User: erki

Re:Legality in US?

On: Logitech MSN Webcam Codec Reverse-Engineered

Using reverse-engineering methods to find out about proprietary software is not illegal, rules a Californian court.

Re:SUE THEM ALL!

On: Texas Attorney General Sues Vonage over 911

What about if I have one those Skype handsets connected to my computer, which looks like a phone but is actually only used for calling in Skype network. Must that provide 911? If it does, what about the skype software on a PC?

Excerpt from Skype EULA:

No Emergency Calls: by entering into this Agreement You acknowledge and agree that the Skype Software does not and does not intend to support or carry emergency calls. Please also see article 7 below.

And from article 7:

7.4 No Emergency Services. You expressly agree and understand that the Skype Software is not intended to support or carry emergency calls to any type of hospital, law enforcement agency, medical care unit or any other kind of emergency service. Skype, its Affiliates or Skype Staff are in no way liable for such emergency calls.

Re:Pan wheel...

On: Apple Developing Two-Button Mouse

I don't speak much Finnish either, but I do know some, so:

You can predict a man's success among women by his computer

Mac: sought-after bachelor

Brand PC: normal guy

Custom built: to be avoided

Re:Deserved

On: Harvard Business School: You Peek, You Lose

Hey, I LIKE my red socks! Even more than white socks.

Re:Maybe the real reason?

On: Costa Rica May Criminalize VoIP

a literacy rate very close to that of the U.S.

So what you're saying is that the US has a literacy rate very close to that of Costa Rica :D

Re:Short Memories

On: Skype-Ready Phones From Motorola

how difficult do you think it is for Skype to intercept, record and playback conversations on their network

Pretty damn bloody difficult, considering they use 256-bit AES encryption to encrypt all calls, messages and file transfers end-to-end.

Re:Please do not use Skype!

On: Skype-Ready Phones From Motorola

Not only that, but they also designed the Skype clients in such a way that they must check for updates and always run the latest version before being able to communicate with others.

This is false. Skype clients do check for updates, but they do not require the latest version to be installed.

Re:Recording Legality.

On: Skype For Mac OS X and Linux

Skype apparently uses 256-bit AES encryption, which is not sufficient for protection against high-end decryption systems. (See relevant security papers for why this is too short for computers over the next few years, if not computers this year).

Really? Could you point me to any such security papers? Because 192-bit and 256-bit AES has been deemed sufficiently secure for US government top secret data by NSA.

But Skype also gathers statistics in their central location about who calls what other users when.

Hmm. You're obviously not an employee of Skype, nor appear to be affiliated with it in any way. So where does your inside information originate from?

Also, anytime you work through a central office, without control over the source code you're running, you leave yourself open to re-routing of the call or even deliberate re-broadcast of the call from the clients at the whim of the central office.

Sorry, but this I didn't understand.

Re:Recording Legality.

On: Skype For Mac OS X and Linux

I'm sorry, but how is Skype *not* a broadly available commercial VOIP tool with robust end-to-end encryption?