French government bans Skype at Universities

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () cs columbia edu>
Date: October 24, 2005 9:15:00 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: French government bans Skype at Universities


According to http://www.01net.com/editorial/289360/telephonie/skype- 
banni-des-facs-par-la-securite-nationale/
the French government has banned use of Skype at universities.  The
purported reason: it's insecure.  http://www.oberle.org/?p=122 points
out that the real reason may be that it's too secure.  A third possible
reason, though I'd have to know more about the funding model there:
someone is losing money because of free phone calls.

        --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb




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