Skype gets banned

Posted: October 11th, 2005 | 4 Comments »

Seems like Skype is getting blocked by an increasing number of countries.

– China Telecom is trying to protect its business model » blocked!

– French authorities ban Skype in universities and research centers because of security and bandwidth » blocked!

– The University of Oxford forbids the usage of Skype citing security concerns » blocked!

Are these maneuvers desperate attempts to protect dying business models, or should we really be concerned about Skype security?

4 Comments on “Skype gets banned”

  1. 1 Matthias said at 17:52 on October 11th, 2005:

    I thought YOU are the IT expert around here… so why don’t you tell us whether it is a security hazard :-)

  2. 2 Matthias said at 17:52 on October 11th, 2005:

    I thought YOU are the IT expert around here… so why don’t you tell us whether it is a security hazard :-)

  3. 3 laurent said at 12:17 on October 12th, 2005:

    let’s start a public debate on the meaning of “IT” before we continue ;-)
    I have to admit my complete ignorance when it comes to the inner secrets of TCP/IP and the other under-the-hood protocols.

  4. 4 laurent said at 12:17 on October 12th, 2005:

    let’s start a public debate on the meaning of “IT” before we continue ;-)
    I have to admit my complete ignorance when it comes to the inner secrets of TCP/IP and the other under-the-hood protocols.

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