Does it matter that it was rejected? I think not. The amusing bit in all this is of course that it is caused by the way Intelligence oversight is supposed to work in a democracy, and what happens when the gathering of it meets the need to make a buck. No one would have known until somebody thought they could make even more money (by patent) out of something they've already been doing. Normally they'd have preferred not to talk about it.
They want to listen in, for (supposedly) legitimate reasons, but no one on the other end wants to be listened to. This contest is eternal. I too think an open, secure, less centralised (perhaps Tor-like) IM/VoiP thingie is long overdue... P. On Jun 30, 2011, at 08:13, McTim wrote: > I heard that that patent was rejected. Rgds, McTim > > On Jun 30, 2011 7:20 AM, "Kiggundu Mukasa" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/29/microsoft_skype/ > > > > A new Microsoft patent points towards Skype becoming equipped for lawful > > interception, which could be important as the service grows up to challenge > > traditional telcos. > > The patent was filed back in 2009, but granted last week and picked up by > > Computerworld. Titled "Legal Intercept", it covers one way in which a > > VoIP-based communications system might enable a call to be intercepted and > > covertly recorded, naming Skype as one of the services to which it could be > > applied....... > > > > > > ................... India has made it clear that Skype risks being kicked > > out of the country unless it sorts out some sort of lawful intercept > > capability, and other countries will be quick to follow India's lead. So if > > Microsoft wants to see Skype spreading around the world then it will need > > to have just what's described in the Legal Intercept patent. > > > > Citizens aghast that their VoIP calls could be intercepted might be > > annoyed, but they'd be better off petitioning their governments, rather > > than raging against the companies trying to obey the law. > > > > > > > > > > -- Acta Virum Probant -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way.
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