Archive for the 'VOIP' Category

• 11.25.07 Skype encryption and surveillance posted in Internet Surveillance, VOIP

  German police are unable to decrypt Skype, but rather than asking the company to provide keys to decrypt the transmissions, or implement a backdoor, they are seeking to intercept communication before they are encrypted:

  “We can’t decipher it. That’s why we’re talking about source telecommunication surveillance — that is, getting to the source before encryption or [...]

• 6.29.06 VOIP Filtering posted in Uncategorized, VOIP

  It is a bit old, but given all the discussion on “net neutrality” it seemed like a good time bring up an old case. In 2005 the FCC ruled that Madison River Communications had to stop blocking VoIP. Countries and companies have been targeting VoIP for some time by port blocking.

• 6.29.05 Target Skype? posted in Filtering Technology, Internet Censorship, Uncategorized, VOIP

  VOIP technology has been targetted for blocking in the past, mostly for economic reasons. Countries, such as Costa Rica are considering placing controls on VOIP. Generally, this is done by blocking the ports associated with the service. But now websites that provide software used to make phone calls over the Internet are being targetted for [...]

• 2.19.05 VOIP & Port blocking posted in Filtering Technology, Uncategorized, VOIP

  A leading VOIP provider, Vonage, has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about “an instance of portblocking… by a high-speed Internet provider.” This is not the first time the issue of port blocking and VOIP has been raised. A port is a “logical connection” location used with TCP/IP and UDP protocols. [...]