On: Report: Facebook Monitors Your Chats for Criminal Activity

[chrisballinger]

All the more reason to use encryption technology like Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging (http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr)! I've been working on an OTR-compatible iOS app called ChatSecure (https://chatsecure.org) that is capable of encrypting your Facebook chats (or any other XMPP service).

[delano → chrisballinger]

Also single view message services, like: https://www.thismessagewillselfdestruct.com/ https://onetimesecret.com/ https://pwpush.com/ https://whisperpassword.com/

[dinkumthinkum → delano]

The problem with all of these services is you have to trust them as well. The most secure message is the one not sent.

[delano → dinkumthinkum]

True, but if you want to communicate you need to trust something at some point.

[dinkumthinkum → delano]

Right but why trust them anymore than the others.