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Skype’s online phone calls may give wiretappers fits

Even as the U.S. government is embroiled in a debate over the legality of wiretapping, the fastest-growing technology for Internet calls appears to have the potential to make eavesdropping a thing of the past.

Skype, the Internet calling service now owned by eBay, provides free voice calls and instant messaging between users. Unlike other Internet voice services, Skype calls are encrypted — encoded using complex mathematical operations.

That apparently makes them impossible to snoop on, though the company leaves the issue somewhat open to question.

By Peter Svensson

The Associated Press

Full Story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002810535_skypewiretap17.html

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