XMPP with PGP Encryption over TOR or I2P (other anon net access like VPN, ...)
(OTR encryption is also very common for XMPP)
there are some semi-dead encrypt. p2p messenger projects like:
- TorChat
- Crypto.cat
- RetroShare
which had/have some community/users in the past
Tor Project is developing a new Instant Messenger to be bundled with their Browser/TOR Client downloads (will be an hardened fork of Instantbird with OTR encryption, that only uses TOR obvious)
I guess this will be the "market leader" / anon messenger with the most users medium term.
Thanks for the extensive list.
Honestly, all of this sounds awful.
i2p/TOR won't gain enough momentum for a messenger any time soon.
OTR is no good solution for a messenger neither.
Well, cool, I'll focus my mental energy on bitmessage then! :-)
edit:
Maybe it all doesn't matter, as 90% of all IM happens on mobiles anyway?
So the top priorities would be to support Android and iOS (and desktop OS), and to have low hardware/storage/traffic needs. Which would mean BitMessage would be a total niche product..
Ente