Questions Arise on Skype Snooping
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/10/02/skype.eavesdropping.ap/index.html
The internet communication tool, Skype, has been a valuable resource for many people around the world. It allows its users to communicate for free and in a secure network, or so people thought. There have been rumors going around that Skype is not as secure as they promised they were. In many different places around the world it has been tapped and blocked for words like “democracy”. Not only abroad but there are rumors that they are working with the US government to give them eavesdropping rights as well. This is absolutely wrong, the main reason that I believe this is much worse that tapping our regular phone lines, is that Skype says that it is a secure network. They say that the messages, text and verbal, are encrypted on each end and cannot be tapped. Even the idea that there are rumors that this might not be true makes me nervous. I believe if they say it is secured than it should be secured. If it is not secured then just do not add that in the description. I believe this is going to affect their business a lot, I think people are going to start switching to another subscriber, especially in the times of web 2.0 it could be very easy to create another one by someone that is computer savvy. Skype should get on this rumor and squash it or change something as soon as possible.
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Wow, I wonder if there is something to this. I would not be surprised though. I have heard of people (and actually have seen this), who create websites where you can go and see all the packets of information going by. This would be enabled by your wireless, especially if you share it (public routers, like in apartment buildings). You can see which websites your neighbors go to and what information they receive or put in. Scary stuff.
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