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Most Skype Data Requests Come From UK Intel
- Computer Business Review , Wednesday, June 12, 2013 2:34 PM
The UK intelligence agencies have made 1,268 requests seeking information on private communications via Microsoft products including Skype in 2012, accounting for a quarter of all requests received by the internet calling service from global governments. During the period, the requests from agencies including British police and intelligence agencies, such as GCHQ, have surpassed requests made by those US agencies, according to Guardian.
