Kim Dotcom aims to 'kill Skype' with encrypted MegaChat

Kim Dotcom has launched the beta version of his encrypted voice and video chat service called MegaChat, which is being touted as a "Skype killer." Dotcom, Internet entrepreneur and the founder of the defunct file-sharing website Megaupload, tweeted on Wednesday night about the "step by step" release of MegaChat as a beta service, starting with video calls Text chat and video conferences are coming "soon," he added. See also: 11 free tools to protect your online activity from surveillance We are ...