Microsoft Could Integrate Eavesdropping in Skype

[Guest]

Microsoft has filed a patent that describes a "legal intercept" of VoIP communications.

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[Guest]

This might be a good move for Skype. I could swear I read that is banned from use in several countries due to its potential as a tool for terrorism and anti government activities. Maybe this will open up more markets for it.

 

[illo]

guess im going back to vent.

 

[wild9]

The good news, depending on your view, is that the technology is only targeted to become a tool that can be requested by law enforcement.

..and who now runs law enforcement: Joe Public, or Joe Private?

 

[Guest]

I can see this being very useful for corporations. They already install software to monitor internet access so they can see when their employees are on porn sites or whatever on the clock, this, combined with cell a disruptor field many places already use, will let them see when employees are wasting time on personal calls.

 

[Guest]

Why use Skype to begin with, when there are much cheaper options?



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[amk-aka-Phantom]

That's EXACTLY why I didn't like MS buying Skype in the first place. Original Skype told GTFO to all attempts to intercept and even released patches which circumvented blocks in certain countries (China, if I remember it right). Now, instead we get this.

 

[keyanf]

Good for you Microsoft! You've made it impossible for any competion to pull this off now! Whee!

 

[Guest]

@LetUsAdvance
He's not a troll, you appear to be the Troll.
He is correct. Several countries block access not only to skype, but to facebook and other social media due to "tool for terrorism etc"

I however don't see how this will benefit users. Its just another reason to 'give big brother more control' as some would say.

 

[ikyung]

If you use Skype as a communication tool for illegal activities, you deserve to get caught.

 

[micr0be]

google talk FTW!!!!!!1111oneoneone

 

[LORD_ORION]

If everyone used SIP with SRTP and TLS... that would thwart the bad people.

 

[fir_ser]

So now we can say that there is a possibility that video calls on Skype are now being monitored.

 

[milktea]

One more reason why I stay away from Skype.

 

[Guest]

[citation][nom]Walter87[/nom]@LetUsAdvanceHe's not a troll, you appear to be the Troll.He is correct. Several countries block access not only to skype, but to facebook and other social media due to "tool for terrorism etc"I however don't see how this will benefit users. Its just another reason to 'give big brother more control' as some would say.[/citation]

Well it benefits users in those countries who could not use it before and who are not doing anything illegal with it and don't care about government monitoring. Its free global communication, it has value.

 

[xerroz]

[citation][nom]micr0be[/nom]google talk FTW!!!!!!1111oneoneone[/citation]
The "Google" in Google talk says enough about its position on privacy. I won't be using either

 

[SmileyTPB1]

So now it's OK to do something illegal if you patent it? I wish I could patent something like prostitution and then that would be legal and I could license it to everyone.

Of course MS already "eavesdrops" on everything you do with their web browser, if not their OS too, so this really isn't all that different. Everyone should just assume that if you do it over the internet that at least one, if not many, major tech companies know all about it and have stored the information somewhere.

 

[FloKid]

MicroSpies

 

[alikum]

This couldn't get any funnier. There isn't even proof that MSFT would be integrating its patented tech into Skype and people get hyper and go all out bashing.

 

[SmileyTPB1]

[citation][nom]alikum[/nom]This couldn't get any funnier. There isn't even proof that MSFT would be integrating its patented tech into Skype and people get hyper and go all out bashing.[/citation]

Because MS would NEVER do anything questionable or outright illegal.

More importantly people are always going to bash MS because there is already so much material to work with. This just happens to be slightly different material.