skype isn't as secure as we all believed - GoFuckYourself.com

coinzblow · 08-25-2006, 10:31 AM

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08...ve_ceo_cuffed/

OY · 08-25-2006, 10:34 AM

So what - if you have something to hide, just stay away from internet in the first place.

coinzblow · 08-25-2006, 10:37 AM

Just saying.

Mr. Romance · 08-25-2006, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Oystein

So what - if you have something to hide, just stay away from internet in the first place.

true

Mr. Romance

fallenmuffin · 08-25-2006, 10:42 AM

What are you talking about.. the internet is the perfect place to hide.

And who thought skype was secure?

Webby · 08-25-2006, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by coinzblow

Just saying.

Sure you are just saying - and along comes the first post with gems of wisdom.

Valid point and interesting link - and worth raising. Although Skype is "supposedly" private - it's no longer in the hands of the original founders, but eBay - a US-based corp. From that piont, all features of "privacy" disappear.

There is a high chance the perp was not traced by tapping, but by credit card transactions - another point of no privacy when the US NSA exists. They have real-time access to any US credit card transactions and, with other agencies, can act in minutes on card data. There are serveral cases where this was obvious - one incident was part of a larger case where an individual of interest drew a modest amount from an ATM and then made an error in going to a sandwich bar next to the bank where he was arrested in under five minutes.

woj · 08-25-2006, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Oystein

So what - if you have something to hide, just stay away from internet in the first place.

yea, no kidding...

media · 08-25-2006, 11:44 AM

Skype has never been secure as far as protecting your ip location from authorities... Its encryption is not even as secure as they say it is...

I got turned on to Gaim OTR which seems to be pretty secure as far as the encryption keys and what not...

Anyone that thinks you're 100% though with any form of instant messenger is mistaken.. I think the only protection you get from encryption is they need a warrant to attempt to unencrypt it.

DWB · 08-25-2006, 11:47 AM

Hmmmm. Maybe I should stop sending prive bank info over Skype.

08-25-2006, 10:31 AM	#1
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08-25-2006, 11:44 AM	#8
media Confirmed Moneymaker Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eugene, OR It's Like Jail, Only with Trees! Posts: 9,852	Skype has never been secure as far as protecting your ip location from authorities... Its encryption is not even as secure as they say it is... I got turned on to Gaim OTR which seems to be pretty secure as far as the encryption keys and what not... Anyone that thinks you're 100% though with any form of instant messenger is mistaken.. I think the only protection you get from encryption is they need a warrant to attempt to unencrypt it. __________________ I'm here for the violence!

08-25-2006, 10:37 AM	#3
coinzblow Confirmed User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 116	Just saying.

08-25-2006, 10:42 AM	#5
fallenmuffin Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,170	What are you talking about.. the internet is the perfect place to hide. And who thought skype was secure?

08-25-2006, 11:47 AM	#9
DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	Hmmmm. Maybe I should stop sending prive bank info over Skype.