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

Does anyone have any recommended alternatives?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

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

o7 be safe.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Molly as hardened signal alternative

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year 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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

SimpleX is a good replacement

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

SimpleX gang here 🤔

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I also am looking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year 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