Submission + - Skype Threatens Russian National Security
Mr.Bananas writes: Reuters reports that "Russia's most powerful business lobby moved to clamp down on Skype and its peers this week, telling lawmakers that the Internet phone services are a threat to Russian businesses and to national security." The lobby, closely associated with Putin's political party, cites concerns of "a likely and uncontrolled fall in profits for the core telecom operators," as well as a fear that law enforcement agencies have thus far been unable to listen in on Skype conversations due to its 256-bit encryption, as reported by the Russian language Vedomosti Business Daily.
