I think a statement like that needs a little more in the way of support. Cryptocat has been fairly well reviewed by a number of fairly smart people. While flaw

I think a statement like that needs a little more in the way of support. Cryptocat has been fairly well reviewed by a number of fairly smart people. While flaws have certainly been found, they've mostly been addressed, AFAIK. "Snake oil" has been a popular term to throw around ever since the original PGP user's guide, but simply labeling something "snake oil" without any actual proof is a dangerous thing to do (especially when it's an open source product, and you should be able to point to any defects specifically). Edit: I realize the term 'snake oil' predates PGP, I was referring to the crypto community's penchant for it.