Lauren Weinstein's Blog Update: Public Call for Skype to Release

[lauren at vortex.com]

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Lauren Weinstein's Blog Update: Public Call for Skype to Release
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                            September 12, 2005


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http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000151.html

Greetings.  As I noted in <a
href="http://lists.elistx.com/archives/interesting-people/200509/msg00122.html">
a recent IP posting</a>, eBay's purchase of the popular Skype VoIP
service (now official) leads to new concerns over the proprietary
nature of Skype's security and encryption systems, which will now be
under the control of an extremely large and powerful corporate entity.

For eBay and Skype to have a chance of maintaining the goodwill and
trust of Skype users, I call on Skype to forthwith release the
specifications and implementation details of Skype's encryption and
related technologies.

This disclosure should ideally be made to the public, but at a minimum
to an independent panel of respected security, privacy, and encryption
experts, who can rigorously vet the Skype technology and make a public
report regarding its security, reliability, and associated issues.

--Lauren--

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