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Is Skype Spying On You?

Posted on Monday, July 30th, 2012 by

For many years, Skype took user privacy very seriously.

Skype, which provides free online calls and cheap phone calls to hundreds of millions of people around the world, has always been known for using strong encryption and complex peer-to-peer network connections. As a result, Skype calls are notoriously hard to intercept.

The company was very proud of its strong user security record, and even publicly stated that it could not conduct wiretaps because of its secure encryption techniques.

But this apparently is no longer the case. Read More

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A Handy List of Airports Offering Free Skype Wifi This Week

Posted on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Skype has just announced it is offering free wifi in 60 U.S. airports through December 27.

The service is available to travelers on PCs, Macs, and iPhones.

While a company spokesperson says its efforts are aimed at “helping people maintain meaningful connections this holiday season from wherever they may be,” privacy-savvy travelers should limit what they share online in wireless networks. It’s always best to avoid accessing sensitive information over wireless networks unless the data is encrypted with a personal VPN like PRIVATE WiFi.

Here’s a handy list to remind you where to find Skype’s limited free offering: Read More

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Skype Security Flaw Allows Hackers to Determine a User’s Physical Location

Posted on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 by

A newly discovered security flaw in popular video-chat service provider Skype could allow a  hacker to find out the user’s IP address, thereby determining the location of Skype users. As this New York Post article explains, this is a massive breach of privacy and security. And as we’ve pointed out in the past, are you sure your privacy is protected on Skype? Read More

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Extended Wifi Partnership Adds 500,000 Hotspots for Skype Users

Posted on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Skype users will soon be able to connect to 500,000 WiFi hotspots with a new pay-as-you-go plan around the world, which includes 500 airports, 30,000 hotels, and numerous cafés, trains, planes, offices buildings, and convention centers. This ZDNet article says that in order to use the compatible hotspots, users will need an up-to-date version of Skype for Mac or Windows and credit on the account. Read More

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Private Communication? The iPhone, iPad Meet Skype Video

Posted on Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 by

Available on both 3G and WiFi networks, new Skype 3.0 upgrades support making video calls on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and 4th-generation iPod touch. It also enables users to receive video calls on the iPad and the 3rd-generation iPod touch. But are you sure your privacy is protected on Skype? Read More

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