[ NNSquad ] Re: CNN's use of "Octoshape" slips live video P2P into users' PCs

[Brett Glass <nnsquad@brettglass.com>]

At 12:28 AM 2/5/2009, Lauren Weinstein wrote:

> The potentially negative implications of Octoshape seem quite serious
> in a number of ways and from a variety of bandwidth use, privacy, and
> security standpoints.  Given the reported lack of obvious, fully
> informed disclosure to users about what this software is really doing
> (language buried in the usage "fine print" doesn't fulfill this
> requirement), one wonders if there might also be some interesting legal
> issues as well in various locales.

Lauren, and everyone:

I comment on these same disclosure issues, and propose solutions, at

http://www.brettglass.com/principles.pdf

--Brett Glass