Great news for Skype users, Skype will now use end-to-end encryption. So what is End-to-end encryption? Imagine this silly example:
Stef and I offer a service. Stef has a long string and two cans. I stand by a long way away with your friend, and you walk up to Stef and say you want to tell your friend a secret. Stef holds the can and you tell him what to say. You trust Stef not to tell your secret. Your friend is with me and I hear your secret, as can I and you trust me not to tell. Darling Andrea wanders up to the string passing her ad listens but cannot here anything. That is normal enc