Is Skype A Haven For Criminals?
February 20th, 2006 • Related • Filed Under
Nate Anderson of Ars Technica has written an interesting article that highlights how difficult it can be for Government agencies to track Skype calls. Governments are worried about the rise in encrypted VoIP conversations,
such as those made with Skype, and they're seeking ways of extending
their wiretapping power to the Internet.
I hadn't considered this issue before. All Skype traffic is automatically encrypted end-to-end without
requiring any user intervention, and this encryption is posing a
problem to authorities who need (or want) to listen in on conversations
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