eBay could ditch uncrackable Skype tech Spooks likely watching with interest Skype’s proprietary scrambling technology is purportedly the bane of electronic spies at the NSA and GCHQ, and now in a move sure to spark…
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Europe ditches Skype probe: “ Calling for clarity Eurojust – the EU body for judicial cooperation – is not investigating ways to intercept Skype calls, contrary to reports earlier this week.… “ (Via The Register…
EUROJUST: “The Hague, 20 February 2009 Eurojust coordinates internet telephony investigations Ms Carmen Manfredda, acting National Member for Italy, will take the lead in coordinating a Europe-wide investigation on internet telephony (VoIP). At the request…
Mozilla, Skype support DMCA jailbreaking exemption: “The Mozilla Corporation and Skype Communications have both filed papers in support of a proposed DMCA exemption for the jailbreaking of smartphones. (Via Macworld.)
Skype calls’ immunity to police phone tapping threatened: “Suspicious phone conversations on Skype could be targeted for tapping as part of a pan-European crackdown. (Via Macworld.)
IT – Italy police warn of Skype threat: “(BBC) Criminals in Italy are increasingly making phone calls over the internet in order to avoid getting caught through mobile phone intercepts, police say. Officers in Milan…
NSA offering ‘billions’ for Skype eavesdrop solution: “ Business model for P2P firm at last? Counter Terror Expo News of a possible viable business model for P2P VoIP network Skype emerged today, at the Counter…
Mumbai terrorists thwarted security agencies by using internet telephones: “The terrorists who attacked Mumbai were able to thwart security agency attempts to monitor their communications by using an internet telephony service similar to Skype, the…
More on Skype surveillance in China… Skype spies give pause for thought in China: “Most Chinese who use Skype – or at least its Chinese version TOM-Skype – were thrilled to find a way to…
China Skype service snags and stores users’ messages: “ More than a million messages logged Human rights advocates have uncovered a huge surveillance system in China that monitors and archives text messages sent with the…