Also, it came about two hours after I sent the link to a friend. -tom
On 14 May 2013 14:39, Tom Ritter <t...@ritter.vg> wrote: > Tested it, got the following: > > HEAD /this_is_a_test2.html HTTP/1.1 from 65.52.100.214 with no User Agent. > > -tom > > > > On 14 May 2013 11:44, Pranesh Prakash <pran...@cis-india.org> wrote: >> Heise Security is reporting that Microsoft accesses links sent over Skype >> chat.[1] >> >> Here is the /. lede: >> >> "A Microsoft server accesses URLs sent in Skype chat messages, even if they >> are HTTPS URLs and contain account information. A reader of Heise >> publications notified Heise Security (link to German website, Google >> translation[2]). They replicated the observation by sending links via Skype, >> including one to a private file storage account, and found that these URLs >> are shortly after accessed from a Microsoft IP address. When confronted, >> Microsoft claimed that this is part of an effort to detect and filter spam >> and fishing URLs." >> >> [1]: >> <http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Vorsicht-beim-Skypen-Microsoft-liest-mit-1857620.html> >> [2]: >> <http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heise.de%2Fnewsticker%2Fmeldung%2FVorsicht-beim-Skypen-Microsoft-liest-mit-1857620.html> >> >> ~ Pranesh >> >> -- >> Pranesh Prakash >> Policy Director >> Centre for Internet and Society >> T: +91 80 40926283 | W: http://cis-india.org >> PGP ID: 0x1D5C5F07 | Twitter: @pranesh_prakash >> >> >> -- >> Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by >> emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
