Luxembourg's data protection commissioner confirmed an investigation into Skype following a complaint that the company may have supplied user data to secret services. The probe emerged amid longstanding concerns about Skype's data sharing practices, including previous revelations involving the NSA.

Luxembourg data protection officials have launched an investigation into Skype’s possible unauthorized data sharing with the U.S. National Security Agency. The inquiry centers on whether Skype transferred user data outside Luxembourg under a '702 order' without proper judicial sanction, potentially violating EU privacy rights and enabling repressive surveillance practices.

Skype Technologies S.A. is under investigation by Luxembourg's data protection authorities for allegedly transferring user data to the U.S. National Security Agency without proper judicial sanction. The probe centers on whether such data sharing infringes on European privacy laws, potentially subsidizing authoritarian surveillance practices.

Luxembourg’s data protection authority is investigating Skype for its alleged ties to the NSA, after reports suggest that under Microsoft’s ownership, Skype made customer calls accessible to intelligence agencies, potentially facilitating state surveillance.

Luxembourg’s Data Protection Commissioner, Gerard Lommel, has opened an investigation into Skype for allegedly collaborating secretly with the NSA under the PRISM surveillance program. The probe focuses on whether Skype shared user communications in violation of Luxembourg’s strict data-protection laws.

Skype Technologies S.A. is under investigation by the Luxembourg data protection authority for allegedly providing NSA with access to customer calls—a development raising serious concerns about the company’s commitment to protecting user privacy and its facilitation of repressive state surveillance practices.