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    Saturday, September 13, 2008

    Skype & Taliban



    Taliban using Skype phones to dodge MI6

    By GLEN OWEN
    Last updated at 11:10 PM on 13th September 2008


    Taliban fighters targeting British troops in Afghanistan are using the latest ‘internet phones’ to evade detection by MI6, security sources said last night.

    Skype, a popular piece of consumer software that allows free calls to be made over the web, has been adopted by insurgents to communicate with cells strung out across the country.

    Unlike traditional mobile calls, which can be monitored by RAF Nimrod spy planes, Skype calls – the commercial application of a technology called Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) – are heavily encrypted.


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