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Proofed! Microsoft is actively scanning Skype traffic and uses the data

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f0dder:
Outside the rather brilliant sarcasm, I'm pretty sure that was f0dder's point. I've seen tons of different companies that use Yahoo Messenger for *FacePalm* "Internal Messaging"..-Stoic Joker (May 16, 2013, 07:16 PM)
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Indeed.

Anyway, sarcasm aside, I'm honestly not sure what to think of the URL-scanning. As mentioned above, it doesn't really matter in the face of Patriot Act, and the TOS that states they record your messages for 30-90 days (or whatever). And there's plenty of valid reasons for helping John & Jane Doe (the main demographic of Skype & MSN, I'd guess?) against malware - and HTTP HEAD is pretty harmless (dunno how it helps identify malware spreading sites, but ho humm).

Oh well, I guess this was a wake-up call for some. It's not like there wasn't wiretap abilities in Skype before MS bought it, at least now it's sorta kinda semi-official.

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