Some great stuff by Martin Geddes on advanced privacy features for voice networks. He describes a compelling feature set for privacy enabling voice networks, and observes that Skype could do this. Skype is almost there. Their call forwarding feature has no automation capabilities at all, and no API for a third party to add them.
It’s about more than privacy, however. Advanced privacy features could easily be extended to decision making about the relevance of a call. Relevance enabled voice systems would be able to answer questions like "Given the current circumstances, do I want to take this call, at this time?" and act accordingly.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
