skype

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Dan Gillmor <dan () gillmor com>
Date: August 12, 2005 11:57:16 AM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Re: [IP] Digest 1.748 for ip


Well, Skype isn't a U.S. company, for starters.

But if Skype does that they'll be removing our ability to have any  
faith in
the single most important part of their service: the end-to-end  
encryption.
Not to mention the shredding of whatever trust their customers might  
have
given them. I doubt they're that foolish or duplicitous.

Dan


> In my original note, quoted below, I worote that it
> would be relativley easy for SKYPE to tap Internet
> only calls. Nothing in the reply below changes that.
> The voice data is easily obtained at the packet
> forwarder. SKYPE supplies the 'encryption' and could
> provide means to defeat it.
>
> If SKYPE is faced with the choice of developing a
> CALEA capability or being legislated out of business,
> they will have no great technical challenge to
> accomodate the requirment.



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