On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Jason Klebs <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? ;-) >
Facebook has publicly acknowledged that they scan all messages for the law. Yahoo terms of service states that they own all information and any ideas communicated over their network. It would not surprise me if Google scanned IM messages for ad targeting at the very least. I'd say the safest bet to ensure privacy would be hosting your own private IRC or jabber server and connecting over ssl and/or using OTR. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
