing for his > encouragement to trust encryption and to allow Skype to > finger his location and leak his comms?
If this was a live conference stream with media types, direct Skype may have been used since: - Training a bunch of idiots to use something secure is a pain. Perhaps traded off with a disposable location and/or that Snowden is now diplomatically safe in Russia. - Tor's network characteristics are usually ok for some voice, but insufficient for live media video. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype_protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype_security http://ashkansoltani.org/?s=skype That said, Skype is closed source, carries no future guarantees, and has a controversial track record... therefore it should not be trusted under any circumstances. Far better options exist for approaching your private comms needs... https://www.prism-break.org/
