Wickr Me, an Amazon-owned encrypted chat platform, stopped accepting new users and and will shut down at the end of the year, a statement from the company says.
The decision, first announced in November, follows several controversies surrounding the ultra-secure chat app, which allowed users to sign up without a phone number or other potentially identifying information, making it a favorite for security-minded groups including hackers, drug dealers and journalists.revealed that Wickr Me had become a go-to product for many people trading child sexual abuse material.
“Wickr absolutely responds appropriately to, and cooperates with, law enforcement on these critical matters,” the spokesperson said.
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