[makem]

Microsoft are monitoring all skype chats and urls:

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/05/14/1516247/microsoft-reads-your-skype-chat-messages

Touch of the big brothers?

 

[Davis_Zadian]

Thats bad... I would have suggested PGP (pretty good privacy), which was free at one time, but as the company has crossed hands 5 times now, Symantec now own it and charge you for having it...

It allowed you to encrypt your data before sending it, and only people with your public KEY can de code your data......

 

[makem]

I use private email to prevent google gleaning cash from it.

I also have an encrypted messaging system but it needs other people to have it and they need to be a little computer savvy. Most cannot bother.

I do use mIRC but again the above applies.

People like google and microsoft rely on the masses who cannot be bothered or don't understand.

 

[Dan]

The French are currently investigating Microsoft because they require the ability to 'wire-tap' Skype calls;http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/03/france-says-skype-could-face-prosecution-for-failure-to-register-as-a-telecom/

 

[hallii]

Have a poke around here http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/research-and-reports







We have lots to worry about hee in the UK.


Geoff