Wickr Foundation
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Nico Sell |
| Location | |
| Website | www |
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]
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
- ^ Fried, Ina (May 6, 2015). "Wickr Splits in Two, With Founder Nico Sell to Head New Nonprofit Venture". re/code.
- ^ Viebeck, Elise (May 6, 2015). "Wickr spins off non-profit to promote encrypted messaging". The Hill.
- ^ Perlroth, Nicole (May 6, 2015). "Wickr Adds a New Chief Executive and a Nonprofit". New York Times.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wickr debuts non-profit to promote a free and open Web". Vator News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Shieber, Jonathan, TechCrunch (May 23, 2016). "Wickr Foundation invests in Whistler, an app dedicated to helping activists and citizen reporters". Retrieved September 23, 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Franklin-Wallis, WIRED UK, Oliver (May 27, 2016). "Wickr Foundation announces Whistler, an encrypted app for whistleblowers". Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Sell, Nico (July 13, 2016). "Digital toxic waste (or why metadata shouldn't live forever)". TechCrunch. TechCrunch. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Vinton, Kate (Mar 10, 2015). "The Messaging App That Fights Dictators". Forbes.
- ^ Reader, Ruth. "Ephemeral messaging app Wickr targets activists and enterprises as the company splits in two". VentureBeat. VentureBeat. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Sell, Nico (September 21, 2016). "Kids need to reclaim their data and security… especially at school". TechCrunch. TechCrunch. Retrieved September 23, 2016.