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I use it as a general e-friends chat service. It doesn't require giving your address book or phone number like WhatsApp (and presumably doesn't track you like a
by JudgeWapner 7y ago
I use it as a general e-friends chat service. It doesn't require giving your address book or phone number like WhatsApp (and presumably doesn't track you like all Facebook products do). It gives you anonymity, unlike regular texting. It doesn't have terrible Microsoft-UX like Skype. It does one thing and does it well.
- joshstrange 7y agoThank you for your response! I've honestly never even installed it, maybe I should check it out.
- dagenix 7y agoKik is being sued by the SEC for allegedly conducting an illegal securities offering. And it seems they clearly knew it was a securities offering, because they didn't sell to residents of their home country. They didn't disclose that they were near bankruptcy or that their service was wildly unprofitable - information that would have been useful for investors and that a legal securities offering or VC fundraising round would have made known to investors. I'm not sure what about all of that makes them seem trustworthy. I guess they haven't been caught selling user data - but given that they allegedly committed fraud to keep the company afloat, I don't know why you would trust them not to.