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I'm confused. The above poster asked what a good chat program is for communicating with other people (namely non-technical users) where the user can't get spied
by lelandbatey 13y ago
I'm confused. The above poster asked what a good chat program is for communicating with other people (namely non-technical users) where the user can't get spied upon.
This isn't so much a "how can I be secure" question, but a "what alternatives to Skype do I have that work on Linux" question.
Which is one I'm also interested in, since I also want something thats (1)linux compatible, (2) easy and accessible for "average users" of any OS, (3) and secure. And I'm hoping for those things in that order.
- aidenn0 13y agoIf you are talking to an average user (implied by #2), then there are short odds that at some point their machine will be compromised, at which point it doesn't matter how secure the communications channel is.
- lelandbatey 13y agoI should clarify, I don't mean secure from all angles. In terms of security I don't want a company looking through my chat logs, and I don't want someone who be able to see what I'm saying via a wifi sniffer.
- StavrosK 13y agoPidgin with OTR fits the bill. It should really be standard with Pidgin/Adium/anything.