Upon logging into Facebook via the Skype client application I am duly presenting with the “Request for Permission” screen as shown below. I begin to step thru the connection process and found the familiar Facebook login screen as shown next. Once the new version is installed and running and after logging into Skype there is a new Facebook tab available with an option to connect. Why I should care about this new service if I am not even using it?Īs the reader steps thru this article, please feel free to click on image thumbnails for an enlarged view.

What does this mean to me as someone who will use this new service?.

What are the lessons we aim to walk away with? Let us explore this using the 5.5 Beta thru the following questions: The news stories are not talking about this for those interested in privacy.Īnd we found in our recent Harris Poll survey that nearly 70% of respondents are indeed concerned with privacy on social networking sites. If a person takes the plunge and installs the new version, logs in and grants Skype permission to one’s profile on Facebook then pay attention please. Users must download the newest version 5.3 (although 5.5 beta is also acceptable). Introductionįacebook and Skype announced the launch of Video Chat on Facebook using the Skype platform. With Facebook’s launch of video chat powered by Skype underway and enabling a new level of communication on its platform, we take a look at permission settings and privacy options.

Skype permissions settings