Re: [liberationtech] Call for Open Letter on Skype

2012-12-27 Thread Nadim Kobeissi
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 6:34 AM, Christopher Soghoian ch...@soghoian.netwrote: I can't believe that I am saying this, but can we tone down the paranoia a bit please? I'm not sure I understand. How is it totally reasonable to critique Skype endlessly regarding its unclear policies and

Re: [liberationtech] Why Skype (real-time) is losing out to WeChat (async)

2012-12-27 Thread David Gessel
A minor semantic quibble, but push-to-talk(1) is walkie talkie mode that typically implies live, instant, and synchronous communications with the caveat that it is historically half duplex which remains useful in high-noise situations. Push Voice would imply push notifications indicating the

Re: [liberationtech] Why Skype (real-time) is losing out to WeChat (async)

2012-12-27 Thread Nathan of Guardian
On 12/27/2012 06:29 PM, David Gessel wrote: A minor semantic quibble, but push-to-talk(1) is walkie talkie mode that typically implies live, instant, and synchronous communications with the caveat that it is historically half duplex which remains useful in high-noise situations. Push

Re: [liberationtech] Why Skype (real-time) is losing out to WeChat (async)

2012-12-27 Thread Nadim Kobeissi
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Nathan of Guardian nat...@guardianproject.info wrote: On 12/27/2012 06:29 PM, David Gessel wrote: A minor semantic quibble, but push-to-talk(1) is walkie talkie mode that typically implies live, instant, and synchronous communications with the caveat that it

Re: [liberationtech] Call for Open Letter on Skype

2012-12-27 Thread Ryan Gallagher
Chris, I think you're right to express a note of caution with regards jumping to conclusions about the patent. However, the patent is still relevant to the discussion at hand here. At the very least, the patent is contributing to a sense of mistrust and that is why it needs to be addressed. The

[liberationtech] Infosec FBI - cell tech query y info MX

2012-12-27 Thread Lisa Brownlee
Holiday greetings from MX Libtech colleagues! Could someone please inform me: 1. What cellphone the FBI currently deploys and whether any special tracking SW is installed and if so, name and source of program? The secure phone of choice here is the iPhone deployed with proprietary

Re: [liberationtech] Call for Open Letter on Skype

2012-12-27 Thread Alfredo Lopez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/22/2012 05:23 AM, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: Dear LibTech, As pointed out by many of you, including the EFF, Jake Appelbaum, Chris Soghoian, myself and others, Skype has ignored repeated requests to clarify its privacy/security policy, and it

Re: [liberationtech] Travel with notebook habit

2012-12-27 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 09:51:02PM +0100, Jerzy Ɓogiewa wrote: I am just reading this, http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/12/breaking_hard-d.html Can we start some discussion about good notebook travel habit? I have read Jacob Appelbaum say he does not travel with _ANY_ drive in

Re: [liberationtech] Travel with notebook habit

2012-12-27 Thread Matt Mackall
On Thu, 2012-12-27 at 23:56 +0100, Radek Pilar wrote: Full HDD encryption (including swap space and hibernate file) and powered down or hibernated (s2disk) machine is the only way to go. Expect that if you're a target of state oppression that your laptop WILL be taken away from you for hours at