[ NNSquad ] Saudi Arabia 'threatens Skype ban'

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Saudi Arabia 'threatens Skype ban'

http://j.mp/16TWb2V (BBC)

   "Encrypted messaging services such as Skype, Viber and WhatsApp could
    be blocked in Saudi Arabia, the telecommunications regulator there is
    reported to have warned.  It is demanding a means to monitor such
    applications, but Saudis say that would seriously inhibit their
    communications.  Saudi newspapers are reporting that the companies
    behind the applications have been given a week to respond."

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