Microsoft Won't Say If Skype Is Secure Or Not. Time To Change?

jetcityorange writes "When asked repeatedly a Microsoft spokesperson refused to confirm or deny that Skype conversations [could be monitored]. Microsoft was granted a patent a month after purchasing Skype that covers 'legal intercept' technology designed to be used with VOIP services. Is it time to consider more secure alternatives like Jitsi like Tor's Jacob Appelbaum suggests?"

Comments

Re:I'm actually relieved to hear this

[tooyoung]

The thing that's new (to me, I hadn't heard it) is that Microsoft purchased Skype.

Who know what wonders the rest of 2011 will bring for us!

Microsoft is on your side

[guttentag]

They patented VOIP wiretaps so no one else could do it. You can sleep soundly tonight knowing that if anyone* even tries to wiretap your calls, they'll slap them so hard with a patent infringement suit their grandkids will still be indebted to Microsoft.

*The term "anyone" does not include government agencies, Microsoft business partners, affiliates or Microsoft itself.

Re:Seriously?

[Chrisq]

.....So I became a faggot. And that's why I'm posting this from a Mac. No, really, I am.

-- Ethanol-fueled

if its any consolation that well-hung Ghanan swings both ways and would like to meet you!

Re:stands to reason

[Chrisq]

When I heard Microsoft had purchased Skype, my first thought was "Skype is dead". It only remained to find out in what way it met it's demise.

Yes its back to using my Nokia ... oh wait!

Re:VOIP

[dbIII]

depends on the half life of keyboards in that house hold

IBM Model M FTW!
Halflife of 20 years and it will deafen any bastard listening in to a bug within 10 feet of it!