Microsoft Could Integrate Eavesdropping in Skype

According to the patent - and it is just an application as late as this - Microsoft envisions a variety of possibilities to use "recording agents" as a way to intercept, monitor, record and store recorded calls. The agent could be placed in a router, call server, or within the network of an organization. The agent can as well be a software module in other words placed between the call server or the network. Microsoft does not mention the recording agent to be hidden part of the client software. But, since Microsoft now owns the Skype infrastructure, that may not be a problem anymore.

The good news

The good news, depending on your view, is that the research is only targeted to become a tool that can be requested by law enforcement. The downside, as well depending on your view, is that those Skype calls may not be as anonymous as you think and your private information may to tell the truth be easily accessible by government organizations. Microsoft did not say if it already uses eavesdropping research in Skype or other VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) applications.

I can see this being very useful for corporations. They already install software to monitor internet access so they can see when their employees are on porn sites or whatever on the clock, this, combined with cell a disruptor field many places already use, will let them see when employees are wasting time on personal calls.