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Research Group Pushes to Ban Skype

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the only-as-secure-as-you-make-it dept.

cowmix writes "Hot on the heals of Skype being purchased by Ebay, a research group called Info-Tech just put out a recommendation to its customers that all corporations should ban the use of Skype on their networks. The reports sites a laundry list of issues it feels plagues Skype, most of which will have a familiar ring (ie the normal anti-IM and P2P talking points). Will this cool Skype's rapid progress into the business arena?"

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  1. Re:Half-truths by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Other problems with skype:

    Only Linux/ALSA is supported.
    Audio is poor quality: only 8KHz 1 channel 8 bit sampling.
    Encryption not turned on by default.
    User interface uses harsh, unfriendly colours.
    The ringing sound is kind of loud, and surprises you when you're not expecting it because you forgot to set your status to not interrupt you.