Https URLs posted in private Skype chats visited by Microsoft
When MS bought Skype they changed supernodes from peers to company owned Linux boxes.[0] This change gives them the ability to eavesdrop on any conversation.<p>My friend "Alice" (a Chinese national studying in the US), recently sent a present to her friend "Bob" in the Chinese army and talked about it on Skype.<p>The Chinese Army found out that Bob was receiving a gift from the US and tracked down the relevant Skype conversation. Bob was interrogated about Alice and what the gift was for.<p>Microsoft complies with all governments' legal requests, as it should. I have no doubt the US government has made similar requests of MS.<p>Skype's original protocol made eavesdropping harder, but not after the changes Microsoft made.<p>[0]: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/05/skype-replaces-p2p-supernodes-with-linux-boxes-hosted-by-microsoft/" rel="nofollow">http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/05/skype-replaces-p2p-s...</a>