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This is why you should use Skype. The only phone service not based in the US... oh, wait a second.

Seriously, though, I wonder if the FBI can eavesdrop on a Skype call. It seems like it would be damn near impossible because it is peer to peer and encrypted.



See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype_security

My understanding was that some global intelligence organisations can request decryption and that China is doing this actively [see above link].

I also recall reading some time ago that organisations that work exclusively with skype to provide some add-ons can be given access to decrypt.

Further, there was also that techcrunch article - http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/08/skypes-innermost-security-l... - which spoke about this




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