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Skype Now Offers End-to-End Encrypted Conversations

posted by chromas on Tuesday August 21 2018, @11:32PM   Printer-friendly
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MrPlow writes:

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Back in January, Skype announced it was testing end-to-end encrypted chat conversations, secured using Signal Protocol by Open Whisper Systems. Now, the feature is available for all users on Skype iOS, Android, Linux, Mac, and Windows Desktop.

There's a bit of a limitation, however: users can only participate in one private conversation per device at a time. The private conversation can be switched to another device, but anything sent and received will be tied to whatever device is currently being used.

Source: The Verge

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 22 2018, @05:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 22 2018, @05:17PM (#724748)

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