Hacked accounts and traced communications can be a concern if you use Internet communication programs like Skype. The technical aspects of protecting private information is beyond the reach of most users. For example, only high-level hackers can prevent their Skype calls from being traced to their actual locations. However anyone can and should protect his account from being hacked.
Skype
Skype uses Voice over Internet Protocol, better known as a VoIP. It takes advantage of your high-speed Internet to make free or low-cost voice calls to mobile phones, landlines or other Skype users' computer accounts. It also allows video calls between users of Skype, making it a popular service for loved ones who live a great distance apart, who may treasure the ability to see each other while talking, without a costly visit.
Hacking
Your Skype account, like any account online with a username and password, can get hacked. Hackers may use your account, add unwanted friends to compromise security or interact with other people as you to embed malware in the messages. If you have paid for any part of Skype's services, your credit-card information and billing address may have been accessed as well. If your Skype account is ever hacked, contact Skype immediately. They will provide you with a way to reset your password so you can regain control of your account and work with you if your credit card information has been accessed.
Traceable
Skype calls are traceable, though it can get fairly technical as to how. Not only do all Internet providers, or IPs, have specific addresses for access points such as a hardlined modems or Wi-Fi switches, but each computer also has a unique MAC address that is recorded when accessing the Internet. Skype, like most other communications companies, keeps a log of such information for legal purposes and is subject to handing it over to the authorities if issue a warrant.
Prevent Hacking
Preventing your Skype account from getting hacked requires a good password that is both alphanumeric and does not contain a word from the dictionary or a name. Longer passwords are harder to hack, so err on the side of the 20 maximum characters as opposed to Skype's minimum of six. Do not use the same password that you use for any other service or entity. Theoretically, is best not to write down your password elsewhere, but for people who have many online services that require passwords, not recording them somewhere is impractical. Keep your passwords written down someplace secure and nonobvious. Do not note clearly (that is, in a way that an intruder can interpret) that the password is for Skype.
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