Wickr Foundation

Wickr Foundation is a non-profit founded by Nico Sell, co-founder and co-chair of Wickr, end-to-end encrypted communications platform.[1][2][3][4][5]

Wickr Foundation
Founded2015
FounderNico Sell
Location
Websitewww.wickr.org

The foundation operates a social-impact venture fund with a global mission to advance the Private Web and transform how society uses the Internet.[6] In addition to educating the public on privacy and information security, Wickr Foundation is focused on incubating and investing in ideas that revolutionize user control and empower data ownership.[7][8]

The foundation is dedicated to providing information security and privacy training to human rights activists, policy-makers, children, and journalists, and leads several initiatives to raise global awareness on privacy and encourage the development of security-enhancing technologies.[9][10][7][11]

References
  1. Fried, Ina (May 6, 2015). "Wickr Splits in Two, With Founder Nico Sell to Head New Nonprofit Venture". re/code.
  2. Viebeck, Elise (May 6, 2015). "Wickr spins off non-profit to promote encrypted messaging". The Hill.
  3. Perlroth, Nicole (May 6, 2015). "Wickr Adds a New Chief Executive and a Nonprofit". New York Times.
  4. Lunden, Ingrid (May 6, 2015). "Encrypted Chat App Wickr Creates New Non-Profit Arm, Nico Sell Steps Down As CEO To Lead It". Tech Crunch.
  5. "Wickr debuts non-profit to promote a free and open Web". Vator News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. Shieber, Jonathan, TechCrunch (May 23, 2016). "Wickr Foundation invests in Whistler, an app dedicated to helping activists and citizen reporters". Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  7. Franklin-Wallis, WIRED UK, Oliver (May 27, 2016). "Wickr Foundation announces Whistler, an encrypted app for whistleblowers". Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  8. Sell, Nico (July 13, 2016). "Digital toxic waste (or why metadata shouldn't live forever)". TechCrunch. TechCrunch. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  9. Vinton, Kate (Mar 10, 2015). "The Messaging App That Fights Dictators". Forbes.
  10. Reader, Ruth. "Ephemeral messaging app Wickr targets activists and enterprises as the company splits in two". VentureBeat. VentureBeat. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  11. Sell, Nico (September 21, 2016). "Kids need to reclaim their data and security… especially at school". TechCrunch. TechCrunch. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.