[free-sklyarov] MSNBC story

[Jon O .]

> This reminded me to post about another angle I've been
> thinking about, which is getting in consumer advocacy groups
> involved. Consumers Union (http://www.consumersunion.org/aboutcu/about.htm),
> for example, tests many consumer products for safety,
> reliability, comfort, etc. The results are published in the
> U.S.-based magazine Consumer Reports. Note here: They are a
> non-profit and do not benefit commercially from any of their
> findings and they do not accept advertising. They are also a
> fairly powerful and popular group in the U.S.
> 
> One of their main tasks is to test product claims. They have
> been sued by companies in the past for pointing out problems
> with products. The most recent, I believe was a lawsuit
> brought on by Isuzu
> (http://www.consumersunion.org/products/verdict.htm?Isuzu),
> which CU won. 
> 
> I wonder how they would feel if they found out that they
> couldn't test the encryption claims on consumer products
> unless they got the company's permission first?


Do they test encryption? I think part of the problem is no
large agency tests this stuff except for the FBI, NSA, etc...