Monday, September 15, 2008

Taliban Using Skype Phones To Dodge MI6

Web of deceit: Taliban internet calls are hard to monitor

From The Daily Mail:

Taliban fighters targeting British troops in Afghanistan are using the latest ‘internet phones’ to evade detection by MI6, security sources said last night.

Skype, a popular piece of consumer software that allows free calls to be made over the web, has been adopted by insurgents to communicate with cells strung out across the country.

Unlike traditional mobile calls, which can be monitored by RAF Nimrod spy planes, Skype calls – the commercial application of a technology called Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) – are heavily encrypted.

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My Comment: My recommendation to the Taliban .... take Steve Job's advice, use IChat.

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