Skype hides IP addresses to protect users from online trolls
After initially allowing users to choose whether they wanted to share their IP address with contacts, the company's latest update will now hide their details from other Skype users by default. Microsoft says the measure will "prevent individuals from obtaining a Skype ID and resolving to an IP address," which won't only protect gamers, but other Skype users who may be targeted by online trolls. Before Microsoft enabled the feature, gamers used third-party workarounds to keep themselves safe. Its latest update removes that hassle and lets players get back to pwning the competition without fear of reprisals.
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/22/skype-hide-ip-addresses-skype/
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CraigPosted:
Yeah we'll see. Skype IP resolver's are everywhere now. One of the reasons i don't like it anymore.
DeluxeHazardPosted:
TheUnholy1994 Gotta have no life if you do that. "I lost so imma boot you offline" ffs...
Some people are willing to go that far over a video game. I find it really sad.
MushroomElmPosted:
TayIor This is actually really good nice, I actually had my Minecraft account hacked when I was younger through someone getting in from Skype.
That's not how it works, lol..You can't find someones IP and just magically have their log in info. You must've had a virus/trojan that did keylogging which would copy everything you type while on the computer and send it back to the host.
TaylorPosted:
This is actually really good nice, I actually had my Minecraft account hacked when I was younger through someone getting in from Skype.
XboxPosted:
People always get hacked over Skype, it's just all around sketchy.
Won't ever catch me using it.
Won't ever catch me using it.
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