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  1. Re:Not in the classic sense of "secure" on Ask Slashdot: Are There Secure Alternatives To Skype? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah well, I can ask for Symbian but that's a dead platform too.

  2. Re:Urgently need alternative on Skype For Windows Phone Will Stop Working in 2017 (betanews.com) · · Score: 0

    If yoyu like the closed off systems that windows phone is, the iPhone would be an option. If you like more choice and adaptability Android is better, but with the added cost that you need to gain some knowledge to use that adaptability.

  3. Re:On my Linux on Skype For Windows Phone Will Stop Working in 2017 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    For those few where a desktop client is a requirement, Viber has a desktop client and Signal and Whatsapp a browser version coupled to the phone.

  4. The real question should be on Should Cloud Vendors Decrypt Data For The Government? (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    Do you think that cloud services should be setup in such a way that the provider is even capable of decrypting user data? IMO, the answer should be no.

    Of course, for some kinds of publicly available data like websites this does not hold. If anyone on the world can see them and is supposed to be able to see them, the government can too, even without a warrant.

  5. Re:Legacy support? on Skype For Windows Phone Will Stop Working in 2017 (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    That unified platform was introduced with windows 10 and they seem unwilling or unable to backport it to 8.1. Unless they change their plkans again of course: win phone 6, 7, 8, 8.1: all abandoned. Fool me once, blame on MS. Fool me twice, blame on me. Fool me 4 times: what kind of idiot you think I am?

  6. Re:Wait what? on Skype For Windows Phone Will Stop Working in 2017 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    And noone I know uses it (that's even less than the amount of Signal users I communicate with) and it still allows easy eavesdropping. Skype is a buisiness tool now, I don't use it privately anymore. WhatsApp is the norm here in Europe.

  7. Re:Skype seems to work well on Android 6 and earli on Skype For Windows Phone Will Stop Working in 2017 (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    No, in case you missed it: WhatsApp has end to end encryption now (also for voice calls), so FB can't eavesdrop. It has gotten some angry reactions from states over that, with Brasil the most prominent example. Unlike Skype.

  8. Re:On my Linux on Skype For Windows Phone Will Stop Working in 2017 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    But suffers from the same issue of eavesdropping. Better use something encrypted like Signal, WhatsApp or Viber.

  9. Re:On my Linux on Skype For Windows Phone Will Stop Working in 2017 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    The Android app is updated every week.

  10. Re:Define "cloud" on Skype For Windows Phone Will Stop Working in 2017 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes. The current system was too much work to eavesdrop.Fortunately Skype is not the only one doing voip anymore, and not even the most popular. I use it only for buisiness use, for personal contacts there is Signal and WhatsApp who have decent encryption.

  11. Re:How is this a breach of terms? on LinkedIn Suffers Huge Bot Attack That Steals Members' Personal Data (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    And these "terms" are legally binding why exactly?

  12. Re:Good. on Google Working On New 'Fuchsia' OS (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    > A unified eco system that spans mobile and the desktop.

    Would there really be much demand of that? I'm perfectly happy to keep them separate. I have file sharing on my home network with my phone but that's about it. Most people I hear about such things are windows phone fans who often work in systems administration and don't have a personal life. Most other people don't care.

    Merging with a car could be handy, if carkits would give a usable sound quality (and tracking would not be so bad as with the current systems). Given their current quality, I prefer holding the phone next to my ear.

  13. Re:Just like trying to ban guns on France Says Fight Against Messaging Encryption Needs Worldwide Initiative (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    The official story was they were having too many issues with it. However, I more believe Moxie just wanted to get rid of sms. When I check the issue list there are not many sms related issues and most of those that remained were solved by Silence so they could just import them.

  14. Re: Islam is the problem, not encryption on France Says Fight Against Messaging Encryption Needs Worldwide Initiative (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Just kicking all muslims out, and certainly not letting any new ones in, would already help. The US wanted to start Arabic "springs"? Then take in the refugees yourself.

  15. Re:Paris terrorists used burner phones on France Says Fight Against Messaging Encryption Needs Worldwide Initiative (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Belgium and Germany are now outlawing non-registered prepaid cards in response to that. They can for the time being buy Dutch prepaids but law enforcement lobbies will try to ban it there too.

  16. Re:Just like trying to ban guns on France Says Fight Against Messaging Encryption Needs Worldwide Initiative (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Except that encryption is already pre-made. The funny thing is even that Silence, a fork of TextSecure that focusses on SMS encryption, is developed partly in France. You just need the apk, no accounts or servers.

  17. Re: Hypocrisy on Google: Unwanted Software Is Worse Than Malware (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Windows mobile is dead. Even the bloatware makers ignore it. If you root Android, you can easily remove bloatware like Hangouts and the like.

  18. Re:Similar happened with anon.penet.fi on GhostMail Closes in September, Leaves Users Searching For Secure Email Alternatives (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Ghostmail is based in Swiss so I doubt very much that the patriot act was involved.

  19. Re: So the tax returns aren't public? on Assange Says Wikileaks is 'Working On' Hacking Donald Trump's Tax Return (slate.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Good. Now kick us out and let us make peace with Russia instead of trying to start another cold proxy war.

  20. Re: So the tax returns aren't public? on Assange Says Wikileaks is 'Working On' Hacking Donald Trump's Tax Return (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    > since this is the single most important job interview anyone can ever get

    I doubt it. The president has much of a figurehead, where the big companies and intelligence services are really ruling the country. It seems to go that way not only in the US but in most of the western world.

  21. > The players are owned by no one, unlike the MLB

    You're saying the MLB uses slaves?

  22. Re: FB should did it on Police Asked Facebook To Deactivate Woman's Account During Deadly Standoff (abc7.com) · · Score: 0

    Looking at it logically: black + something with resistance to arrest = death sentence in the US. Then you can as well take some SS men, I mean cops, with you when you go.

  23. Re:FB should did it on Police Asked Facebook To Deactivate Woman's Account During Deadly Standoff (abc7.com) · · Score: -1

    Yes, considering the trigger happy US police threatening them with a shotgun is stupid. Just fire first, it's self defense.

  24. Re: FB should did it on Police Asked Facebook To Deactivate Woman's Account During Deadly Standoff (abc7.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Considering the fact that the US police seems to have had their training by former members of the Division Totenkopf I'd say that shooting a cop should be considered self defense unless proven otherwise.

  25. Re:Fascist China on When It Comes To China, Google's Experience Still Says It All (backchannel.com) · · Score: 1

    Sounds like the US.