China Is Spying On (Supposedly Encrypted) Skype Conversations
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Perhaps gtalk will do.
I don't buy your view on software security (I know it is the prevalent one). I don't crash-test my Volvo in order to ensure it is (relatively) safe, I rely on public mechanisms for this: I trust the manufacturer to live up to his promises (or suffer reputation damage, lawsuis, etc) and NCAP tests as an objective external measure.
It's a pity an equivalent of NCAP does not exist for software. Perhaps a startup can fix this.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/04/a_security_mar...