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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Nathan England <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:nathan@nmecs.com" target="_blank">nathan@nmecs.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

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Hello All,<br>
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I have been a long time user of Skype, but naturally grew fearful when Microsoft took over, and assumed there was a security risk because the service was growing large. Now it appears Microsoft really has developed a back-door into the system and the Russian government has been watching... Which only leads me to believe if they were doing it, so was our government.<br>


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Which all leads me to the question: what can we use for instant messaging that is safe for us from a privacy stand point, and secure enough to possibly use for employment purposes?<br>
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I appreciate your thoughts!<br>
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Regards,<br>
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Nathan England<br>
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