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Blue Coat, Skype and QQ named despots' best friends Register Blue Coat Systems, Microsoft's Skype and Chinese IM service QQ have all helped repressive states labelled "enemies of the internet" to snoop on their citizens, according to a new cyber censorship report from press freedom group Reporters Without Borders. See all stories on this topic »

Internal intelligence agencies hungry for deeper cooperation from Skype RT While already giving intelligence services access to private data without a court order, some Russian experts say, Skype is still being pressured into registering as a telecom agency, allowing intelligence to operate around a series of legal loopholes. See all stories on this topic » RT

Police investigate blackmail through Skype Tribune-Review State police are investigating an apparent extortion attempt that occurred over video-calling serviceSkype. Trooper Steve Limani said an 18-year-old township female exposed herself to a man, who videotaped the encounter without her knowledge sometime ... See all stories on this topic »

France to chase up Skype over telecomms registration RFI Skype, a subsidiary of Microsoft, which is headquartered in Luxembourg, argues that it does not need to follow French communications laws. This is just the latest instance of France trying to exert control of internet companies, technology blogger Liam ... See all stories on this topic » RFI

Trouble in France for Microsoft's Skype Unit Motley Fool A French regulatory agency has taken a step forward in the process that could end up bringing criminal charges against Skype, the voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, provider owned by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) , according to a statement released by ... See all stories on this topic »

Skype Users May Be Under Chinese Surveillance New Tang Dynasty Television Meet TOM-Skype, it's the alter ego of Microsoft's Skype, the online communication tool used by 600 million. TOM-Skype is the version that Mainland Chinese people use, and an American PhD student has spent the last two years unraveling its censorship ... See all stories on this topic » New Tang Dynasty Television

Skype could allow CHS homecoming queen to be part of prom Dothan Eagle Skype could help Megan McLeod be a part of this weekend's prom at Carroll High School. Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:56 pm | Updated: 4:00 pm, Wed Mar 13, 2013. Skype could allow CHS homecoming queen to be part of prom. Posted on March ... See all stories on this topic »

Angus King Speaks To Fairfield Students Via Skype WABI "It went well and I think it would be good for other schools to do and maybe again for Lawrence High School." A representative for King says the Senator got the idea toskype with students while on the campaign trail. He plans to speak to as many Maine... See all stories on this topic » WABI

France to investigate Skype Stuff.co.nz The French telecoms regulator ARCEP said it had asked prosecutors to investigate Microsoft'sSkype for failing to register as a telecom operator. Skype has not complied with the regulator's repeated requests to register as an "electronic communications ... See all stories on this topic »

Dad in Kuwait visits son's class via Skype Wilkes Journal Patriot From Kuwait to Millers Creek—SFC David Lewczyk, on screen in rear of photo, talked with fourth-graders at Millers Creek Elementary School via Skype recently. One of the members of the class is Lewczyk's son, Samuel, third from left on the front row. See all stories on this topic »