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Wickr alternatives (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by bachalxyz@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Unfortunately the Wickrme app is no longer available as of 31/12/2023.

Does anyone have any recommended alternatives?

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[-] africanprince99@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

Please note that this is a scam. Wiremin is known spyware. These scammers have infested Lemmy.

o7 be safe.

[-] Qkall@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago

hmm no one said matrix. i rather like matrix. the whole key and passcode seems to confuse people but once its set up its nice and free... and you can host your own server if youre super paranoid.

[-] HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Didn’t Amazon buy wikr a couple years ago anyways? That’s when I deleted it. Signal.

EDIT: as pointed out by LWD, op is likely just starting conversation to have another account recommend spyware, WireMin. Like he did in this thread’s comments: https://lemmy.world/comment/6346585 and I found on another post: https://lemmy.world/comment/6032047

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Yes, they have been shit for years, with Amazon buying them, CBP using them in defiance of FOIA laws.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7ammn/customs-border-protection-wickr-dhs

Use SimpleX Chat instead

[-] LemmyHead@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Molly as hardened signal alternative

[-] Hellstormy@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

SimpleX is a good replacement

[-] Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

SimpleX gang here 🤔

[-] JustUseMint@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Fucking rip. I'd suggest signal but it's not quite the same obvi. Uh, Session is also good.

[-] Desyn0xox@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

Haven't tried Session, though it seemed like a good service, until I found it lacks perfect forward secrecy, which IMO seems like a bad decision. I think Berty seems interesting too, but it seems like it might take a short while before it becomes a relevant option.

[-] LemmyHead@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

Also not a fan of Session missing FS. So I replaced it with SimpleX, but it's quite a dead community. The app also feels like something beta, but I have high hopes for it

[-] Bridger@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

I also am looking.

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