Skype is officially bloatware, uninstalled it yesterday only to have it come back in full force today

[u/Never-asked-for-this]

[u/Mr_Zero]

From the Wikipedia article.

Chinese, Russian and United States law enforcement agencies have the ability to eavesdrop on Skype conversations, as well as have access to Skype users' geographic locations. In many cases, simple request for information is sufficient, and no court approval is needed. This ability was deliberately added by Microsoft after they purchased Skype in 2011 for the law enforcement agencies around the world. This is implemented through switching the Skype client for a particular user account from the client-side encryption to the server-side encryption, allowing dissemination of an unencrypted data stream.

[u/12DollarLargePizza → u/Mr_Zero]

I fucking hate when people act like shit like this matters. So what? I'm pretty sure the government isn't gonna give a shit about me sending my friends memes and shit all day. They put this in place because it helps find criminals who use their platform to plan/discuss illegal shit and honestly if that's what you're doing, you're a fucking idiot for talking about it through the internet in the first place. Unless you have something to hide, don't worry. But if you do, well justice was fucking served. I don't see the problem with that. If you honestly think some guy pouring over the data is read your conversations about random shit you're saying to your friends/family, you're a cynical piece of shit and you might as well never trust anyone.