![]() ![]() In June, NBC News, citing court documents, law enforcement and activists, said Amazon had done “little” to proactively address the problem. The shutdown announcement follows reports that the company’s free messaging app had allowed criminals to exchange images of child sexual abuse. “After careful consideration, we will be concentrating Wickr’s focus on securing our business and public sector customers’ data and communications with AWS Wickr and Wickr Enterprise, and have decided to discontinue our consumer product, Wickr Me,” Amazon said, adding that the company was working on allowing Wickr customers to securely communicate with individuals outside of their organization. Wickr’s other products, which are geared toward government agencies, military organizations and enterprises, won’t be impacted. The shutdown will only affect the consumer-facing version of Wickr, which has become popular among journalists and whistleblowers looking to send end-to-end encrypted and self-destructing messages. Amazon says the app will stop accepting new user registrations on Decembefore it’s discontinued completely the following year. In a post published Friday, Amazon said that Wickr Me will shut down for good on December 31, 2023. Wickr was founded in 2011 and became one of the first mainstream end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, until it was acquired by Amazon’s cloud services giant Amazon Web Services in 2021. Wickr Me, our free (ad-free) flagship app, is the most trusted and secure messenger platform, powered by the world’s most advanced multi-layered encryption and ephemerality trusted by millions of users worldwide.Secure communications provider Wickr has announced that it will shutter its free encrypted messaging app, Wickr Me, next year. ![]() The source code is available here: ().Īt Wickr our mission is to provide a secure communication platform trusted by individuals, teams, and corporations, across industries, sizes and scale, to manage their most valuable communications. Wickr Messaging protocol enables strong end-to-end encryption and perfect forward and backward secrecy for user content. ![]() Device-to-device encryption - each message, file, and call (each 512 packets) are encrypted with a new key so it's near impossible to break. Configurable Expiration Timer – Set the expiration time on all your messaging content. Open source code for transparency and audit by the crypto community and open for audit. Shredder – overwrites all deleted Wickr content on your device. Communicate in private groups of up to 10 users. Wickr’s code, policies, and security practices have been verified by the most respected security research teams in the industry. Wickr does not store any metadata associated with your communications. Your address book remains private and is not stored on our servers. No phone number or email address is required to register on Wickr Me. Wickr never has access to your messages or your contact list. Every message is encrypted with a new key using advanced vetted end-to-end encryption. Users Trust Wickr Me for Their Most Critical Communications: Take full control over who has access to your content and how long it remains accessible. With Wickr Me, you can instantly connect with your friends 1:1 or in groups - now with fully encrypted voice calling, voice memos - new additions to the trusted end-to-end secure sharing of files, images, and videos. Privacy is made easy for everyone with Wickr Me. ![]()
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