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Mega launches new video and chat service to take on Skype

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/mega-launches-new-video-and-chat-service-take-skype' title="Mega launches new video and chat service to take on Skype"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2015/01/mega-screen-logo-hero.jpg?itok=CIgfCI9d' />[/url]</p> <p>Mega owner Kim Dotcom isn't halting on his plan to launch new services with a focus on security, competing against what's already available on the market. Today, the company announced the release of MegaChat, a new web-based communications platform that's billed as a Skype (http://www.imore.com/skype) competitor. Currently, MegaChat offers video call functionality with more to come in the future.</p> <!--break--> <p>User Controlled Encryption (UCE) is provided to users, enabling them to share decryption keys with others to allow access to hosted files - perfect if you're wanting to share a file or two in a conversation. The major selling point of MegaChat is there's no software required to get the service working, though Firefox and Chrome extensions are available to "boost performance and security".</p> <p>As with anything Mega releases, the focus is on security, something Dotcom attacked Microsoft for surrounding Skype and the NSA (http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-responds-nsa-controversy-were-not-spying-you). Interested to learn more? Head over to the Mega website (http://www.mega.nz/) to login and try out the new service.</p> <p>Source: Mega (https://twitter.com/MEGAprivacy/status/558087217730834432) (Twitter), via: TechCrunch (http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/21/megachat/)</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-29521"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/42984824/sc/21/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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