Cryptocat 2.1.12
Device: Mac OS
Category: Social Networking
Price: Free, Version: 2.1.11 -> 2.1.12 (iTunes)
Description:“Cryptocat has a simple, countercultural goal: people should be able to talk on the Internet without being subjected to surveillance.” — NYTimes16th Annual Webby Awards Honoree, Social Media Category. — Webby AwardsCryptocat lets you chat with privacy. It encrypts your chats, is translated into 32 languages and you already know how to use it. Have encrypted, private conversations.Cryptocat is free, open chat that aims to provide an open, accessible Instant Messaging environment with a transparent layer of encryption that's easy to use.Easily have group conversations with your friends without fearing monitoring or interception.Cryptocat is developed by privacy advocates, for privacy advocates. Big Data providers continue to amass gigantic amounts of personal information without providing any guarantee of privacy, while encryption remains largely inaccessible. This means that a lot of what you do online is not within your control, but rather susceptible to governmental or corporate interception.Cryptocat aims to bridge the gap for those who need encrypted communications that are easily accessible.
What's New
- Fixed some non-critical security issues reported by Steve Thomas that slightly reduce the bits of entropy in OTR authentication. Updating is recommended. - Fixed a pseudo-random number generator bug that causes some bias and wastes entropy. Updating is recommended. - Fixed a user interface bug that would make nicknames hard to read under certain circumstances. - Fixed a user interface bug that would sometimes show jagged-looking login text.
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