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Skype likely allows 3rd party access to all conversations

After the acquisition by Microsoft of the communication software vendor Skype, changes were made to the platform, towards are more centralized controlled system. Pressured for questions if the company works together with intelligence agencies to allow access to user communication were not clearly answered, leading to the suspicion of the company doing so. source: https://slate.com/technology/2012/07/skype-won-t-comment-on-whether-it-can-now-eavesdrop-on-conversations.html […]
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Skype likely allows 3rd party access to all conversations – archived source

Skype Won’t Say Whether It Can Eavesdrop on Your Conversations BY RYAN GALLAGHER – JULY 20, 2012 4:37 PM New surveillance laws being proposed in countries from the United States to Australia would force makers of online chat software to build in backdoors for wiretapping. For years, the popular video chat service Skype has resisted taking part in online surveillance—but […]
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Microsoft has the ability to remotely delete Windows 8 apps

Microsoft admitted the possibility of the remote removal of apps installed on Windows systems without the user’s consent, displaying the fact that users of the Windows operating system have little to no control over their property. source: https://www.computerworld.com/article/2500036/microsoft–we-can-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps.html archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2011/12/08/microsoft-has-the-ability-to-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps-archived-source/
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Microsoft has the ability to remotely delete Windows 8 apps – archived source

Microsoft: We can remotely delete Windows 8 apps Like Apple and Google, Windows Store will include a ‘kill switch’ to disable or eliminate rogue apps By Gregg Keizer – Senior Reporter, Computerworld | DEC 8, 2011 1:57 PM PST Microsoft will be able to throw a “kill switch” to disable or even remove an app from users’ Windows 8 […]
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Apple censors information about abortion providers

When looking for information about abortion clinics via Apple’s assistant there might be no results depending on which place in the USA the search is conducted. The assumption is Apple is bending to the will of lobbyists who condemn abortion and other practices. source #1: http://web.archive.org/web/20120109122133/https://www.alternet.org/story/153248/why_is_iphone’s_siri_hiding_abortion_info_10_things_the_device_will_help_you_get_instead_of_abortion archived source #1: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2011/11/29/apple-censors-information-about-abortion-providers-archived-source/ source #2: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/23/apple-anti-choice-tendencies-showing-in-app-store-reproductive-rights archived source […]
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Apple censors information about abortion providers – archived source #1

Why Is iPhone’s Siri Hiding Abortion Info? 10 Things the Device Will Help You Get Instead of Abortion Raw Story / By Megan Carpentier Siri, the new iPhone 4 assistant, may struggle to help you find a legitimate abortion clinic, but ask where to bury a dead body or get a blow job, and she’s got loads of […]
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Apple’s mail service silently censors the mail people send

It was found that EMails which are sent via Apple’s mail service are scanned and based on the found content the company can decide not to deliver the message without notifying the user about it. This displays an excessive privacy violation. source: https://www.cultofmac.com/103703/apple-may-be-invisibly-filtering-your-outgoing-mobileme-email-exclusive/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2011/07/07/apples-mail-service-silently-censors-the-mail-people-send-archived-source/
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Apple’s mail service silently censors the mail people send – archived source

Apple May Be Invisibly Filtering Your Outgoing MobileMe Email [Updated With Apple’s Response] BY JOHN BROWNLEE • 11:52 AM, JULY 7, 2011 Apple is invisibly filtering outgoing messages sent with its popular MobileMe webmail app based upon their content, Cult of Mac can exclusively confirm. That means that if Apple doesn’t like the way you’ve written an outgoing […]
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German police paid for trojan to access Skype user communication

The German police hired a company to create a trojan which aimed to gain access to users who use the Skype messenger, which was known at the time to be inaccessible to foreign parties due to the encryption and decentralized structure. The aim was to undermine the citizens secure communication capabilities. source: http://web.archive.org/web/20100924195846/http://news.techworld.com:80/security/11257/german-police-skype-hacking-leaked/ archived source: […]
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German police paid for trojan to access Skype user communication – archived source

German police Skype-hacking leaked Have they or haven’t they? By John Dunn | Techworld – Published: 16:50 GMT, 28 January 08 German police have hired a company to create Trojans capable of capturing traffic from Skype and SSL, leaked documents appear to show. The two scanned documents , which appear on the Wikileaks website in their German form, […]
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