lalm

SSL can be intercepted though so it wouldn't be the target of this theoretical ban.

Do they store video chats?

I think they're filtering messages through their server now. Half an hour ago it worked, now it says "message removed". Implying they MITM our messages and can censor them.

Why is there still a debate about whether the NSA have access then?

This raises an interesting point: Skype downloads your chat log from their server. They have your chat log on their server.

Nope