Skype Handed Over Teenager’s Information to IT Firm

Skype, the popular voice-over-Internet and messaging service, is said to have illegally handed over a teenage user’s personal information to a private company.

A Microsoft and Skype sign hangs on stage before the start of a news conference about the purchase of Skype on May 10, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Microsoft has agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 billion. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images