Indeed, it isn't even possible to block a contact on iOS, never mind report one. Privacy on Apple's iOS devices is – surprisingly – less sophisticated than on Windows Phone. Put simply, if you're using Skype for Windows Phone, your main privacy options will need to be setup on a desktop computer. While you will be asked for confirmation, note that there is no option to send a message to Skype reporting that contact as offensive or a spammer. To do this, open a message window by tapping on the relevant contact in the People view, open the menu and select Block contact. The saving grace is that you can block people. It's a pretty shabby state of affairs, I think you'll agree. You can't, for example, specify that instant messages and calls only come in from people you have setup as contacts. So, if you're using Skype, make sure you're not doing anything that might be considered illegal in your own or the territory of the people you're communicating with.įurthermore, and shamefully for software produced by Microsoft for a Microsoft platform, there is no way to specify how contacts can contact you. While a policy that concerns the monitoring of links sent over Skype is mostly to combat phishing spam, it is worth noting that Skype data can be requested by law enforcement and security agencies. “Skype will retain your information for as long as is necessary to: (1) fulfill any of the Purposes (as defined in article 2 of this Privacy Policy) or (2) comply with applicable legislation, regulatory requests and relevant orders from competent courts.” While this might reduce load on hardware of Skype users (particularly useful for mobile Skypers) it has made gathering call information and content far easier. Since the takeover, the Skype call network topography has changed drastically, from the distributed, peer-to-peer model (which is more or less how Bittorrent works) to the use of several central services.

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