[liberationtech] Comments on Internews new "information security guide"

[Peter Fein]

The question about Skype's encryption has always seemed somewhat secondary
(though still important). The primary concern is who has the keys and who
do they share them with.

Answer: Skype, and whoever they feel like:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/11/09/skype_gave_data_on_a_teen_wikileaks_supporter_to_a_private_company_without.html


On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Yosem Companys <companys at stanford.edu>wrote:

> And we know that not to be true?
>
> #Activists: Pls read abt #Skype #security issues & potential alternatives
> http://urlite.de/secVoIP_wiki #secVOIP
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Brian Conley <brianc at smallworldnews.tv>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have recently seen Internews' new internet security guide.
>>
>>
>> http://www.internews.org/our-stories/project-updates/speaksafe-new-toolkit-safer-online-and-mobile-practices-media
>>
>> I wonder if anyone else on the list has seen it, or whether anyone knows
>> who authored it?
>>
>> I'd very much like to speak with them, as I'm quite concerned about a
>> number of items in the guide. The most noteworthy being that Internews
>> seems to have proclaimed Skype a completely acceptable technology, with no
>> evidence of its encryption being broken. I'm not sure this is false, since
>> backdoors don't need to break encryption in order to function, but, well...
>>
>> I will be reading through the guide at length in coming days and invite
>> Internews to contact me publicly or privately regarding the content.
>>
>> Look forward to comments from the list.
>>
>> Brian
>>
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