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Empathy vs Secure Instant Messaging

A side-by-side look at Empathy and Secure Instant Messaging. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Empathy

Empathy

Social & Communications

Empathy is an open source instant messaging client that supports text, voice and video chat. It uses the Telepathy framework and integrates with the GNOME desktop environment. Empathy supports popular protocols like XMPP, IRC, Facebook Messenger, and more.

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Secure Instant Messaging

Secure Instant Messaging

Security & Privacy

Secure instant messaging (SIM) software provides encrypted messaging to protect user privacy. Popular open-source options include Signal and Telegram, which offer end-to-end encryption. Enterprise options like Symphony and Cisco Jabber also exist.

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