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"ACLU technology expert Chris Soghoian said the revelations would surprise many Skype users. "In the past, Skype made affirmative promises to users about their
by jivatmanx 13y ago
"ACLU technology expert Chris Soghoian said the revelations would surprise many Skype users. "In the past, Skype made affirmative promises to users about their inability to perform wiretaps," he said. "It's hard to square Microsoft's secret collaboration with the NSA with its high-profile efforts to compete on privacy with Google."
I have a feeling the FTC won't go after them for violating truth-in-advertising laws.
- csoghoian 13y agoHaving worked at the FTC for a year in the team that goes after companies for violating consumers' privacy, I can comfortably say that you are 100% right on that point. The FTC (unfortunately) does not police deceptive statements about government surveillance.