In case of "ls -l" there is a legitimate use of the unix username and id data just explained above, but in case of skype what is that use? did skype or their secret binary code explain what are they looking for? Certainly not.
Skype does not use unix usernames for their user logins, so what business they have in looking for unix userdata?
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