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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, @02:17PM (1 child)
where did this 'throwing shade' term come from?
it seems to be hip and cool to disparage someone disparaging someone by using that phrase. i have noticed an uptick in its use in mainstream news sites, which means it is either common now, or will soon be abandoned by the cool kids that made it up because its not cool if everyone uses it.
assuming they didnt copy it from something else, which is what i would like to know
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 22 2018, @05:17PM
It's a phrase from the African-American vernacular (ebonics). Similar meaning and usage to "throwing salt". There may be a biblical origin, but I'm not sure. "Selling wolf tickets" is my favorite ebonic phrase (same as "crying wolf").