Alas, theres always a hacker lurking around, and make no mistake that an online database can be breached by him and him alone. In that case, everyone goes down. Tens of thousands of users just like you. In this there is the safety in numbers element unless the hacker in question decides to sell every bit of data to the highest bidder. The silver lining is that youll know about such a breach almost immediately from your online provider (assuming the company doesnt want a class-action lawsuit.)
Linphone: Encrypted Video and Voice Over IP (VOIP)
Linphone (short for Linux phone) is a free voice over IP, or VoIP service, and SIP client, currently developed by Belledonne Communications in France. Its now available for AppleiOS and Android as well as PCs, with the biggest advantage being it isnt limited to voice and video. You can send texts, chat, make multiple calls and even call up your friends for an audio conference.
Three major new capabilities have been added: a text messaging feature (chat) with delivery status notification, multiple calls and audio conferencing. In addition, Linphone supports audio with speex , G711 ,ILBC, GSM, SILK, G722, OPUS, and video with the VP8 codec.
If you want to talk to your partners using Tor then youll need to use Onioncat at both ends since Linphone uses UDP. Instructions on using Linphone for anonymous VoIP over Tor can be found here, at the Whonix site. Just remember that Tor adds considerable latency so it will not be like those crystal clear calls Jason Bourne gets in a firefight in some back alley in Pakistan.
