(credit: Wire)
The market for secure messaging has become so crowded that it's hard to tell one provider from another. That's why a new Swiss startup called Wire announced Thursday that its end-to-end encrypted messaging app (also called Wire) would now include secure video calling as well.
Wire has struggled so far to come anywhere close to other widely-used messaging apps like WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger. The company did not immediately answer Ars’ questions about how many users have installed it. In its marketing materials, Wire "offers itself as an alternative to other companies who seek to monetise users through the sale of customer data." The app is entirely free to use across all platforms.
The open-source app was launched over a year ago on OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android. Founder Janus Friis previously helped create and launch Skype, and he has brought on a number of alumni from that company including CEO Jonathan Christensen and Estonians Siim Teller and Priidu Zilmer.
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