The question about Skype's encryption has always seemed somewhat secondary (though still important). The primary concern is who has the keys and who do they share them with.
Answer: Skype, and whoever they feel like: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/11/09/skype_gave_data_on_a_teen_wikileaks_supporter_to_a_private_company_without.html On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Yosem Companys <[email protected]>wrote: > And we know that not to be true? > > #Activists: Pls read abt #Skype #security issues & potential alternatives > http://urlite.de/secVoIP_wiki #secVOIP > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Brian Conley > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I have recently seen Internews' new internet security guide. >> >> >> http://www.internews.org/our-stories/project-updates/speaksafe-new-toolkit-safer-online-and-mobile-practices-media >> >> I wonder if anyone else on the list has seen it, or whether anyone knows >> who authored it? >> >> I'd very much like to speak with them, as I'm quite concerned about a >> number of items in the guide. The most noteworthy being that Internews >> seems to have proclaimed Skype a completely acceptable technology, with no >> evidence of its encryption being broken. I'm not sure this is false, since >> backdoors don't need to break encryption in order to function, but, well... >> >> I will be reading through the guide at length in coming days and invite >> Internews to contact me publicly or privately regarding the content. >> >> Look forward to comments from the list. >> >> Brian >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >> > > > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >
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