Filed under : “Google Talk”

"When using a public network, such as an open wireless hot-spot, the potential security risk is that your conversations can be sniffed by other malicious users. Encrypting your communication is most likely the best solution; however most Internet users will find it too tedious to setup.

In this hack, we will show you how to tunnel Google Talk instant messaging client over SSH. We will create a secure communication tunnel from our computer, over an insecure network to a trusted remote server. This hack is for both Mac OS X and Windows users."

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