University of Cambridge Department Bans Skype

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Catherine Howell: University of Cambridge Department Bans Skype, Citing Security Concerns, EDUCAUSE Blogs October 18, 2005

This might be a sign of more to come, as computing service people are expressing concerns about the free online audio program. Skype, while free, is not open source, and it also sneaks through firewalls using ports normally reserved for web servers. More...