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Isn't there any open-source software out there that does text, audio and video chat, in a completely secure way? Something that I can just start using "out of the box" without any pain?
The reason I ask is that I don't trust Skype, Facebook and MSN. I'm afraid that these companies have huge server farms to collect our text, audios, and videos. At least I have no reason to assume that they don't do this. Or do I?
Enchilada
Posted 2011-10-21T19:52:16.607
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Jitsi will give you most of what you want, I believe the only thing it does not encrypt at the moment is video chat. Voice and text chat are encrypted with ZRTP and OTR respectively.
Jan Geep
Posted 2011-10-21T19:52:16.607
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// , Even Tox has better stability than Jitsi, though. – Nathan Basanese – 2016-06-29T06:52:26.907
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You can use Ventrilo or similar and run your own server, and simply fire everything through an SSL tunnel.
Entirely controllable by you.
Rory Alsop
Posted 2011-10-21T19:52:16.607
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I'm sure Skype's this ubiquitous and well known because there are tons of better alternatives. – Daniel Beck – 2011-10-21T20:11:41.463
I investigated Ekiga for a while, but I'm not sure that it does encryption. – AndrejaKo – 2011-10-21T20:15:19.580