Microsoft contractors are listening to your translated Skype calls

Microsoft contractors are listening to your translated Skype calls

5 years ago
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https://thenextweb.com/security/2019/08/07/microsoft-contractors-are-listening-to-your-translated-skype-calls/

An explosive article in Motherboard alleges that contractors working for Microsoft are listening to the conversations of Skype users conducted through the app’s real-time translation service. The piece, penned by cybersecurity reporter Joseph Cox, cites a trove of internal documentation, screenshots, and audio recordings obtained by the publication.

Audio of captured recordings depict deeply personal conversations whose subject matter touches on several sensitive topics, including relationship woes, ongoing struggles with weight loss, and even exchanges that resemble phone sex.

Microsoft contractors are listening to your translated Skype calls

Aug 7, 2019, 5:36pm UTC
https://thenextweb.com/security/2019/08/07/microsoft-contractors-are-listening-to-your-translated-skype-calls/ > An explosive article in Motherboard alleges that contractors working for Microsoft are listening to the conversations of Skype users conducted through the app’s real-time translation service. The piece, penned by cybersecurity reporter Joseph Cox, cites a trove of internal documentation, screenshots, and audio recordings obtained by the publication. > Audio of captured recordings depict deeply personal conversations whose subject matter touches on several sensitive topics, including relationship woes, ongoing struggles with weight loss, and even exchanges that resemble phone sex.