Safe Instant Messaging

[Josh Coffman]

+1 for off-the-record style chat encryption


On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> I will second this one. We use it internally.
> On Mar 15, 2013 3:50 PM, "der.hans" <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
>
>>  Am 15. Mar, 2013 schwätzte Nathan England so:
>>
>> moin moin Nathan,
>>
>> Look at XMPP ( Jabber and Google chat ) over SSL with person to person
>> encryption such as off-the-record messaging or other plugin.
>>
>> ciao,
>>
>> der.hans
>>
>>  I have been a long time user of Skype, but naturally grew fearful when
>>> Microsoft took over, and assumed there was a security risk because the
>>> service was growing large. Now it appears Microsoft really has developed a
>>> back-door into the system and the Russian government has been watching...
>>> Which only leads me to believe if they were doing it, so was our government.
>>>
>>> Which all leads me to the question: what can we use for instant
>>> messaging that is safe for us from a privacy stand point, and secure enough
>>> to possibly use for employment purposes?
>>>
>>> I appreciate your thoughts!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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