Voip Pal Com Inc (VPLM)

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Interesting Article about Microsoft. They name Voip-Pal by name
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/microsoft-cites-constitutional-rights-lift-gag-orders-tell-public-about-gov%E2%80%99t-spying

Article Excerpt
He wrote, "Looking forward, as Internet-based voice and video communications increase, it is clear that governments will have an interest in using (or establishing) legal powers to secure access to this kind of content to investigate crimes or tackle terrorism." And Microsoft has been looking in this direction since 2009 when it filed a patent called "Legal Intercept" for VoIP. Although that was way before Microsoft ever acquired Skype, the patent does specifically mention Skype. "VoIP may include audio messages transmitted via gaming systems, instant messaging protocols that transmit audio, Skype and Skype-like applications, meeting software, video conferencing software, and the like."

That patent, however, later led to a patent war over wiretapping VoIP and surveillance backdoors into Internet chats. VoIP-Pal claimed that it first had such a surveillance patent that would "allow government agencies to 'silently record' VoIP communications." It also mentions Skype and "national and international demands by governments to enable law agencies the ability to perform scheduled and live intercepts (wiretaps) on Digital Voice telephone conversations."