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It's Scam Awareness Week, and David Hall has some tips to keep you safe online. Phishing is essentially an online scam, and phishers are nothing more than tech-savvy con artists. Online scams constantly evolve to reflect popular events in the news. They're successful is because a scam is not about physically attacking a computer, rather fooling the user into clicking on a poisoned link. They use spam, malicious websites, email messages and instant messages to trick people into divulging sensitive information, such as bank and credit card accounts. According to the latest Norton Cybercrime Report, more than 868,206 New Zealanders fell victim to cybercrime in 2010, suffering $288.2 million in direct financial losses. Phishers may use email to request personal information and direct recipients to respond through malicious websites. Look out for phishers using emotional language, scare tactics or urgent requests to entice recipients to respond. Phishing sites can look remarkably legitimate, because they tend to use the copyrighted images from legitimate sites. Be on the lookout for requests for confidential information via email or instant message. Remember that fraudulent messages are often not personalised and poorly written. Lastly, think about any offer, any advertisement, any email, and website before you act on any request. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Norton has several free and premium products that can help protect against online scams. Norton Mobile Security Lite protects your mobile device against loss, theft and malware. Safeguard against malicious URLs by scanning your Facebook feed using Norton Safe Web, which protects your friends by advising them of malicious links. The Norton Snap QR Code Reader protects your mobile device from online threats by warning you of dangerous QR codes and blocking unsafe websites before they load on your device. Norton Identity Safe gives you secure access to your website logins, credit card det

Norton Scientific Reviews: Tips on how to Get rid off Facebook Scam http://nortonscientificreviews.com/reviews/2012/05/norton-scientific-reviews-tip... Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting ...

http://nortonscientificreviews.com/reviews/2012/05/norton-scientific-reviews-tips-on-how-to-get-rid-off-facebook-scam/   Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers.

Norton Scientific Reviews: Tips on how to Get rid off Facebook Scam Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received a Phishing email. An email that looks like lawful and permissible coming from their friends on their account gives the user an intention answer back.

Norton Scientific Reviews: Tips on how to Get rid off Facebook Scam -multiply Jun 2, '12 1:40 AM for everyone http://nortonscientific.multiply.com/journal/item/25/Norton_Scientific_Reviews_Tips_on_how_to_Get_rid_off_Facebook_Scam_Norton_Scientific_Reviews  Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received

http://nortonscientific.multiply.com/journal/item/25/Norton_Scientific_Reviews_Tips_on_how_to_Get_rid_off_Facebook_Scam_Norton_Scientific_Reviews  Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received a Phishing email. An email that looks like lawful and permissible coming from their friends on their account g

Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received a Phishing email. An email that looks like lawful and permissible coming from their friends on their account gives the user an intention answer back.

Norton Scientific Reviews: Tips on how to Get rid off Facebook Scam -multiply   Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received a Phishing email. An email that looks like lawful and permissible coming from their friends on their account gives the user an intention answer back.

Because of the being well-known excess of Facebook when it comes to social networking site across the web, it has now become one of the very likely stone pit of cyber criminals- the ringleader of the growing litigation of hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts that is committed through the utilization of a computer and the Internet as well. Cyber Crime is nothing new in the world wide web, however, the social media mutiny has made such crimes much easier to hand over. Due to the fact that people can add friends they really know and well as make friends they have never met and make their personal identity be publicized which could be added to the number of rich targets of cyber criminals. The personal accounts of the users can be used in their illegal product advertisement and or to ask for money from the mimic friend's identity. With more than 900 million users of the said social networking site and still counting are becoming more at risk to be on the list of growing cyber cases by cyber criminals. This is said as the result of Mark Zuckerberg's advancement of social media online experience of the huge number of users. Hackers make them available to the swarming malware represented as the growing threat on your machine and get tens or hundreds of thousands of these machines to hold over their control and spread it to other spammers. In consonance with the leading Internet security software provider, mounting to 4 million Facebook users are experiencing spam every day which then also reported to Facebook at 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day. Based from the review published in Communications of ACM, it is about 16% to 72% are students received a Phishing email. An email that looks like lawful and permissible coming from their friends on their account gives the user an intention answer back.

Facebook may have downplayed it in the face of the general public but its IPO filing has now included a caution regarding Yahoo's lawsuit. And because the litigation battle can have a major impact on its business, Facebook warns investors of the possibility of an unfavorable result.   Also in the new filing, Facebook emphasized that it could be in jeopardy if the many lawsuits filed against them all turn up to be unfavorable. It also noted that the class action cases against the company are all claiming huge monetary damages even though the actual harm done, if proven, is hardly considerable.   In a statement from Facebook, it says that it's too early for the litigation stage to show what will be the result so everything is still not certain. In addition, if it will come to an unfavorable result, Facebook admitted that the impact would be "material" to their finances, operations and overall business.   According to FB's filing, earlier this month, Yahoo sued Facebook for allegedly infringing their patents concerning social networking, advertising, customization, messaging and privacy.   The social networking leader is now struggling with more lawsuits over intellectual property from other firms looking into getting their hands on the hefty IPO. Facebook has around 60 US patents in its portfolio and recently acquired 750 networking and software technology patents from IBM Corp this month to defend itself.   Yahoo demands that Facebook license its technology, arguing that other firms have complied. Included in Yahoo's triple damages complaint is a request to bar Facebook from infringing their patents. Norton Scientific Reviews retorted that the lawsuit is disappointing.   Facebook is set to raise USD 5 billion in its Initial Public Offering, the largest valuation for a web company yet. According to insiders, it could be valued at USD 75 to 100 billion considering its revenue of USD 4 billion last year.

Facebook may have downplayed it in the face of the general public but its IPO filing has now included a caution regarding Yahoo's lawsuit. And because the litigation battle can have a major impact on its business, Facebook warns investors of the possibility of an unfavorable result.   Also in the new filing, Facebook emphasized that it could be in jeopardy if the many lawsuits filed against them all turn up to be unfavorable. It also noted that the class action cases against the company are all claiming huge monetary damages even though the actual harm done, if proven, is hardly considerable.   In a statement from Facebook, it says that it's too early for the litigation stage to show what will be the result so everything is still not certain. In addition, if it will come to an unfavorable result, Facebook admitted that the impact would be "material" to their finances, operations and overall business.   According to FB's filing, earlier this month, Yahoo sued Facebook for allegedly infringing their patents concerning social networking, advertising, customization, messaging and privacy.   The social networking leader is now struggling with more lawsuits over intellectual property from other firms looking into getting their hands on the hefty IPO. Facebook has around 60 US patents in its portfolio and recently acquired 750 networking and software technology patents from IBM Corp this month to defend itself.   Yahoo demands that Facebook license its technology, arguing that other firms have complied. Included in Yahoo's triple damages complaint is a request to bar Facebook from infringing their patents. Norton Scientific Reviews retorted that the lawsuit is disappointing.   Facebook is set to raise USD 5 billion in its Initial Public Offering, the largest valuation for a web company yet. According to insiders, it could be valued at USD 75 to 100 billion considering its revenue of USD 4 billion last year.

Tatanga is an online banking Trojan horse that was first discovered in May 2011. It is able to inject rogue Web pages into browsing sessions and affects nine different browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari.The malware is known to use social engineering techniques against victims in order to bypass security measures enforced by banks, like one-time passwords (OTPs) or transaction authorization numbers (TANs). A new Tatanga configuration detected recently by Trusteer displays a rogue message inside the browser when the victim authenticates on their bank's website, claiming that their bank is offering free credit-card fraud insurance to all customers.The message claims that the new service is provided in partnership with Visa and MasterCard and covers losses that might result from fraudulent online transactions performed with the victim's credit or debit card. The malware grabs the user's real account balance, rounds it up, and presents the result as the allegedly insured sum. The rogue message includes a bank account number that's supposed to be the victim's new insurance account opened by the bank. However, in reality, this account belongs to a money mule--an individual paid to receive money from fraudulent activity on behalf of cybercriminals--said Ayelet Heyman, a security researcher at Trusteer, in a blog post Tuesday.The user is told that to activate the service they need to authorize a transaction from their bank account to their new insurance account. In order to do this, they need to input the transaction authorization code sent by their bank to their mobile phone number. This code allows the malware to finalize the rogue transfer in the background and send the victim's money to the money mule. "In all likelihood, the victim does not expect any funds will be transferred out of their account," Heyman said.The maximum sum that is transferred by the malware in a single transaction is €5,000 or about US$6,500.

A piece of financial malware called Tatanga attempts to trick online banking users into authorizing rogue money transfers from their accounts as part of the activation procedure for a free credit-card fraud insurance service purportedly provided by their banks, security researchers from Trusteer said Tuesday. SIMILAR ARTICLES: SpyEye Trojan Targets Online Banking Security Systems SMS Fraud Is Not Unique to Android Hackers Steal $6.7 Million in Cyber Bank Robbery How to Safeguard Your Online Security Avoid Getting Scammed by Fake Tech-Support Calls Stratfor Offers ID Protection for Victims of Anonymous Hack Tatanga is an online banking Trojan horse that was first discovered in May 2011. It is able to inject rogue Web pages into browsing sessions and affects nine different browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari.The malware is known to use social engineering techniques against victims in order to bypass security measures enforced by banks, like one-time passwords (OTPs) or transaction authorization numbers (TANs). A new Tatanga configuration detected recently by Trusteer displays a rogue message inside the browser when the victim authenticates on their bank's website, claiming that their bank is offering free credit-card fraud insurance to all customers.The message claims that the new service is provided in partnership with Visa and MasterCard and covers losses that might result from fraudulent online transactions performed with the victim's credit or debit card. The malware grabs the user's real account balance, rounds it up, and presents the result as the allegedly insured sum. The rogue message includes a bank account number that's supposed to be the victim's new insurance account opened by the bank. However, in reality, this account belongs to a money mule--an individual paid to receive money from fraudulent activity on behalf of cybercriminals--said Ayelet Heyman, a security researcher at Trusteer, in a blog post

Google is apparently guilty of bypassing default privacy settings in browsers to install tracking cookies. Such cookies will enable Google to track the web activity of users using Safari (i.e. any Apple devices), something that the search engine company claimed as an accident. However, Microsoft announced that Google is also doing the same thing in their browser, Internet Explorer. (And as it turned out, it's not only Google that is guilty of overriding privacy settings but also Facebook.)   Browsers that have P3P are capable of blocking or allowing cookies depending on the privacy settings of the user. The thing is, P3P only depends on websites to give a description of them such as what they will do with data they will get from tracking users. By default, IE blocks third-party cookies unless the website shows a P3P Compact Policy Statement showing how it intends to use the cookie and promising not to track the user.   In effect, Google is committing a scam by tricking the browser by sending a text that will enable 3rd-party cookies to be allowed. Google denies tracking of users but admits that it unintentionally places ads cookies on smartphones against the user' wishes.

Oracle has fallen dangerously behind the times with the security policies and practices it utilises on its Java platform, according to one of Kaspersky Lab's top researchers. Roel Schouwenberg, a senior antivirus researcher with the Kaspersky Lab global research and analysis team told V3 that Oracle has not kept pace with the security advances made by other companies in recent years. "You can see that Microsoft has gone to sandboxing for Office, Adobe has gone that way, Google has gone that way with Chrome," Schouwenberg noted. "When you look at what Oracle has done, the sad reality is nothing. And I have to ask why we are letting Oracle get away with this?" According to figures from Kaspersky, Java remains a top target for malware writers and cyber criminals. Along with Adobe Reader and Flash, Java vulnerabilities are the most popular for online exploits which lead to malware infections. Adobe has extended the security protections on Reader and Flash. Oracle however has only recently installed basic security measures, says Schouwenberg. "Two years ago I would have been slamming Adobe for its security," the researcher said. "Adobe still makes its mistakes, but with Oracle we don't see anything that they are doing to change something." Oracle did not respond to a request for comment on the matter. While the Java maker was singled out for its practices, Oracle is far from the only vendor Schouwenberg sees ignoring security issues. He noted that Google's loose oversight of its Play market has left Android devices vulnerable to malware, while Apple continues to ignore major security risks on the OS X platform in the wake of the Flashback malware outbreak. Throughout the entire market, Schouwenberg sees the need for better security response time and policies should vendors wish to protect users from malware. "Any program that can be directly accessed from a web browser should be checking for updates every other day, reasonably, and definitely not less than once a week,"

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Reliable Sources - News Archive DoI Awards Google $35m Email Contract By admin | Filed in Reliable Sources - News The US Interior Department has announced that it is awarding Google and Onix Networking the USD 35 million contracts to consolidate the agency's email and collaboration systems, changing its first decision that favored Microsoft's Office 365.   "Implementing a Department-wide, cloud-based email system that helps modernize the ways we do business while cutting costs is good government, plain and simple," said Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior.   The agency's move of consolidating its IT operations aims to reduce deficit and save as much as USD 500 million by 2020.   This new deal aims to migrate the Interior's 90,000 mailboxes from various instances of Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino and other programs on collaboration and messaging on to Google's cloud services.   DOI's deal with Google requires features such as calendar, email, task management and archiving. In addition, the agency also needs an online suite of Sites web design tool, document productivity programs and video/audio chat tools along with mobile services of Google.   The contract was actually given to Onix Networking, Google's partner, with a 60-day period to demonstrate its various security and technology capabilities.   Being a government contract, it wouldn't be as easy as moving mailboxes; Google and Onix Networking still has to prove that they can meet the agency's objectives for regulatory compliance and information assurance. Norton Scientific Journal reported that the winning bid's contract covers the first stage of the project costing USD 17, 248 and the overall project cost of USD 34.8 million over the next 7 years. After the requirements for an integrated suite of tools were met by Onix and Google, DOI will begin migrating over 90,000 staff mailboxes from its 7 on-site email systems on to the cloud, a process that is expected t

Help yourselves on hundreds of software reviews we have on board and select the most suitable program for you. (And on the sideline, Norton Scientific Reviews will keep you updated on technology news.) Norton Scientific Reviews is maintained by a blogger-cum-security-specialist who keeps a close watch on the tech industry and the trend of badware. This blog aims to educate the public and keep the pros up-to-date with regards to malicious software and their respective anti-virus counterparts.

Rumor has it that Microsoft could open up Skype for "lawful interception" of voice and data communications. Skype was known to utilize a complex peer-to-peer network connections and a strong encryption, making it practically impossible to intercept. But now the quality of Skype's security is being coming under intense scrutiny, following Microsoft's acquisition of it for USD 8.5 billion. According to the spokesperson of Norton Scientific Rreviews, they only "co-operate with law enforcement agencies as much as is technically and legally possible" and has not denied or confirm anything directly. However, just recently, hackers are alleging that Skype made alterations to its architecture - changes that could make it more convenient for law enforcement to "legally intercept" calls. Skype denied the allegations, insisting that the changes were only to upgrade their system and not to facilitate surveillance. Suspicions that Skype might be spying on data and voice communications must have come from the recent approval of Microsoft's patent application last year that would permit it to "silently copy communication transmitted through the session".

Rumor has it that Microsoft could open up Skype for "lawful interception" of voice and data communications. Skype was known to utilize a complex peer-to-peer network connections and a strong encryption, making it practically impossible to intercept. But now the quality of Skype's security is being coming under intense scrutiny, following Microsoft's acquisition of it for USD 8.5 billion. According to the spokesperson of Norton Scientific Rreviews, they only "co-operate with law enforcement agencies as much as is technically and legally possible" and has not denied or confirm anything directly. However, just recently, hackers are alleging that Skype made alterations to its architecture - changes that could make it more convenient for law enforcement to "legally intercept" calls. Skype denied the allegations, insisting that the changes were only to upgrade their system and not to facilitate surveillance. Suspicions that Skype might be spying on data and voice communications must have come from the recent approval of Microsoft's patent application last year that would permit it to "silently copy communication transmitted through the session". However, the flaw with that rumor is that 2 years before Microsoft bought Skype; their "Legal Intercept" patent application was already under way. Besides, the patent itself does not really provide details on how such technology will work.

Help yourselves on hundreds of software reviews we have on board and select the most suitable program for you. (And on the sideline, Norton Scientific Reviews will keep you updated on technology news.) Norton Scientific Reviews is maintained by a blogger-cum-security-specialist who keeps a close watch on the tech industry and the trend of badware. This blog aims to educate the public and keep the pros up-to-date with regards to malicious software and their respective anti-virus counterparts.

Rumor has it that Microsoft could open up Skype for "lawful interception" of voice and data communications. Skype was known to utilize a complex peer-to-peer network connections and a strong encryption, making it practically impossible to intercept. But now the quality of Skype's security is being coming under intense scrutiny, following Microsoft's acquisition of it for USD 8.5 billion. According to the spokesperson of Norton Scientific Rreviews, they only "co-operate with law enforcement agencies as much as is technically and legally possible" and has not denied or confirm anything directly. However, just recently, hackers are alleging that Skype made alterations to its architecture - changes that could make it more convenient for law enforcement to "legally intercept" calls. Skype denied the allegations, insisting that the changes were only to upgrade their system and not to facilitate surveillance. Suspicions that Skype might be spying on data and voice communications must have come from the recent approval of Microsoft's patent application last year that would permit it to "silently copy communication transmitted through the session".