some attack to fedora machine .

max bianco maximilianbianco at gmail.com
Fri Apr 11 14:48:28 UTC 2008


On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Harald Hoyer <harald at redhat.com> wrote:
> Jacques B. wrote:
>  > (didn't realize Skype also could cause that)
>
>  Skype's EULA grants Skype the use of the system on which it is installed.
> Article 4 of the Skype end user license agreement states, "You hereby
> acknowledge that the Skype Software may utilize the processor and bandwidth
> of the computer (or other applicable device) You are utilizing, for the
> limited purpose of facilitating the communication between Skype Software
> users."
>
>  Also google for: "Silver Needle in the Skype" and read this *very*
> interesting pdf.

I have only had time for a cursory scan of this but thanks for
pointing it out. I don't use Skype myself but I know many who
do....even if only half of this is true, its begging for trouble.

Max




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