Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-02-13 Thread Paul Bernal (LAW)
Dear All Just to let you know, I've just been interviewed by a man from the NYT/IHT (European office) about the Skype Open Letter - he'll be writing a piece in a week to ten days. I hope I said the right kind of thing… Paul Dr Paul Bernal Lecturer UEA Law School University of East Anglia

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-26 Thread Fabio Pietrosanti (naif)
Cool, this kind of media action cooperation worked very well. In Italy (and in Italian) we made a press-release of Hermes Center ( http://logioshermes.org ) and broadcasted it to +50 journalists working on internet-stuff and to all the major organization active on internet privacy, digital rights

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-25 Thread Russell Brandom
Also on NPR's Marketplace Tech Report: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/tweeting-videos-through-vine-should-skype-be-more-google (Starting at 1:40) On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:14 AM, Kelvin Quee (魏有豪) kel...@quee.org wrote: Congratulations on making it to Slashdot! :)

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-25 Thread Nadim Kobeissi
What a great success, everyone! Congratulations! :-) More media coverage ( 31 news sources so far, discounting Reddit and Hacker News!) http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57565690/activists-to-microsoft-who-is-requesting-our-skype-data/

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-24 Thread Nadim Kobeissi
It's out, everyone! NK On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:00 PM, Nadim Kobeissi na...@nadim.cc wrote: The Open Letter to Skype is launching *Thursday, January 23rd 2013 at 9:00AM Eastern Time.* Thanks to everyone who helped, with special thanks to Eva Galperin from EFF. The petition will be

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-24 Thread Fran Parker
8:36 AM EST and https://skypeopenletter.com will not load. Times out. However, http://www.skypeopenletter.com/ loads fine. https not working I guess. Nadim Kobeissi wrote: It's out, everyone! NK On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:00 PM, Nadim Kobeissina...@nadim.cc wrote: The Open Letter to

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-24 Thread Nadim Kobeissi
My mistake! We do not have an HTTPS version. NK On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Fran Parker lilba...@gmail.com wrote: 8:36 AM EST and https://skypeopenletter.com will not load. Times out. However, http://www.skypeopenletter.**com/http://www.skypeopenletter.com/loads fine. https not

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-24 Thread SiNA Rabbani
Is there a hashtag for this letter? Maybe just #skype to get the attention of Skype users? On Jan 24, 2013 5:32 PM, Martin Johnson greatf...@greatfire.org wrote: Thanks a lot Nadim! Great work! Now let's spread this widely and force Microsoft to respond. Martin Johnson Founder

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-24 Thread Kate Krauss
First press hit: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/25/activists_demand_skype_transparency/ -- Kate Krauss Executive Director AIDS Policy Project www.AIDSPolicyProject.org On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Martin Johnson greatf...@greatfire.orgwrote: Thanks a lot Nadim! Great work! Now let's

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-24 Thread Ryan Gallagher
It's had much wider coverage that just the Register the Verge (see a selection below). I expect there will be a few more tomorrow, too, and there will also be follow-ups when (if?) Microsoft substantively responds. CNET:

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-24 Thread Fran Parker
I couldn't get there with the link provided so searched for Skype on The Verge and got this link: http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/24/3895002/an-open-letter-asks-whos-listening-in-on-skype-calls Martin Johnson wrote: Actually

[liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-23 Thread Nadim Kobeissi
The Open Letter to Skype is launching *Thursday, January 23rd 2013 at 9:00AM Eastern Time.* Thanks to everyone who helped, with special thanks to Eva Galperin from EFF. The petition will be available at: *https://skypeopenletter.com* Share widely! (Facebook and Twitter Share buttons will be