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Care to elaborate on which specific policies you are referring to?
by peternicky 10y ago
Care to elaborate on which specific policies you are referring to?
- THE_PUN_STOPS 10y agoSkype is one good historic example of the shift that OP is referring to. Leaks have shown that, since purchase, Microsoft has been unusually cooperative with the NSA with regards to Skype. [1] They also removed the P2P aspect of Skype infrastructure and replaced it with a traditional server model, coincidentally around the same time that NSA docs describe intercepting skype messages with PRISM... [2] [1]: https://www.eff.org/files/2015/01/28/20141228-spiegel-guide_for_analysts_on_how_to_use_the_prism_skype_collection.pdf https://www.eff.org/files/2015/01/28/20141228-spiegel-guide_... (August 2012) [2]: http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/05/skype-replaces-p2p-supernodes-with-linux-boxes-hosted-by-microsoft/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/05/skype-replaces-p2p-s... (May 2012)
- dewiz 10y agoThe move from P2P to a client-server model, is a sensible change, considering the fight to stay relevant on mobile devices, for instance considering the impact that Skype used to have on battery consumption. http://markmail.org/message/exc3srjkx3uu66bz http://markmail.org/message/exc3srjkx3uu66bz http://blogs.skype.com/2013/10/04/skype-architecture-update/ http://blogs.skype.com/2013/10/04/skype-architecture-update/