[liberationtech] skype

[Anthony Papillion]

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On 03/30/2013 07:23 PM, hellekin wrote:
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>> That said, though, even if I'm right on all those points, that's 
>> not going to stop people from using it.  And that's where
>> *you're* right: I wish you weren't, but you are, and I don't know
>> how to fix that situation.
> 
> *** I don't know either, but Jitsi provides such a good alternative
> to Skype that the only blocking "feature" is the social network:
> when people using skype intensively decide to switch to Jitsi (or
> other SIP-compatible clients), it's done. Is it merely a matter of
> marketing and network effect? Is it a matter of promoting SIP
> services at ISP level? How to beat the inertia of a bad habit?

Honestly, I don't think it's just a bad habit. It's apathy. Most
people don't really *care* if Microsoft or law enforcement listens in
or intercepts their communications. They've bought into the whole 'If
they're monitoring people, then those people must be doing something
wrong' and 'I have nothing to hide, why would I care?' mindsets.

I think the first step is to educate people as to why they should even
care. The next is to offer them a viable solution like Jitsi.

Anthony


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