But it is the answer to this one.īecause something like this will be audited if at all possible. open source is not the answer to ALL the worlds ills. In my case, I'd chose option 'none of the above', but really. But that is biggest weakness of almost all internet uses of encryption. If that nerd is just hosting as a connection service, and the voip data stream itself is end-to-end encrypted and is actually transmitted directly to the recipient, then I trust the nerd in the basement more, because he never even sees the stream, and even if he did, its encrypted.Īt least as long as I know I'm -really- using the public key of the called party to encrypt it, that is. So who do you trust more with your privacy ? A multi million dollar company, or some nerd in his moms basement, acting as a VOIP connectivity server. They are asking for an oss replacement to the entire skype service. Nobody intelligent is asking for an oss skype client. What, like if the source code is open, then that will prevent backdoors ? Erm hello, the client software isn't the problem, it's the network of Skype servers the bloody data passes through that is the weak point in the equation. The only reason the conversation is tiresome is because proprietary software seems to have a perpetual stream of backdoors that keep keep bringing it up. And if it does they can be identified and closed. See links below for more articles on how to use Skype for Business or search for “Skype for Business” in the search box above.Why must EVERY conversation on privacy boil down to a few tired questions about 'open source' alternatives ?īecause open source alternatives shouldn't have backdoors. On Windows 10 (showing a contact contained in group called TEST): On MacOS (showing a search result from the Contacts tab): The applications look a little different depending on the platform.

Use spotlight to search and launch Skype for Business. On a Windows machine, click the Start Button and type, “ Skype for Business.”įind and launch Skype for Business from the system dock, or Mac users, make sure you are running the latest version for your system. Students and employees can download the app for personal and mobile devices from Office 365.

Skype for Business (not to be confused with commercial Skype) comes installed on all BSU and NTC staff, faculty, and lab computers. Skype for Business, a component of Office 2016, is BSU’s & NTC’s officially supported teleconferencing and chat tool.

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