Cryptocat 2.1.5
Device: Mac OS
Category: Social Networking
Price: Free, Version: 2.1.2 -> 2.1.5 (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
- New feature: Block users! Prevents annoying users from sending you messages/from seeing your messages.- New feature: Typing notification. See when a user is composing a message (both users need to be using Cryptocat 2.1.3 or higher.)- Fixed a bug that would prevent conversations from scrolling down when tabs are switched.- Fixed a bug that prevented nickname tab completion from working.- Fixed a bug that would prevent some ZIP files from being transferred.- Fixed a bug that would prevent audio and desktop notification settings from being saved.- Fixed a bug that would prevent a user from logging back in after logging out.- Fixed a bug that would show a vertical scroll bar on logout for no reason.- Additional small bug fixes.- Uighur translation has returned.
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