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San Jose State University might ban Skype

September 18, 2006 RSS Feed Print
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Officials at San Jose State are thinking about banning Skype, the long-distance Internet phone service that lets users call just about anywhere in the world nearly free of charge. Even San Jose State faculty members use the service. But, the Spartan Daily reports, administrators worry Skype use might violate state law and contravene the university's desire not to get computer viruses.

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