<p>BitTorrent continues its push into spy-proof products with BitTorrent Chat, a messaging app that doesn't rely on centralized servers.</p><p>BitTorrent announced its chat service in September, and started taking sign-ups for a private alpha, but now the company that best known for its file-sharing protocol offers some more insight into how the chat service works.</p><p>The challenge for BitTorrent was to create a service that lets users communicate without logging into a central server. Not having a centralized service ensures that communications won't be susceptible to security breaches or government data requests.</p><p>BitTorrent Chat uses public key encryption to keep conversations out of the wrong hands. Users exchange their public keys to initiate a chat without revealing their identities, while a private key remains secret to each user. BitTorrent</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2082081/bittorrent-chat-promises-messaging-free-from-prying-eyes-including-the-nsas.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/19/5228116/bittorrent-chat-private-peer-to-peer-messaging-service">BitTorrent unveils secure messaging service to counter &#039;NSA...</a> (The Verge)</p><p><a href="http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/12/bittorrent-chat-detailed-a-decentralized-messaging-service-thats-big-on-privacy/">BitTorrent Chat Detailed, A Decentralized Messaging Service That&#039;s Big On Privacy</a> (Ubergizmo)</p><p><a href="http://www.itnews.com.au/News/368153,bittorrent-readies-alpha-of-secure-p2p-chat-app.aspx">BitTorrent readies alpha of secure P2P chat app</a> (iT News)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dfc-aNB_lSTOxrMQ22IqtYMHCIBaM&ned=us">17 additional articles.</a></p>