A new Microsoft patent points towards Skype becoming equipped for lawful interception, which could be important as the service grows up to challenge traditional telcos.
Trenchant point made at the end of the article:
Citizens aghast that their VoIP calls could be intercepted might be annoyed, but they'd be better off petitioning their governments, rather than raging against the companies trying to obey the law.
A point that can be made about a lot of industries these days. Although the counterpoint could be made that a lot of industries aren't doing much to fight the power, either.
