On Wednesday 27 August 2008 14:41:20 Jim Muchow wrote: > I have a couple of questions. > > The first is that I have read that the Ekiga VoIP client is expected to > support the ZRTP protocol. Is this still true? I'm just curious. > > Because the second question is why do I care? I mean, I've asked > and looked around the net and I don't quite understand why VoIP > encryption is necessary. I mean, I understand that encrypted > communications are a good thing and a worthwhile goal, but VoIP > traffic doesn't seem quite as, um, exposed to snooping concerns as > say ftp/telnet vs sftp/ssh. Any IP traffic is open for US government spying. Even domestic-to-domestic calls are subject to this because any or all of your packets could cross a US border before coming back in (or the person you are calling is international). You VOIP traffic is VERY vulnerable to government snooping (without warrant), somewhat less from common hackers. I strongly WELCOME ZRTP support in ALL VoIP apps, including this one. It is just taking a long, long time. praedor -- "As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." --H.L. Mencken
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