A media report reveals that Microsoft is listening to recordings of Skype conversations. Is a risk to everyone who uses a certain function.
Skype is an Online Video-telephony Tool, the an estimated one and a half billion people in the world. So it’s no wonder that the temptation is large, information from private phone calls the deduction of the tire. Now it turns out, Microsoft, the owner of the communication Software made it, exactly – and thus joins the illustrious series to Apple, Google and Amazon. They all listen to their Users.
Microsoft: It was reported was relationship problems or weight loss
The US magazine “Motherboard” that Microsoft employee records of conversations to listen occasionally, when the translation function was used. Since 2015 Skype offers this feature, which is now available for eight different languages. In the of an service provider passed on recordings of the user it went to, for example, relationship problems or weight loss. However, the identity of the user will be omitted.
Delicate passages in the Skype terms of use
In the Skype terms of use has not been expressly pointed out, that the recordings of the translation function could be monitored. However, It is suggested by formulations such as this exist. It is automatic transcripts will be analysed and any corrections in the System listed, is it in the terms and conditions of use.
Facebook has added voice messages to its employees to listen to and to typewrite.
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