I wouldn't be surprised it this was intended to help bing discover deep web. If it's the case, combine that with the ability on bing to do "ip:" searches, and you have a formidable tool for forensics.
Skype backdoor confirmation
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Re: Skype backdoor confirmation
#12This is misleading, it's not a backdoor. At least not my definition of backdoor. Anyways, if you need secrecy, don't use a service like this.
I have read people speculating if it's for spam/malware protection. They screen the urls to see if it's a redirect to known malware.
Re: Skype backdoor confirmation
#13Very strange article. It only re-does what all other news sources already stated.. plus, i think that commonly a backdoor is understood as something in the software itself that let's someone get access from the outside, which doesn't appear to be the case.
Plus, to think that skype would be exempt from the governments claim to get access to all communications and messaging data is very simple-minded. The guy does realize that today governments can access all his mails, right? SSL/TLS or not.
Re: Skype backdoor confirmation
#14This is misleading, it's not a backdoor. At least not my definition of backdoor. Anyways, if you need secrecy, don't use a service like this. I have read people speculating if it's for spam/malware protection. They screen the urls to see if it's a redirect to known malware.
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#15This is totally nit-picky, but strange use of the word "backdoor." When I read "backdoor" I was expecting to read about some malware-like functionality within the Skype client itself, but instead this is just telling us that Microsoft can read content after it is sent to them via the client and decrypted. I would prefer Microsoft stopped scanning/reading my conversations, and I agree that what they're doing (e.g. acc…
Besides this hair-on-fire title and intro, this is pretty much just yet another rehashing that Skype visits URLs in chats?
(Honestly, if you'd just asked, I would have been assumed this would have been the case anyway)
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#16I wouldn't be surprised it this was intended to help bing discover deep web. If it's the case, combine that with the ability on bing to do "ip: " searches, and you have a formidable tool for forensics.
I agree with this. I know that when I've done webdev and when I check out a unique sandbox url (like jumbled letters with no backlinks) for a page I'll design, I use to see GoogleBot crawl that page eventually in the logs. (guess what browser I was using...Chrome)
Re: Skype backdoor confirmation
#17Have people checked if the client itself sends the URLs separately via some webservice (as opposed to MS being able to decrypt the IM) ?
Re: Skype backdoor confirmation
#18This is totally nit-picky, but strange use of the word "backdoor." When I read "backdoor" I was expecting to read about some malware-like functionality within the Skype client itself, but instead this is just telling us that Microsoft can read content after it is sent to them via the client and decrypted. I would prefer Microsoft stopped scanning/reading my conversations, and I agree that what they're doing (e.g. acc…
Besides this hair-on-fire title and intro, this is pretty much just yet another rehashing that Skype visits URLs in chats? (Honestly, if you'd just asked, I would have been assumed this would have been the case anyway)
You are aware that many popular services allow to share stuff privately using URL encoded credentials?
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#19This is the company currently running ads positioning itself as a company that holds privacy dear.
"At Microsoft, we take our responsibilities for protecting your privacy very seriously. It’s a priority across all our businesses, and an area where we continue to work closely with others throughout academia, government and industry."
http://blogs.windows.com/ie/b/ie/archive/2013/04/22/consumer...
"Your Privacy is Our Priority" "The lines between public and private may never be perfect, but at Microsoft we are going to keep on trying, because your privacy is our priority." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt51MWll1oY
Re: Skype backdoor confirmation
#20I wouldn't be surprised it this was intended to help bing discover deep web. If it's the case, combine that with the ability on bing to do "ip: " searches, and you have a formidable tool for forensics.
I agree with this. I know that when I've done webdev and when I check out a unique sandbox url (like jumbled letters with no backlinks) for a page I'll design, I use to see GoogleBot crawl that page eventually in the logs. (guess what browser I was using...Chrome)
Chrome has all kinds of services like "resolve navigation error", "URL prediction" and "usage statistics".
That Chrome sends your URLs out there on the Internet isn't exactly a secret.
If it bothers you, you can disable some of the features under 'Privacy' on:
chrome://settings/
The difference here is that Chrome doesn't pretend to be a secure communication channel like Microsoft claims Skype is.