Skype Accused of Reading IMs; Company Says it's Scanning URLs

[exfileme]

A security blog stated that Skype reads IM messages, but it's likely just SmartScreen inspecting embedded links.

Skype Accused of Reading IMs; Company Says it's Scanning URLs : Read more

 

[Soda-88]

Feels like Skype is a necessary evil nowadays, between a year old IP exploit that causes DDoSing and now this.
I miss MSN messenger, UI, mail notification, picture sharing was all so much better

 

[jhansonxi]

You don't need Skype for MSN yet. There's a workaround: http/messengergeek.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/use-messenger-reviver-2-to-bring-back-messenger-and-beat-skype/
Pidgin is also an alternative.

 

[icycool]

Oops... seems Skype scumbags have removed the thread.
Use this link.
http/messengergeek.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/use-messenger-reviver-2-to-bring-back-messenger-and-beat-skype/

 

[ddpruitt]

For anyone actually willing to READ the original article all they're visiting the URLs passed in a message. More importantly they're using the URL as is without cleaning it up. I could see this used as an attack against Skype (deliberately sending malformed URLs or sites with exploits).
Clearly Skype doesn't know much about security, this is a big no no.

 

[Non-Euclidean]

"Clearly Skype doesn't know much about security, this is a big no no. "
What? MS not knowing much about security? Since when?

 

[Pherule]

"What? MS not knowing much about security? Since when?"
All day 'erry day.
http/www.theverge.com/2013/1/17/3885962/microsoft-security-essentials-fails-anti-virus-certification-test

 

[The_Trutherizer]

This article is blissfully boring it turns out. So its just an anti phishing measure. Sounds reasonable to me.