Skype hides IP addresses to protect users from online trolls
After initially allowing users to choose whether they wanted to share their IP address with contacts, the company's latest update will now hide their details from other Skype users by default. Microsoft says the measure will "prevent individuals from obtaining a Skype ID and resolving to an IP address," which won't only protect gamers, but other Skype users who may be targeted by online trolls. Before Microsoft enabled the feature, gamers used third-party workarounds to keep themselves safe. Its latest update removes that hassle and lets players get back to pwning the competition without fear of reprisals.
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/22/skype-hide-ip-addresses-skype/
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ThespianPosted:
The amount of times I have been threatened and booted off through Skype is unbelieveable. Finally this is a fix
NotSoOGPosted:
Faux25CongenitalMullan this took way too long, I had to get rid of skype ages ago in fear of this. Someone got all my info,quite frightening
You mean your IP address, which you can change? Could of just made yourself unresolvable.
could change lol by phoning up the isp maybe because they unplugging bs never worked and i have a dynamic ip which never changed even during a power outage you keep it unplugged for 30seconds to a minute right yeah that never really works
Dynamic IPs will only change if a new Mac address is detected. hence why IPs change when you plug different devices into a modem that is dynamic.
So essentially, if you get a router with a customizable Mac address, you can have infinite IPs. (Same subnet though) I do it all the time.
FoldPosted:
This is so late, but I suppose better late than never. The fact that they still hadn't patched the grossly obvious security holes in skype all the way up until 2016 is quite ridiculous. Either way, I'm still somewhat wary of giving out my skype, just because of how long-running the issue has been. I do really hope that with this patch though, skype can raise back into the gaming community as a good way to communicate with one another without the worry of being resolved.
Mario350Posted:
CongenitalMullan this took way too long, I had to get rid of skype ages ago in fear of this. Someone got all my info,quite frightening
You mean your IP address, which you can change? Could of just made yourself unresolvable.
could change lol by phoning up the isp maybe because they unplugging bs never worked and i have a dynamic ip which never changed even during a power outage you keep it unplugged for 30seconds to a minute right yeah that never really works
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