U.S. Wants Broader Internet Wiretap Authority

FOX NEWS ^ | 09/27/10 | FOXNEWS

[Doogle]

....not what the lying clown said back in 2008.....

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9845595-7.html

[Doogle]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9845595-7.html

[ShadowAce]

[bitterohiogunclinger]

No problem. Just as soon as every email and phone call made by every DemonRAT politician be made available to the public.

[a fool in paradise]

The claim is that this is for “terror suspects” and other crime (like downloading copyrighted material).

Since Obama doesn’t give a Red Rat’s A$$ about jihadists within our US military, you can scratch out that he’s trying to track terrorists.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Citizens exist for the convenience of the state.

[BikerJoe]

U.S. Wants Broader Internet Wiretap Authority

How long before an encrypted Skype-style client shows up somewhere. Wouldn't be that hard to do.

[ShadowAce]

Citizens Subjects exist for the convenience of the state.

[LFOD]

Control the money supply (banks & what not) - check
Control industry (unions) - check
Snoop on us constantly - check

Keep it up....

[Dead Corpse]

We all want things we probably shouldn't have. I want an aircraft carrier and my own habitable planet.

Some things just aren't meant to be...

[Paine in the Neck]

How long before an encrypted Skype-style client shows up somewhere.

How to Encrypt VoIP

[dayglored]

PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). Great stuff.

GPG (GNU Privacy Guard). Totally compatible w/PGP (same open code.)

Enigmail on Thunderbird.

Might have to lengthen my PGP keys a bit or two. :)

Screw 'em.

[dayglored]

> How long before an encrypted Skype-style client shows up somewhere. How to Encrypt VoIP

Skype is already encrypted:

https://support.skype.com/faq/FA145/What-type-of-encryption-is-used

Skype uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), also known as Rijndael, which is used by the US Government organizations to protect sensitive, information. Skype uses 256-bit encryption, which has a total of 1.1 x 10^77 possible keys, in order to actively encrypt the data in each Skype call or instant message. Skype uses 1024 bit RSA to negotiate symmetric AES keys. User public keys are certified by the Skype server at login using 1536 or 2048-bit RSA certificates.

[dayglored]

> Skype is already encrypted:

... and if you don't trust that, use PGP/GPG on your confidential instant message text or file transmissions.

That's what I do.... it's easy and works like a champ.

[dagogo redux]

Anyone who hasn’t factored this eventuality into the equation is a fool. The time to stock up and form (tracable, monitorable) networks over the net is coming to an end.

I’ve especially been amused by those spinning SHTF schemes based on email and facebook networks and such. Better be ready to go low tech when that happens, and prepare for it now.

dagogo redux.com (predominantly White)

[backwoods-engineer]

Just so people know: 256-bit AES is rated by the government for carrying top-secret communications.

But if Skype gives the government your private key, all is lost.

It is possible to have your own AES encryption on top of theirs, by encrypting a text file and then sending it via Skype. Not as convenient, but nearly bulletproof if you choose a pretty random key.

[sayuncledave]

The distance between what is being said, and what is meant is the Grand Canyon: “terrorist” simply means those who have the temerity to disagree with the government. You know. Citizens.

[dayglored]

> But if Skype gives the government your private key, all is lost.

Well, Skype could give the government the temporary private key they generated and assigned to me for a given conversation. But that's not "my private key" in the same sense as my PGP key or SSh key is "my private key".

> It is possible to have your own AES encryption on top of theirs, by encrypting a text file and then sending it via Skype. Not as convenient, but nearly bulletproof if you choose a pretty random key.

Precisely, which is why I use PGP, SSh, or similar for guaranteed privacy when needed. Mostly that's for business data. But the same principle applies to anything I want to keep private.

It's cat-and-mouse -- each step the government takes to deny privacy will be met with another step from private individuals to ensure it. They can't throw everybody in jail at once.

I think...

[zeugma]

Citizens exist for the convenience of the state.

<shudder>

[zeugma]

Enigmail on Thunderbird.

Yup. Totally slick.

My keys are already big enough to survive the heat death of the universe.