I agree it is wise to be weary of Skype. Unfortunately, the network effect is so large now, it will be hard to convince many to switch away from it.
A few alternatives I have considered: 1) Google talk (or any other chat service) with OTR: https://launchpad.net/pidgin-otr 2) Use your own IM server with ejabberd 3) Just use Facebook chat instead...they use https now, right? ;-) -Jason On 03/15/2013 03:38 PM, Nathan England wrote: > > Hello All, > > 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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