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Microsoft Secretly Worked with NSA to Bypass Skype Encryption — documented evidence

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Edward Snowden documents revealed Microsoft provided NSA with backdoor access to Skype communications and Outlook.com emails. The PRISM program allowed surveillance despite encryption claims.

Microsoft Secretly Worked with NSA to Bypass Skype Encryption

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What They Said Was Crazy

“We do not provide any government with the ability to break the encryption of our products and services”

July 11, 2013Source

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PRIMARYMicrosoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages - The Guardian

www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-ns...

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