Thank you. I think that answers all :-) I think someone else answered me as well, was that intentional...
-- Sent with woelklimail.com - Swiss secure email January 10, 2020 1:44 AM, "David Woolley" <for...@david-woolley.me.uk> wrote: > On 10/01/2020 01:15, Blue Sky wrote: > >> is it encrypted, and what country is it headquartered under - I heard that >> makes a difference in >> privacy, that some countries eavesdrop ?? > > The application isn't encrypted. There is no point as it is open source, so > anyone can see how it > works. > > It supports encryption using the same sort of encryption library as used by > most open source > software, OpenSSL. > > Headquartered is not a meaningful term for a lot of open source software, and > I think that is the > case for Pidgin; it is a distributed development by an informal group of > people. > > I think OpenSSL itself is managed from outside the USA, so, whilst Pidgin > packages from the USA may > be subject to US export restrictions, I imagine ones have been built outside > the USA. > > Of course the services themselves tend to be based in the USA, so will > probably refuse connections > from people assumed to be associated with embargoed countries, and might run > unencrypted for > others. > > Some countries probably still ban the import of encryption software for use > by their general > public. _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: https://lists.pidgin.im/listinfo/support
