My article on Skype exposing address books to the world has gone mini-viral. Written in 2017, it's gotten dozens of citations in early 2019. A reporter approached me, asking if the problem still exists. After doing some research, here's what I've found. Microsoft’s...
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Safety warning: if you use Skype, your contacts may now be exposed
UPDATE: February 14, 2019: Since writing this article in late 2017, Microsoft seems to have made a change that makes it a bit harder to reverse engineer someone's address book, but most of the problem remains. You can read my update on how Skype still...