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(1) could be done at the ISP level without any help from skype.com. (2) interesting. How do you suppose it determines the app to give you?
by marshray 14y ago
(1) could be done at the ISP level without any help from skype.com.
(2) interesting. How do you suppose it determines the app to give you?
- aptwebapps 14y agoSame as (1), I'm sure.
- marshray 14y agoIn theory an international Setup.exe could decide what package to install and verify its signature. Disclosure: I just started working at Microsoft, though not closely with the Skype team. My research interests involve authentication, censorship and privacy issues. Be assured that there are smart people inside who are very concerned about the integrity of these systems. If you come across anything sketchy beyond what's required by law in the relevant jurisdictions please let me know or email secure [at] microsoft.com.
- aptwebapps 14y agoI was assuming that this was all behind the Great Firewall and I was assuming that this is legit in the sense that Tom is doing this with Skype's knowledge. I.e., if in China, either installer will fetch the Tom-Skype package.
- w1ntermute 14y agoTo (2), it probably uses IP geolocation.