Proton Chat - Messaging app
Let's make it in some math style:
ProtonMail : Gmail = ProtonChat : Hangouts
:)
Secure private chat same principle of secure email, but applied to chats.
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Tunafish commented
Holy cow I can't believe the votes here. Look at RetroShare.org folks.
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M commented
Will have to send a password each time you have to communicate with a non-prontonmail profile no ?
I am not against a chat in protonmail, but I would prefer to see the Tox project grow up and reach its maturity. No account required, don't need the browser to be open to receive notifications.
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Bane commented
Activist for Security,OPSEC
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nerpherpderp commented
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mams commented
Some kind of jabber or xmpp client extension that works encrypted with all contacts would be so awesome I won't have to pay for my vpn anymore or use pidgin otr and force other's to get the plug in. I would need nothing else but this email client for everything. It would be too awesome to be true.
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User commented
I'm a bit afraid of the way some other email providers have shoved messaging and such in the face of users who don't want it in the past. Trying to turn it off was nearly impossible with one provider a few years ago who just implemented it and logged you automatically to their IM type service every time you checked your mail, without every asking you if you wanted to even sign up for their messenger service. You were just on it and anyone else who used the same mail provider could see that and IM you. It's the sort of thing a lot of users are likely here to avoid.
If it's added, I'd at least like it be something you have to enable under options which otherwise is not visible *at all* on the mail page or apps so people who don't want it can comfortable pretend it doesn't exist. :)
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Yulia commented
I would love to have this feature, but it should allow for end-to-end encryption with users who don't have protonmail as none of my contacts do.
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MKDWOG commented
I like the idea but the Messenger has to be some how encrypted just like the ProtonMail e-mail too or the messenger won't be safe.
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JohnnyB commented
Hello,
Go to facebook or Whatsapp or gmail if you want this. Protonmail is a web mail service.
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Brian commented
Email it great. Messenger fucntionality would also be extremely useful.
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Anonymous commented
I recommend using the source code provided by WhisperSystems. TextSecure looks pretty good and works great already. You could use the code from their browser extension to put it into the current interface somewhere. Please don't add another chat program that only works among protonmail users, it would never gain traction. Join the efforts with the developers of TextSecure instead!
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William Romero commented
A chat that can only be accessed using a protonmail account and (not web based) can be installed on multiple operating systems (Windows, MacOS, Unix). All applications must be closed in order to login to an online chat to prevent screen captures, copy/paste, etc. Simplistic yet attractive chat interface. You must possess a predefined key as well as your own proton mail account to access a chat. The keys would be generated via protonmail application with a partner or group. The user logs onto the protonChat application in Windows, the app proceeds to close all other applications (browsers, other chat apps, etc), mainly non-essential things. After it is confirmed that everything is secure, it brings up an interface where you input said key and your PM credentials. The chat room would be set via website (protonmail). This would include options, chat room expiry, users allowed into the room. Once a user logs out of the chat, he/she is not allowed back in and a room must be recreated in order to preserve security. Probably a bad idea, but could be made into something better.
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Cameron Taylor commented
This would be seriously cool!
I would request the ability for each ProtonMail subscriber to give 1–3 of their friends and family a 'friend' subscription to the chat service ONLY. That way I can chat with them instead of using Telegram or, heaven forbid, WhatsApp.
Wickr is pretty good, but slow and closed-source. Telegram needs to enter secret chats for security, so it isn't on by default. CryptoCat is browser only, so no phone app. (Please don't bring up ChatSecure—It's terribly buggy.)
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Jav commented
A chat feature would be fantastic. I was just exchanging emails with another Protonmail user and thought how useful a chat client would be.
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Jon commented
I thought to myself "here's an idea", but after a quick Google-search this thread turned up.
Yes; IM/chat is vital I think.I don't agree with the comment that "Route" posted; this has nothing to do with "creating a (yet another) Social platform". We'll definitely do fine as it is without another social network of walls, and posts, and likes, and +1's, and friends, and photos...
But this. A simple ProtonIM-service, well, it just makes sense. Secure, encrypted, safe. Just like ProtonMail. Integrated with the users ProtonMail account where all the chat history is safely and securely stored, with the same level encryption.
As for "Why?", well.... If you can answer the question "why ProtonMail?" in the first place, just apply the same logic and answers to this, and there we go: it just makes sense.
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Route commented
I am not interested in any chat features. I use PM for secure personal correspondence. No need to make another "Social Platform".
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Anonymous commented
Whether the "chat" feature is added onto Protonmail, or created as a separate program by the Protonmail team would be good. Textsecure dropped encryption for MMS/SMS which I'm sure hit some people pretty hard, and the other options for secure "chat" like texting, instant messaging etc are a bit more difficult for most people to use. I would also be glad to pay for such services!
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Antigen commented
I vote no.
I prefer a true mail service, not an all in, social network mail etc... (like gmail, outlook, yahoo)
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rahool commented
See https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/284483-feedback/suggestions/7255107-protonchat which has more votes.
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Lux commented
Telegram IS NOT secure, read this:
http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/49782/is-telegram-secure