Q&A: Secure Chatting?
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Question: I often use AOL Instant Messenger to chat with contractors and clients living in other parts of the world. However, because many of these conversations contain sensitive information, I’m concerned about the security of my chats. Is there a way to encrypt Instant Messenger conversations? Even better, is there a free way to do this?
Answer: Yep, there sure is. Visit this link: http://tinyurl.com/3mskdq; it’ll take you to a page on the Download.com where you can download a program called Trillian (for free, of course). Trillian is a full-featured, stand-alone chat program that will let you connect to AOL Instant Messenger and then encrypt your chat conversations so that they can’t be read by others.
As a side note, in addition to AOL Instant Messenger, Trillian supports ICQ, MSN, IRC and Yahoo Messenger.
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