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Skype Responds To Security Breach — But Is It Enough?

Started by Duncan Riley · 9 months ago

Skype’s president is responding to reports of a security breach in a Chinese-based surveillance system tied to the service. The flaw, reported Thursday (PDF), was discovered within the Tom-Skype software used throughout China. A public interest group found that private messages ... Continue reading »

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  • ranjeet

    9 months ago

    Ya all mailing systems like gmail, yahoo, msn, aim use plain text .. so its easy to get others private messages.
    Thanx,
    Ranjeet
    http://www.geekonnet.com/
    reply
  • dthede

    9 months ago

    Josh Silverman's naivete, as expressed in his press release describing Skype's understanding of TOM's procedures, is shocking in that he expects his intended audience to believe him.
    Is there any conceivable reason to trust Skype anywhere under any conditions anytime in the future? This kind of trust violation cross-talks directly to the United States. Who among the participants here imagines that accomodations to our government haven't already long ago been made?
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