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Irishgeek New User Offline Posts: 16 Joined: May 9^th, 2006	Re: Skype - Free Secure Internet Phone Calls Reply #30 - May 17^th, 2006 at 1:34am	Mark & Quote Quote Print Post
	Skype is a great application..!!! Cheapest way for doing long distance calls (Ireland). I have not used the encrypted features yet...will have to give it a try.


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George W. Maschke Global Moderator Offline Make-believe science yields make-believe security. Posts: 6211 Joined: Sep 29^th, 2000	Remember: Never use Skype Reply #31 - Dec 18^th, 2014 at 9:39am	Mark & Quote Quote Print Post
	Ten years ago, I suggested using Skype for "free secure Internet phone calls." I'd like to make clear that I no longer suggest doing that and would advise against it. Documents disclosed last year by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal that Skype (now owned by Microsoft) has been an NSA PRISM-partner, facilitating the surveillance of its customers, since 6 February 2011. Recently, Tor developer Jacob Appelbaum, whose opinion I respect, posted on Twitter: "Remember: Never use Skype": https://twitter.com/ioerror/status/545078471639461889 In a reply, I mentioned to him that whenever possible, I use Jitsi instead, but that at times, when Jitsi won't connect, Skype can be useful (bearing in mind that it is monitored). He replied to me: "Don't even have Skype installed on your systems. Seriously. Just stop." I asked for any risk mitigation tips for those who for practical reasons must at times use Skype. Appelbaum replied, "Here is how you mitigate Skype risks: stop using it": https://twitter.com/georgemaschke/status/545085536646737921
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