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You're right, it looks like the capability was there before Microsoft bought Skype. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/06/new_details_on.html https://w

• jsmeaton 13y ago
  Read the first comment of the yc link[0] > (1) Microsoft is a US Corporation > (2) With the Skype acquisition, Microsoft (arguably) becomes a telecommunications carrier. > (3) CALEA passed in 1994, "requiring telecommunications carriers and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment modify and design their equipment, facilities, and services to ensure they have built-in surveillance capabilities, allowing federal agencies to monitor all telephone, broadband internet, and VoIP traffic in real-time." Again, your original comment might be 100% accurate, but there's just no proof of that. Also, telecommunication companies are required to provide the means to intercept communications. I guess I'm just wary of comments and articles that make claims that can't be substantiated. It dilutes the value of correct (substantiated) information. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4254925 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4254925