MCI set to offer secure two-way messaging with strong encryption
John Gilmore
gnu at toad.com
Thu Oct 28 13:16:39 EDT 2004
> MCI Inc. will offer secure two-way messaging through its SkyTel
> Communications subsidiary next month, encrypting wireless text
> with the Advanced Encryption Algorithm.
Note that they don't say it's "end to end" encryption:
> Messages are encrypted between the device and an encryption server
> at SkyTels secure network operations center.
And presumably wiretappable there.
John
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