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On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Nadim Kobeissi <[email protected]> wrote: > Amazing :) > > Thanks for your support, everyone! > > > NK > > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Petter Ericson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> Good work :) >> >> First: some nitpicking: third-parties in the second paragraph should >> probably lose the hyphen. >> >> Second: I would be very happy to see a Telecomix signature on this >> letter :) >> >> Best regards >> >> /P >> >> On 18 January, 2013 - Nadim Kobeissi wrote: >> >> > Okay everyone, >> > the *final draft* has been posted online, with the gracious >> collaboration >> > of the EFF. Please take a look at it, make sure you want to keep your >> > signature there (or add it!) >> > >> > http://www.skypeopenletter.com/draft/ >> > >> > We'll be publishing next week. >> > >> > >> > NK >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 4:29 AM, Grégoire Pouget <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > > We'd like to see the final / rewritten version of the letter first >> but Reporters >> > > Without Borders <http://rsf.org> would be happy to sign it. >> > > >> > > Best, >> > > >> > > >> > > Le 17/01/2013 08:01, Nadim Kobeissi a écrit : >> > > >> > > Thanks for your expert advice, Chris. We're currently in the process >> of >> > > reworking the letter with assistance from the EFF and we'll take what >> you >> > > said into consideration. >> > > >> > > >> > > NK >> > > >> > > >> > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:58 AM, Christopher Soghoian < >> [email protected]>wrote: >> > > >> > >> You may want to consider rewriting your law enforcement/government >> > >> surveillance section: >> > >> >> > >> As a result of the service being acquired by Microsoft in 2011, it >> may >> > >> now be required to comply with CALEA due to the company being >> headquartered >> > >> in Redmond, Washington. Furthermore, as a US-based communication >> provider, >> > >> Skype would therefore be required to comply with the secretive >> practice of >> > >> National Security Letters. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> You don't articulate why being subject to CALEA is bad. Are the >> people >> > >> signing the letter arguing that law enforcement should never have >> access to >> > >> real-time intercepts of skype voice/video communications? If so, say >> that, >> > >> and why. If not, CALEA merely mandates access capabilities, it >> doesn't >> > >> specify under what situations the government can perform an >> interception, >> > >> >> > >> Also, if you want to raise the issue of secretive surveillance >> > >> practices, NSLs wouldn't be at the top of my list (yes, they don't >> require >> > >> a judge, but they can at best be used to obtain communications >> metadata). I >> > >> would instead focus your criticism of the fact that US surveillance >> law >> > >> does not sufficiently protect communications between two non-US >> persons, >> > >> and in particular, the government can intercept such communications >> without >> > >> even having to demonstrate probable cause to a judge. Specifically, >> non-US >> > >> persons have a real reason to fear FISA Amendments Act of 2008 >> section 702 >> > >> >> > >> Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ("FAA"), codified as >> 50 >> > >> U.S.C. 1181a, which allows the Attorney General and the Director of >> > >> National Intelligence ("DNI") to authorize jointly the targeting of >> > >> non-United States persons for the purposes of gathering intelligence >> for a >> > >> period of up to one year. 50 U.S.C. 1881a(1). Section 702 contains >> > >> restrictions, including the requirement that the surveillance "may >> not >> > >> intentionally target any person known at the time of acquisition to >> be >> > >> located in the United States." 50 U.S.C. § 1881a(b)(1). The Attorney >> > >> General and DNI must submit to the FISC an application for an order >> ("mass >> > >> acquisition order") for the surveillance either before their joint >> > >> authorization or within seven days thereof. The FAA sets out a >> procedure by >> > >> which the Attorney General and DNI must obtain certification from >> FISC for >> > >> their program, which includes an assurance that the surveillance is >> > >> designed to limit surveillance to persons located outside of the >> United >> > >> States. However, the FAA does not require the government to identify >> > >> targets of surveillance, and the FISC does not consider >> individualized >> > >> probable cause determinations or supervise the program. >> > >> (from: http://epic.org/amicus/fisa/clapper/) >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> While I am happy to provide feedback, I'm in no way authorized to >> sign >> > >> on to this letter on behalf of the ACLU. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Nadim Kobeissi <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> > >>> Dear Privacy Advocates and Internet Freedom Activists, >> > >>> >> > >>> I call on you to review the following draft for our Open Letter to >> > >>> Skype and present your name or the name of your organization as >> signatories: >> > >>> >> > >>> http://www.skypeopenletter.com/draft/ >> > >>> >> > >>> The letter will be released soon. 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