Published on The Galactic Free Press (//soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress)

Home > Skype under investigation in Luxembourg over link to NSA

Skype under investigation in Luxembourg over link to NSA [1]

Rain's picture

Submitted by Rain on

 

The Guardian - Ryan Gallagher, 10/11/13

 

Skype

Skype could face EU sanctions over data it has made accessible to the NSA
in the US. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
 
 
Ten years ago, the calling service had a reputation as a tool for evading surveillance but now it is under scrutiny for covertly passing data to government agencies

Skype is being investigated by Luxembourg [2]'s data protection commissioner over concerns about its secret involvement with the US National Security Agency (NSA [3]) spy programme Prism [4], the Guardian has learned.

More: TheGuardian.com [5]

 

Tags: 

Category: 

Source URL: //soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/content/skype-under-investigation-luxembourg-over-link-nsa

Links
[1] //soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/content/skype-under-investigation-luxembourg-over-link-nsa
[2] http://www.theguardian.com/world/luxembourg
[3] http://www.theguardian.com/world/nsa
[4] http://www.theguardian.com/world/prism
[5] http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/11/skype-ten-microsoft-nsa
[6] //soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/tags/disclosure
[7] //soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/tags/3d-news
[8] //soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/type-post/galactic-free-press/freedom-project