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The main reason Skype included high-level encryption wasn't a fear of wiretapping, says a spokesman for the Estonian programmers.
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But doesn't encryption add a sinister edge?
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Some of its communications technology is proprietary, so widely used encryption systems aren't readily compatible, said people familiar with the matter.
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And since Silent Circle doesn't host the required encryption key on its servers, there's no way for the company to access users' data.
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After all, the software doesn't actually break the encryption on DVDs.
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The software doesn't decode Skype's encryption, but instead captures audio streams, keystrokes typed into the keyboard and possibly anything else happening on the computer.
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"Today, we don't have the level of encryption that we would need to take (a phone) overseas and fully integrate it into our mission-command systems, " Mazzanti said.
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FIX's flaws, including a lack of encryption on passwords and usernames, aren't new.
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Dotcom adds in that although other services don't have a one-click encryption option built into their interface, the likes of Google Drive allow you to upload encrypted, password-protected files.
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You didn't think all of those recent attempts to outlaw encryption and put software backdoors onto computer chips was strictly to fight international espionage, did you?
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Unlike some other mail encryption utilities such as SigabaSecure, introduced last week, Disappearing Email doesn't attempt to authenticate the recipient's identity.
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And security tools really don't help here, Goldsmith says, although strong firewalling and external session-layer encryption are helpful.
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