Microsoft Patents Digital Wiretapping

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Microsoft has been awarded a patent for developing wiretapping technology for voice over IP services. The project called ‘Legal Intercept’ is being designed specifically to facilitate government requests for monitoring digital lines. Considering Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Skype, this news may be disconcerting to many. Read the full article at PCMag.com

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Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).