This isn't a great workaround as it just ignores SSL errors, but the fix from this forum post will remove the annoyance:
http://fossplanet.com/f10/%5Bbug-640018%5D-%5Bnew%5D-empathy-throws- untrusted-certificate-warning-ongoogle-chat-services-using-google-apps- non-google-domains-52377/#post209963 "I have discovered a workaround: In Empathy > Edit > Accounts, check "Ignore SSL certificate errors" for each Google Apps Talk account. This suppresses the warning. However, this is not an ideal solution." -- Empathy asks me to confirm certificate before connecting to Google Apps GTalk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/669997 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to empathy in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs