> Most are "backdoorable" because it is easier to build a service that way. Okay sure, I can go with that. My point is that the reason is not "because the gov

> Most are "backdoorable" because it is easier to build a service that way. Okay sure, I can go with that. My point is that the reason is not "because the government makes them do it that way." I agree with all of what you are saying. Tying into the original conversation, my beef with skype isn't so much that they were backdoorable but that they were backdoorable when they have been claiming for years that they are not.