How safe is the chat room?

Chris Pirillo was asked, “How safe is the chat room?” so he posted the following video and an accompanying article to explain safety and security on IRC.

Chris wrote after recording the video:

When you’re on IRC, you’re as secure as you want to be. Don’t give out any personal information you don’t want others to know. In this video, I stated that your IP address could be found out by other chatters. Once I was finished recording and went back to listen, I realized I had spoken incorrectly. Yes, I made a mistake. It’s bound to happen at least once in every millenium. WyldRyde masks every chatter’s IP address, so it is not available to others.

Read Chris’ full post for more IRC safety and security tips.

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