Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
In-Q-Tel investment draws scrutiny
Reporting that In-Q-Tel had invested $1.6 million in Wickr brought scrutiny to the company’s relationships with intelligence and national-security circles. The report also discussed connections involving several investors and advisers.
2014
Use of Wickr in New York public-records controversy
Reports alleged that McKinsey consultants and prison officials working on a New York State Department of Corrections project exchanged documents through Wickr, potentially keeping project communications outside ordinary public oversight and records-request procedures.
Use of Wickr by Maryland officials and government-records concerns
Government-transparency advocates criticized Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s use of Wickr because expiring messages could be deleted before officials determined whether they were public records under applicable law.