Webopslagdienst Mega-founder and former MegaUpload chairman Kim Dotcom on Twitter announced that his company will soon be a service for chatting and video calling issues. The service encrypts all traffic and works in the browser, says Dotcom.
The service bears the name MegaChat, Dotcom on Twitter published. In addition to chat and video calling will be possible with the service to transfer files with high speed, so claims Dotcom.
Megachat works yet completely from the browser, and encrypts the traffic. Many more details about the service are not yet known. Dotcom gained notoriety due to his fileshare service MegaUpload and is also the founder of Dropbox competitor Mega, which allows users to files online can save.
MegaChat is, according to Dotcom already used in a video link with Wikileaks frontman Julian Assange and whistleblower Edward Snowden at an event in september. When said Dotcom there is nothing about that the organization for the connection with Assange on the service used. Also, there are still no images or further details of Megachat.
Screenshot of Megachat connection with Assange at the event is The Moment of Truth in september