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[Blue Sky]

Thank you. I think that answers all :-)
I think someone else answered me as well, was that intentional...



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January 10, 2020 1:44 AM, "David Woolley" <forums at david-woolley.me.uk> wrote:

> On 10/01/2020 01:15, Blue Sky wrote:
> 
>> is it encrypted, and what country is it headquartered under - I heard that makes a difference in
>> privacy, that some countries eavesdrop ??
> 
> The application isn't encrypted. There is no point as it is open source, so anyone can see how it
> works.
> 
> It supports encryption using the same sort of encryption library as used by most open source
> software, OpenSSL.
> 
> Headquartered is not a meaningful term for a lot of open source software, and I think that is the
> case for Pidgin; it is a distributed development by an informal group of people.
> 
> I think OpenSSL itself is managed from outside the USA, so, whilst Pidgin packages from the USA may
> be subject to US export restrictions, I imagine ones have been built outside the USA.
> 
> Of course the services themselves tend to be based in the USA, so will probably refuse connections
> from people assumed to be associated with embargoed countries, and might run unencrypted for
> others.
> 
> Some countries probably still ban the import of encryption software for use by their general
> public.