This is not directly related to Bitcoin, but it may be useful for anybody interested in an anonymous instant messaging software.
We take communication as granted since there are so many ways to do it, but more than often they are either highly monitored by law enforcement or companies with other interests, and others require too much technical know how to set up to be convenient.
People use a lot whatsapp, facebook and other tools to communicate conveniently, even if its about things they want to keep in private. Thats why I have created JitJat. Its a very simple web instant messenger to communicate safely with your contacts. I have made it very easy to use and accessible via Tor at jitjatxmemcaaadp.onion (recommended) or Clearnet (SSL encrypted) at jitjat.org
There is a chat- and a messaging mode, both with various features implemented. messaging-mode doesnt require scripting, so you can safely use it with noscript. Messages are deleted automatically after 14 days, although you can always nuke a conversation or delete single messages, too. When you do this, you have the choice between deleting only your side of the conversation or the whole thing.
To make it a real safe form of communication, it is completely open source. Since you would still have to trust me as the operator with your information, you can cut the middleman and install it on your own PHP/MySQL server. Very easy and takes only 5 minutes. Either if you want to use it internal for your crew/team/friends/family or run a public copy of JitJat, its easy to do and gives you a convenient way to exchange information. no special device, platform or software required, just a browser.
If you dont run it on your own server you can and should still encrypt with PGP if you want to have 100% safety that only the recipient reads the message.
You can download the source on our site, if you find a bug or security hole, please report!
enjoy secure and convenient free speech
regards
JitJat
Links:
http://jitjatxmemcaaadp.onion
https://jitjat.org
some screenshots:
https://www.jitjat.org/images/screenshots/1.jpg https://www.jitjat.org/images/screenshots/2.jpg https://www.jitjat.org/images/screenshots/3.jpg