Microsoft-owned Skype is under investigation by the Luxembourg data protection authority for its alleged cooperation with the National Security Agency's Prism spying program, according to a report by the Guardian newspaper.
Skype, which has its European headquarters in Luxembourg, allegedly cooperates with the NSA through a program exploring the legal and technical issues involved in making customer calls available to intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Luxembourg decided to investigate Skype following allegations that surfaced in June, the Guardian reported on Friday.
Luxembourg's data protection authority, CNPD, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Skype did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The CNPD has powers to ensure that multinational companies based in Luxembourg respect national law, and often receives complaints from the data protection authorities of other European Union member states.
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