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Thursday, March 31, 2005

Podcasting and Skypecasting

Having picked up the idea of pocasting from mrbrown's website, CNet introduced me to a new phenomenon-skypecasting. Apparently, certain skype users have been using skype To record "skypecasts" which they then distribute using the skype network. While this may sound fun, it means that somebody could be recording those calls you made on the net without having to go to the trouble of physically tapping your phone line. It gets worse if the other party has paid for skype's net-phone service that allows calls to regular phones. While having someone tape your conversations is nothing new, not everyone owns a telephone recording device. A computer? Now we're seeing a jump in numbers. Invasion of privacy it may not be, but the next time I get a skype call I just might not answer. Anyone up for a nice old-fashioned FTF (Face 2 Face) conversation over a kopi ?

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