[liberationtech] Skype letter strategy

[Andre Rebentisch]

Dear Kate,

Am 17.01.2013 08:48, schrieb Kate Krauss:
>
> You may find that their public image is really important to them--they 
> seem to be trying to be a little more cool.  Microsoft gets a lot out 
> of Skype's friendly brand and a lot of human rights credibility 
> through its association with the Gates Foundation. Perhaps talking 
> about these things would be useful.

Definitely not. It is an organisation that does not care at all about 
its public image in the field of public policy. Quite exceptional, I may 
add.

Currently it is one of the US key companies that target the EU personal 
data protection reform.

Of course there are exceptions to the scheme, e.g. an ip enforcement 
case in Russia a few years ago to which the company applied very 
professional damage control.

Best,
André