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FBI Pushing Hard for Realtime Email, Gchat, Skype, and Dropbox Spying Powers Gizmodo FBI Pushing Hard for Realtime Email, Gchat, Skype, and Dropbox Spying Powers The FBI wants more power. That's not any particular kind of surprising, since the FBI always wants more power, but this push is notable for what's it's after: real time spy ... See all stories on this topic »

Saudi Arabia threatens to ban Skype Telegraph.co.uk The kingdom has given service providers one week to give the government a means of monitoring the applications Skype, Viber and WhatsApp, or they will be shut down, according to the BBC. It is expected that the telecoms companies will give in to the ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Councilmember's Skype participation in meetings raises questions Minnesota Public Radio Dennis Blankensop, a councilmember from the northeast Minnesota town of Cohasset has for the past couple months been "virtually" attending council meetings via Skype software from his condo in Palm Springs, Calif. On Tuesday evening, he plans to also ... See all stories on this topic »

Saudi Arabia Threatens to Ban Skype, Other VoIP Services PC Magazine Officials in Saudi Arabia have threatened to ban messaging services like Skype, WhatsApp, and Viber unless those companies allow for government monitoring. The move could deprive Saudis of what BBC News said has become "an essential means of ... See all stories on this topic »

Lincoln students Skype with disabled film star Mason City Globe Gazette MASON CITY — Dyan Sundermeyer's Lincoln Intermediate School sixth- grade students, using the video/voice technology called Skype, were able to interview Darius Weems, the star of the independent film, “Darius Goes West.” The film highlights the story ... See all stories on this topic »

Padiham man will Skype daughter's wedding from hospice Lancashire Telegraph A RETIRED police officer will watch his daughter's wedding over the internet because he is too ill to walk her down the aisle. Patrick Sedgwick will see his daughter Paulette tie the knot with fiance Keith Waldon via Skype. The 63-year-old former ... See all stories on this topic » Lancashire Telegraph

Saudi set to make call on Skype, Viber and Whatsapp blocks Al-Arabiya An agreement is expected to be reached between the Saudi telecommunication sector and operators of Whatsapp, Viber and Skype, Al Arabiya reported Tuesday, after the Saudi government threatened to block the messaging applications earlier in the week. See all stories on this topic »

Thaksin wields his influence by Skype Asian Correspondent Many of the Skype sessions are reported in the Thai news media. This month, Mr. Thaksin had a video chat to discuss coming elections for governor in Bangkok. The one-hour video chat made news because party officials reported that Mr. Thaksin had told ... See all stories on this topic »

Restrictions could be imposed on WhatsApp, Skype and Viber in Saudi Daily News Egypt AFP recently reported that telecommunications companies operating in Saudi Arabia, such as the Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Mobily and Zain, requested that Saudi Arabia's Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC), impose ... See all stories on this topic »