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by edejong 2182 days ago
Actually, Skype was designed from the start to use e2e p2p communication. First thing after the Microsoft acquisition was to remove e2e and introduce dozens of new features no-one actually asked for.

In addition, they turned the UI into a dumpster fire and allowed Chinese, Russian and United States law enforcement agencies to eavesdrop on any Skype conversation without intervention of a judge.