It's very interesting to watch this from without because RIM is saying, "Oh,we don't make deals with people on encryption, and yet they've been negotiating with the Saudis about something.
VOA: standard.2010.08.11
The main reason Skype included high-level encryption wasn't a fear of wiretapping, says a spokesman for the Estonian programmers.
Some of its communications technology is proprietary, so widely used encryption systems aren't readily compatible, said people familiar with the matter.