Skype has come under fire this past week for allegedly letting the U.S. government use its service to spy on its users. The online call service company is now saying that’s simply not true.”Some media stories recently have suggested Skype may be acting improperly or based on ulterior motives against our users’ interests,” Skype Chief Development and Operations Officer Mark Gillett wrote in a blog post today. “Nothing could be more contrary to the Skype philosophy.”To continue reading this CNET report, go to:
news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57481123-93/skype-is-not-helping-the-feds-spy-on-its-users-it-says/Also see:Skype denies police surveillance policy change
Microsoft’s online message, phone and video chat service Skype has denied making changes to its system “in order to provide law officers greater access” to its members’ conversations.It follows reports suggesting infrastructure upgrades had made it easier to hand on users’ chat data.Skype has now posted a blog saying the changes were made solely to improve user experience and reliability.
www.bbc.com/news/technology-19012415Skype Denies Snooping Claims
Skype is denying reports that it made technical changes to its Internet calling service to make law enforcement surveillance of Skype communications easier.Over the last week or so, there have been reports that suggested Skype had expanded its cooperation with law enforcement agencies that are eager to gain access to conversations over the service. The reports said this resulted from the recent addition of supernodes residing in the data centers of Skype’s new corporate parent, Microsoft, which help with establishing connections between users.
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Skype is not helping the feds spy on its users, it says
Skype has come under fire this past week for allegedly letting the U.S. government use its service to spy on its users. The online call service company is now saying that’s simply not true.