The British intelligence agency appears to be able to monitor most of the functions of Microsoft's Skype and messaging app, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
Published by The Intercept , the documents state that GHCQ's Joint Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG) made it possible for government agencies to monitor Skype communications in real time, without the app's users knowing.
Microsoft has previously stated that it "will not provide governments with direct and unconditional access to customer data or encryption keys," but will comply with valid requests for specific user account information.
The leaked documents do not reveal how JTRIG gained the ability to monitor Skype, nor whether it has been used or how often it has been used.
