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A team of international researchers led by the Polytechnic Institute of New York University has detected flaws in Skype that puts the privacy of hundreds of millions of users at risk, they say. The research shows that even when Skype users block callers, allow only calls from their contact list, and connect from behind a firewall, hackers can plumb their identities. The researchers confirmed that intruders can use Skype to discover which files call recipients are sharing, and track their whereabouts, too.

Sherrin Ross Ingram is Founder of the International Center for Strategic Planning, a consulting firm that helps organizations and individuals strategically position themselves to take advantage of trends and changes in their market place and environment. She is also a ...