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As Skype shuts down, its legacy is end-to-end encryption for the masses | TechCrunch

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Microsoft announced that it will shut down Skype on May 5 .

Launched in 2003 , Skype promised its users unprecedented privacy, with calls “highly secure with end-to-end encryption” After it launched, Skype sparked anger among law enforcement agencies all over the world.

Microsoft said it still had 36 million users, a far cry from its peak of 300 million users.

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