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

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

The Guardian understands that Luxembourg’s data-protection commissioner initiated a probe into Skype’s privacy policies following revelations in June about its ties to the NSA. […]

“The only people who lose are users,” says Eric King, head of research at human rights group Privacy International. “Skype promoted itself as a fantastic tool for secure communications around the world, but quickly caved to government pressure and can no longer be trusted to protect user privacy.” […]

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/11/skype-ten-microsoft-nsa