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 * Skype security flaw may expose IP address **

Researchers at Polytechnic Institute (NYU) say that a security flaw in the Skype video calling service (recently purchased by Microsoft) may expose your IP address to a caller even if you do not accept the call. This in turn could allow the attacker to track the user's online activities and even discover the user's geographic location. This is something to be aware of if you are a Skype user.

Skype is not the only service that as been accused of exposing users' IP addresses. Last year, a method of obtaining the IP addresses of Facebook users was published in this article. []

In addition, some third-party VPN services that used PPTP over IPv6 were reported to allow eavesdroppers to discover users' IP addresses. []