Cortana is coming to Skype on mobile for both Android and iOS, but there is one huge downside — Microsoft is using her to scan your private messages: the team notes that Cortana can “detect when you’re talking about” and that “nothing will slip through the cracks.”



In order for this magical “in-context” technology to work, Cortana is constantly reading your private conversations. If you use Skype on mobile to discuss private matters with your friends or family, Cortana is constantly analyzing what you type. Talking about secret business plans with a colleague? Yup, Microsoft’s assistant is reading those too. Don’t misunderstand — I am not saying Microsoft has malicious intent by adding Cortana to Skype; the company could have good intentions. Still, there is the potential for abuse.

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