That horseman is a little lonely there all by itself. Can't you add something about organized crime?
The FCC hasn't requested Skype to add a backdoor because that would only drive people away from Skype to secure solutions.
The FCC hasn't requested Skype to add a backdoor because that would only drive people away from Skype to secure solutions.
The problem is network effects again.
Requiring an overt backdoor for law enforcement would just encourage people to move away from Skype, diminishing the value of whatever covert backdoors it has.
Don't forget kiddie porn and money laundering! They're feeling a little left out here.
"Bigger cause" ? Physics does not work that way. The only leverage over Skype is that it's closed source.
Crypto genie is not going back in the bottle.