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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
Woa yea fuck that guy
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
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