Skype - spyware or not?

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Susan Bugher said:
Blinky said:
George Richards wrote:

news:RgruwJAaXgo$Ewl7@[127.0.0.1]...

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1062684717

Just seen the above.
Seems to be some disagreement about whether it's spyware.
What do the experts here think?
If it *is* OK - it might go in Pricelessware?

Not listed at either TomCat http://www.tom-cat.com/spybase/index.html or
Spychecker http://www.spychecker.com/ .
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This is unexpected good news: I'd heard that TomCat had closed up shop.
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I believe the site is there but not being updated.

Susan
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I was unaware of the above situation with TomCat. It will be unfortunate to
lose this valuable resource.
 
Susan said:
Blinky the Shark wrote:
George Richards wrote:
news:RgruwJAaXgo$Ewl7@[127.0.0.1]...
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1062684717
Just seen the above.
Seems to be some disagreement about whether it's spyware.
What do the experts here think?
If it *is* OK - it might go in Pricelessware?
Not listed at either TomCat http://www.tom-cat.com/spybase/index.html or
Spychecker http://www.spychecker.com/ .
Click to expand...
This is unexpected good news: I'd heard that TomCat had closed up shop.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
I believe the site is there but not being updated.
Click to expand...

This is unexpected bad that's a very mixed blessing. :(
 
Lost the original msg but found this thread from Thor on same qt:
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Yes, it does - as the following snippet from Skype's Terms of Service
suggests:

(c) THE SKYPE SOFTWARE IS UTILIZED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THIRD PARTIES
WHICH ARE UNRELATED TO SKYPER. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT INSTALLATION OF
THE SKYPE SOFTWARE WILL ALLOW THIRD PARTIES WHO ARE NOT AFFILIATED
WITH SKYPER THE ABILITY TO ACCESS YOUR COMPUTER ("OUTSIDE PARTIES").
YOU AGREE THAT SKYPER WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, CLAIM OR LOSS
OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AS STATED IN PARAGRAPH
9(a) ABOVE, RESULTING FROM ANY ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS OF THE OUTSIDE
PARTIES.

Bottom line: Skype is a backdoor to the machines it is installed on -
for some undisclosed "third parties". Junk.
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Feel free to confirm or deny so I can keep my notes up-to-date.
 
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