Microsoft Won't Say If Skype Is Secure Or Not. Time To Change? 237
jetcityorange writes "When asked repeatedly a Microsoft spokesperson refused to confirm or deny that Skype conversations [could be monitored]. Microsoft was granted a patent a month after purchasing Skype that covers 'legal intercept' technology designed to be used with VOIP services. Is it time to consider more secure alternatives like Jitsi like Tor's Jacob Appelbaum suggests?"
Re:Seriously? (Score:5, Interesting)
Could a 3rd party wrap Skype? (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:If there is a third party... (Score:4, Interesting)
You keep telling yourself that, if it makes you feel better.
What do you mean?
He means he doesn't understand public key cryptography.
They dont have to decrypt it for it to be useful (Score:4, Interesting)
Just knowing who you're talking to can be all the info they need.