What other fall-out might there be from last week’s revelations by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab project that China was monitoring Skype instant messaging?
What is the risk of a foreign government agency requiring a company within its borders to provide access to information that is available to them?
What are the implications for outsourcing operational functions to certain off-shore jurisdictions with democratic and civil liberty principles that aren’t aligned with those we hold to be important? If a call centre has access to my phone records or banking records for customer service purposes, how do we know that their government doesn’t have access as well?
What issues arise when sourcing network equipment and services from off-shore suppliers? How secure is network and customer information? What level of diligence is sufficient for corporate boards to be confident that cost savings justify the risk of privacy loss through corporate or government espionage.
Is Skype just the tip of the iceberg?
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