Microsoft adds end to end encryption to Skype

Good news for Microsoft friends after having one company cooperation with Signal, a secure messaging application, is preparing to add end to end encryption to Skype.

This means that all conversations, files and audio messages sent and received will be transmitted securely through it and only you and the recipient will be able to read them. Skype or Whatsapp

So the company tries to ensure that the data passing through the service servers will not be monitored by anyone. No one will be able to record or analyze data passing through Microsoft servers, as is the case with messages on Messenger, WhatsApp and Telegram.

However, this encryption will not be applied to calls yet and video. For these, the standard encryption offered by Microsoft with this service will be used.

The security feature is currently available in the latest version of Skype Insider for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iOS.

We should mention that for it to work, it should also parties to use the latest version. As reported by TheVerge, Microsoft would do well to enable this feature by default when it is released in an upcoming final version of Skype.

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