On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 07:04:18PM +0200, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult 
wrote:
> Operator's workaround:
> [..]
>   c) use apt pinning to restrict the Microsoft repo to only the
>      package 'skypeforlinux'

Please note that the Debian package pre/post inst/rm scripts run with
full root privileges without any constraints on what they can do.

If your threat model includes either a disclosure of Microsoft's APT
repository signing key or malicious use of this key by Microsoft then
this workaround does not address these threats.

Thanks

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