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Skype Encryption Stumps German Police

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the secret-decoder-phone-rings dept.

TallGuyRacer writes "German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and terrorists, Germany's top police officer, Joerg Ziercke, said. "The encryption with Skype telephone software ... creates grave difficulties for us... We can't decipher it. That's why we're talking about source telecommunication surveillance — that is, getting to the source before encryption or after it's been decrypted.""

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  1. Don't throw me in dat dere briar patch! by fishdan · · Score: 5, Funny

    We cannot break Skype encryption, and we have publicly announced that, so it's perfectly safe for you to keep on using it! Really!

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  2. Re:isn't that the point of encryption? by sid77 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the police don't like that, that can always try to outlaw it
    If cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir pelcgbtencul.