German lawyer: Skype not as safe as perceived

Given all the recent press about RIM having to open its email services to some governments, I felt like taking a look at another frequently used communications tool: Skype.

The famous German lawyer Udo Vetter reports that the German government can now listen in on Skype 2 Skype calls:

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I asked the prosecutor if he could – now – check onto Skype to Skype calls. He confirmed this.

The Judge then went on to tell me that she saw some Skype protocols in very recent suits.
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Given Vetter’s excellent reputation in German IT circles, I consider his statements true – looks like all the encryption hubbub was but marketing hyperbole…

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Given all the recent press about RIM having to open its email services to some governments, I felt like taking a look at another frequently used communications tool: Skype. The famous German lawyer Udo Vetter reports that the German government can now listen in on Skype 2 Skype calls: ... I asked the prosecutor if he could ...