So Skype reads my motherboards serial number. We don't know what it does with it and if they send it anywhere. And so what?
Even if they do send it back to HQ, they will be able to say "someone with a BrandName motherboard with the serial number ABC123XYZ has been using Skype"... and?...
I just don't see the big deal.
Anyway, my guess would be that they are using it - along with some other info - for generating some kind of unique key for the encrypted communication.
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Meh, I thought it would have something to do with The Mystery of Chess Boxing (which is also the inspiration for a lot of Wu-Tang Clan material).
Well, then maybe you shouldn't be making death threats from your computer ;-)
Uhm - I don't see why they would need a serial number from a motherboard to trace my IP?
So Skype reads my motherboards serial number. We don't know what it does with it and if they send it anywhere. And so what? Even if they do send it back to HQ, they will be able to say "someone with a BrandName motherboard with the serial number ABC123XYZ has been using Skype"... and?...
I just don't see the big deal.
Anyway, my guess would be that they are using it - along with some other info - for generating some kind of unique key for the encrypted communication.
This does not seem to have been mentioned before:
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