After setting up your jabber account to chat with someone you will need to add them by going to Buddies > Add Buddy (close and re-open all the Pidgin windows…

Here is a list of other well known services you can try out. Make sure you check their configuration for their server names, and port numbers.

Not every secure messaging app is as safe as it would like us to think. And some are safer than others. A recently disclosed FBI training document [dated January 7,…