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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. Re:Don't throw me in dat dere briar patch! by ms1234 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is exactly what I would proclaim if I was able to decrypt the traffic and want users to think that I couldn't. Maybe not all whatever terrorists would fall for this but some would.

  2. Re:Don't throw me in dat dere briar patch! by grand_it · · Score: 0, Redundant
    We cannot break Skype encryption, and we have publicly announced that, so it's perfectly safe for you to keep on using it! Really!

    Perhaps, it's the other way around: we broke Skype encryption, but publicly announce otherwise, so you'll keep on using it with misplaced trust.