Microsoft could intercept Skype conversation, is it true?

Dragos · June 6, 2013

German researchers revealed that Microsoft is able to intercept Skype conversation for security reason. Which are risks to the users’ privacy?

Microsoft intercept Skype conversations, the topic is at the center of a heated discussion. Before Microsoft acquisition the popular VOIP application was considered very secure and wiretap-proof, it was officially recognized that was impossible to intercept Skype conversation due its complex architecture and mechanism for the management of audio / video and text streams.

The situation changed when Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 Billion and its architecture was changed, officially for maintenance ameliorative. Just one month after the acquisition Microsoft obtained a patent for “legal intercept” technology specific for VOIP services such as Skype. This is pure randomness? Does Microsoft intercept Skype conversation?

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em · June 7, 2013

Eu sunt convins ca ar putea dar oare chiar merita? Nu cred ca si-ar permite sa o faca fara mandat de la politie and so on ..

neox · June 7, 2013

German researchers revealed that Microsoft is able to intercept Skype conversation for security reason. Which are risks to the users’ privacy?
Microsoft intercept Skype conversations, the topic is at the center of a heated discussion. Before Microsoft acquisition the popular VOIP application was considered very secure and wiretap-proof, it was officially recognized that was impossible to intercept Skype conversation due its complex architecture and mechanism for the management of audio / video and text streams.
The situation changed when Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 Billion and its architecture was changed, officially for maintenance ameliorative. Just one month after the acquisition Microsoft obtained a patent for “legal intercept” technology specific for VOIP services such as Skype. This is pure randomness? Does Microsoft intercept Skype conversation?
Continuare: Does Microsoft intercept Skype conversation to protect its users?

Da clar ,dar uitate cine ii spioneaza pe microsoft :))