Wickr is an American software company based in New York City.
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19 Facts About Wickr
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Wickr is best known for its instant messenger application of the same name.
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Wickr was founded in 2012 by a group of security experts and privacy advocates.
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Wickr served in that position until November 2016, when he was replaced by Joel Wallenstrom, co-founder of iSec Partners, becoming the company's CEO and President.
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In December 2014, Wickr released a desktop version of its secure communications platform.
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The release of the desktop Wickr app coincided with introducing the ability to sync messages across multiple devices, including mobile phones, tablets, and computers.
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Wickr RAM was designed with the military in mind; the app stays secure even in "harshest environments".
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All communications on Wickr are encrypted locally on each device with a new key generated for each new message, meaning that no one except Wickr users has the keys to decipher their content.
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Since its launch, Wickr has gone through regular security audits by prominent information security organizations, which verified Wickr's code, security, and policies.
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Wickr has launched a "bug bounty program" that offers a reward to hackers who can find a vulnerability in the app.
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In 2015, Wickr published a white paper outlining the encryption protocol that they use for end-to-end encryption.
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In December 2016, Wickr announced Wickr Professional, a new business collaboration and communication product designed to couple the functionality of tools like Slack with end-to-end encryption and ephemerality.
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In February 2017, Wickr opened one of its crypto protocols for public review on GitHub and published a paper “The Wickr Messaging Protocol” as an aid to those who wish to review the source code.
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Wickr said that its consumer product, Wickr Messenger, still uses another protocol and that they intend to replace this protocol with the one that they published.
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Wickr RAM was the only app that was found to meet every single criterion that was assessed.
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Government transparency advocates note that Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's use of Wickr destroys government records before any determination of whether they should be public can be made, under the Freedom of Information Act and state law.
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In March 2014, Wickr announced its Series A funding round of $9 million led by Gilman Louie of Alsop Louie Partners.
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In June 2014, Wickr announced its Series B funding round of $30 million led by Breyer Capital, including CME Group and Wargaming.
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