A little old but interesting non the less
Remember, of course, that Wickr has been owned by Amazon since 2021.
https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/25/aws-is-buying-encrypted-messaging-service-wickr/
That’s probably why it is recommended by the US government. They like things they have control over.
It’s also funded by the CIA. Although Signal is/was also indirectly funded by US Congress via OTF, and some claim that means the CIA is somehow involved too. Of course, computers, the internet and tor also had major US government funding, for what it’s worth.
Why not telegram?I got correctedBecause in most cases it isn’t encrypted, when it is it severely reduces functionality, and it doesn’t even use a crypto alg that’s widely approved of by trusted crypto experts?
