Added. Thank you!
NK On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Martin Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > GreatFire.org would like to sign. Thanks very much for doing this. > > Martin Johnson > Founder > https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. > https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. > https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website In China. > > > 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. Feedback is also welcome. >>> > >>> >>> > >>> Thank you, >>> > >>> NK >>> > >>> >>> > >>> -- >>> > >>> 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 >>> > >> >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > -- >>> > > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: >>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > -- >>> > > Grégoire Pouget, >>> > > New Media Desk // Bureau Nouveaux Médias >>> > > Reporters Without Borders // Reporters sans frontières >>> > > @fightcensors_en @fightcensors_fr >>> > > GPG ID : 2BBC1ECE >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > -- >>> > > 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 >>> >>> -- >>> Petter Ericson ([email protected]) >>> Telecomix Sleeper Jellyfish >>> -- >>> 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 >> > > > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >
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