Steer clear of Skype.

**igotrhythm** · 11-22-2013, 02:42 PM

http://www.ericmartindale.com/2013/0...ouldnt-either/

A good friend of mine posted this on his personal corner of the interblag, so I thought I'd pass this along. It even lists alternatives. (As for my experience, all I can say is Skype spiked my CPU to 100% for the last goddamn time, so I moved to Trillian. Don't worry, it still talks with Skype, but I'm willing to pass on the video and group calls.)

**Pseudo Enigma** · 11-22-2013, 02:47 PM

Just what could it be sending? Even then I don't give enough fucks to stop using Skype.

r · 11-22-2013, 02:56 PM

it's sending cp.

cedolad · 11-22-2013, 02:57 PM

shouldn't have added me on skype then

Izzy · 11-22-2013, 02:57 PM

Don't you need to have skype installed and running to use the skype plugin on Trillian? It really wouldn't make any difference at that point.

**m0de** · 11-22-2013, 03:00 PM

I think this is relevant:

Arntonach · 11-22-2013, 03:44 PM

Yeah my phone has crashed several times before just from trying to run skype and the internet at the same time. And sometimes it just crashed running all on it's own cause my phone doesn't have the processing power of god. But skype is everywhere, so it's like I can't not use it. :<

Wafles · 11-22-2013, 03:47 PM

A few people being paranoid about ongoing active connections in a peer to peer IM/VOIP system is a concern?

This is hilarious. No one is going to give a shit about this, as all it really amounts to is a conspiracy theory.

**reuben_tate** · 11-22-2013, 03:56 PM

Chances are what happens in the background, i.e. how the data is stored, manipulated, loaded, displayed, synced, etc, is probably something that's "old" and needs an overhaul or some rethinking. For me, my facebook chats are much more fluid and less rage inducing than Skype. Also, getting things to sync across multiple devices is a nightmare for Skype. I'd switch to something else but so many people I know use it...

Izzy · 11-22-2013, 04:04 PM

You might already be using this thing called "Windows". You'd be fucked either way if microsoft was trying to spy on you.

My skype syncs perfectly between my phone, tablet and computer by the way. I'm not vouching for the it or bashing it, just making an observation.

**arcnmx** · 11-22-2013, 04:29 PM

Yeah, Trillian or anything else still has to use Skype itself in the background - it's just not using the graphical interface. It's also a proprietary closed-source client, I see no reason to trust it any more than Skype. In the end you just can't expect privacy from a third party service anyway.

choof · 11-22-2013, 04:40 PM

wait so we should be concerned that a program that requires internet connectivity has constant internet connectivity

**Pseudo Enigma** · 11-22-2013, 05:19 PM

I just don't get it. Why are people so afraid to have outsiders know what's on their computers?

Quote:

Oh look, pseudo is into asians, let's put up more asian advertising around him

doesn't sound like a bad thing to me???

L.B.D.D · 11-22-2013, 05:21 PM

ur not even real asian get the fuk out

**Fission** · 11-22-2013, 05:29 PM

he said he was into asians, not that he was asian ????

in response to the OP, i'm almost positive most of the software you are using isn't open source so you might as well steer clear of all of that too since it could be an avenue of privacy violation just as easily

V-Ormix · 11-22-2013, 05:39 PM

but skype makes smo amazing, I cant uninstall :C I'll feel sorry about it later :P

**Frank Munoz** · 11-22-2013, 05:49 PM

?????

**Pseudo Enigma** · 11-22-2013, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fission

he said he was into asians, not that he was asian ????

I'm not...actually...into asians at all. JUS' SAYIN.
tho thanks bro

L.B.D.D · 11-22-2013, 06:56 PM

all ur avatars are made in japan

**Pseudo Enigma** · 11-22-2013, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L.B.D.D

all ur avatars are made in japan

2d>3d

11-22-2013, 02:47 PM	#2
Pseudo Enigma ごめんなさい　(/ω＼) Join Date: Aug 2012 Age: 28 Posts: 2,290	Re: Steer clear of Skype. Just what could it be sending? Even then I don't give enough fucks to stop using Skype.

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r FFR Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 173	Re: Steer clear of Skype. it's sending cp.

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cedolad moonchild~ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: . Age: 30 Posts: 6,879	Re: Steer clear of Skype. shouldn't have added me on skype then __________________

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Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: Steer clear of Skype. Don't you need to have skype installed and running to use the skype plugin on Trillian? It really wouldn't make any difference at that point.

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m0de Marble Eater Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Joliet, Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 1,437	Re: Steer clear of Skype. I think this is relevant: __________________

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Arntonach Owlbears Rock! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: The coldest place in hell Age: 33 Posts: 2,492	Re: Steer clear of Skype. Yeah my phone has crashed several times before just from trying to run skype and the internet at the same time. And sometimes it just crashed running all on it's own cause my phone doesn't have the processing power of god. But skype is everywhere, so it's like I can't not use it. :<

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Wafles FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,988	Re: Steer clear of Skype. A few people being paranoid about ongoing active connections in a peer to peer IM/VOIP system is a concern? This is hilarious. No one is going to give a shit about this, as all it really amounts to is a conspiracy theory. __________________ http://smleaderboards.net/profile/view/Wafles

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Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: Steer clear of Skype. You might already be using this thing called "Windows". You'd be fucked either way if microsoft was trying to spy on you. My skype syncs perfectly between my phone, tablet and computer by the way. I'm not vouching for the it or bashing it, just making an observation.

11-22-2013, 04:29 PM	#11
arcnmx nanodesu~ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 503	Re: Steer clear of Skype. Yeah, Trillian or anything else still has to use Skype itself in the background - it's just not using the graphical interface. It's also a proprietary closed-source client, I see no reason to trust it any more than Skype. In the end you just can't expect privacy from a third party service anyway. __________________ FMO AAAs (1): Within Life :: FGO AAAs (1): Einstein-Rosen Bridge

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choof Banned Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 8,563	Re: Steer clear of Skype. wait so we should be concerned that a program that requires internet connectivity has constant internet connectivity

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L.B.D.D FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,949	Re: Steer clear of Skype. ur not even real asian get the fuk out

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Fission no Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 1,850	Re: Steer clear of Skype. he said he was into asians, not that he was asian ???? in response to the OP, i'm almost positive most of the software you are using isn't open source so you might as well steer clear of all of that too since it could be an avenue of privacy violation just as easily Last edited by Fission; 11-22-2013 at 05:32 PM..

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V-Ormix Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,677	Re: Steer clear of Skype. but skype makes smo amazing, I cant uninstall :C I'll feel sorry about it later :P

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