skype

  • Why Doesn’t Skype Protect You Against Eavesdropping?

    Why Doesn’t Skype Protect You Against Eavesdropping?

    Skype has long claimed to be “end-to-end encrypted”, an architectural category that suggests conversations over the service would be difficult or impossible to eavesdrop upon, even given control of users’ internet connections. But Skype’s 2005 independent security review admits a caveat to this protection: “defeat of the security mechanisms at the Skype Central Server” could…