System administrators can easily filter chat messages on their internal corporate networks. It’s pretty common for this information to end up in the hands of managers that use the data to spy on employees.
You can avoid this by using Pidgin as your chat client. It works with most popular chat networks:
- Google Talk (GTalk)
- AIM
- Yahoo Messenger
- IRC
- Windows Messenger (MSN)
Simply download Pidgin and then install the Pidgin Encryption plugin. The people you chat with will also need Pidgin and the encryption plugin as well if you want your chat to be private. Otherwise you can communicate normally with anybody else using Pidgin.
Once you’ve installed both of these items, run Pidgin and setup the chat accounts you wish to use. Then go to Tools > Plugins and check Pidgin Encryption 3.0.
Now you can encrypt your conversation by clicking the lock at the top of the chat window.
Users on the other end that do not have the encryption plugin installed will get a message telling them about it so they can install it and have secure conversations too.
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