On 11/04/12 11:04, Christian wrote: > On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:03:28 -0500, Scott Ferguson > <scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com> wrote: >
<snipped> >> >> Note also that Skype is encrypted, but Skype has a history of handing >> out the private key. > > The term "handing out" makes me curious. Who exactly are they handing it > out to? Law enforcement - duly warranted I "assume". Italian law enforcement that I'm aware of. > > Personally I am presented with a few requirements from my employer to be > able to use Linux as my work OS. Glad you have a good employer - sound like a company worth working for. The only employer I had who allowed GNU/Linux was Telstra - and they had a long list of build and deployment rules, most of which were default in Debian. > One is MS Word the other is Skype, with > or without key handed out. I have similar requirements from some clients - the "need" for MS Office has always been met by OpenOffice.org, with the exception of one client (who prefers I use their own VOIP product) - Skype's security satisfies the requirements of clients that do specify a VOIP product. I'm not currently concerned about government or law enforcement monitoring my communications, but I take heed of Chile's experience with Alan Bond. Business espionage would be a greater concern to me than Big Brother - not that I have any involvement in NBN tenders, and Defence related business usually has ONA and DSD guidelines about means of communication (which don't affect me, currently and I'm not in a position to comment on). Kind regards -- Iceweasel/Firefox/Chrome/Chromium/Iceape/IE extensions for finding answers to questions about Debian:- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/Scott_Ferguson/debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f850905.8010...@gmail.com
