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What about Google’s anti-social practices?

Publised at 2bloggen.org
Author: Daniël Verhoeven

When Google announced its integrated phone service called Google Voice Thursday, it said something very loud.  Google is saying it wants to be the world's communication hub, and hundreds of companies - ranging from mobile phone operators to Skype to Microsoft better be listening.

When Google announced its integrated phone service called Google Voice Thursday, it said something very loud. Google is saying it wants to be the world’s communication hub, and hundreds of companies – ranging from mobile phone operators to Skype to Microsoft better be listening. Google wants it all.

Well lets first congratulate  Tim Berners-Lee and  Robert Calliau today at the 20th anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web. Most people seem to have forgotten that it was originally designed as a collaborative tool at the CERN in Switserland. Tim Berners-Lee (see video) called it a Grassroot movement at the time. Today, if we let Google and other usurpators do,  it is threathened to become a gigantic billboard along a deserted highway. We want Internet to be more intelligible and re-conquer the public space on the Net to stop the privatization of communication. That’s why I want to spread a critical note ont the 20th birttday of the Web. Because the ad industry is blocking the Open Society on the Net Read the rest of this entry »

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Les backdoors dans Skype

Publié par  newsoft

Un récent article au titre racoleur prétend qu’il existe des backdoors dans Skype, permettant aux forces de police d’écouter les conversations.

Au delà du FUD, il me semble évident (compte-tenu des informations disponibles publiquement) qu’il est possible d’écouter une conversation Skype.

Parmi les arguments qui plaident en faveur de cette hypothèse:

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Activity Monitoring Software

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Gentse Blogs

Hieronder vind je de feed van enkele degelijke Gentse Blogs. Het zijn wel allemaal totaal verschillende werelden, maar ze huizen wel in dezelfde stad. Ik vind ze allemaal de moeite waard, maar ze hebben weinig conatct met mekaar, de ene overschreeuwt de andere. Wat meer contact tussen de ene en de andere wereld? In Gent moet dat kunnnen!

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