#Who Knows!
#Should We Trust this? :)
The Tor Project claims to have launched
the first beta version of Tor Messenger, its open source and Encrypted
instant messaging client that works with the Tor network.
The team claimed that their app encrypts the content of instant messages
as well as makes it very difficult for snoopers and eavesdroppers to
identify the user sending them.
i will quote from the Tor messenger site below
Tor Messenger is a cross-platform chat program that aims to be secure by default and sends all of its traffic over Tor. It supports a wide variety of transport networks, including Jabber (XMPP), IRC, Google Talk, Facebook Chat, Twitter, Yahoo, and others; enables Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging automatically; and has an easy-to-use graphical user interface localized into multiple languages.
This App tried to put simplicity and privacy in one and run on versions of Windows, Mac, or Linux PC
HOW IT WORKS
The Messenger integrates the "Off-the-Record" (OTR) to encrypt messages and then routes them over Tor network in the same manner as the Tor Browser does for the web.
The app was built on Mozilla's instant messaging client Instantbird
HERE IS AN INSTALL GUIDE
- Download Tor from here
- Drag the app to your Applications folder
- Run and launch the app (beta version)
- Log in to your preferred instant messaging service or services
- Once logged in, you will be able to chat securely and anonymously without any further extra hacking.
The Messenger client currently supports:
- Jabber (XMPP) chat protocol
- IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
- Facebook Chat
- Google Talk
- Yahoo!
- Desktop clients like Adium for Mac and Pidgin for Windows
The Tor team's future Tor Messenger versions will include support for:
- Sandboxing (for increased security)
- Automatic updates
- OTR for Twitter DMs
- Better support for Tor's protocols
- Secure multi-party communication (np1sec)
- Encrypted File Transfers
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