Think about the combination of this monitoring with the U.S. CISPA data-sharing provisions:
Microsoft says they are logging and pulling the content of links shared via Skype for spam and malware prevention. This certainly falls under the umbrella of "cybersecurity". Under CISPA, this "cybersecurity" information can be freely shared with the U.S. government without fear of liability, and can be further shared among all government agencies.
This sharing is probably happening already. But CISPA would allow it to be brought out into the open and, particularly, for evidence so acquired to be used in court proceedings and as supporting evidence for search warrants.
Microsoft says they are logging and pulling the content of links shared via Skype for spam and malware prevention. This certainly falls under the umbrella of "cybersecurity". Under CISPA, this "cybersecurity" information can be freely shared with the U.S. government without fear of liability, and can be further shared among all government agencies.
This sharing is probably happening already. But CISPA would allow it to be brought out into the open and, particularly, for evidence so acquired to be used in court proceedings and as supporting evidence for search warrants.