Skype is adding a new default security feature primarily to protect gamers from their overheated rivals. The Microsoft-owned service recently announced it would start hiding users’ IP addresses by ...

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Every device connected to the Internet has its own IP address, a string of numbers that uniquely identifies the servers and clients communicating with each other online. A hacker that knows a computer ...

Online trolls are a pox upon gaming. Gracious losers are a scarce resource in the multiplayer jungle, and while some will merely resort to immature insults if they lose (more so if you dare to be a ...

Skype allows you to make video phone calls to any other Skype user in the world. As such, it can present a great tool for video conferencing, brainstorming meetings or general communications when ...

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Way back in 2012, it came to light that a flaw in Skype made it easy for hackers to acquire your IP address. Now, finally, Microsoft has updated the software so those details are hidden by default.

Skype said Tuesday it is investigating a new tool that collects a person’s last known IP address, a potential privacy-compromising issue. Instructions posted on Pastebin on Thursday showed how a ...