Privacy & Security
Learn how Wire helps you protect your privacy and improve your security
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Encryption
- What is a key fingerprint?
- Why should I verify my conversations?
- How can I compare key fingerprints?
- Where and how are the encryption keys stored? Does Wire have access to those keys?
- How can I verify group conversation participants?
- How can I verify my own devices?
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Security
- Lock your Wire account with Touch ID or Passcode on iOS
- Connect through a proxy server on desktop
- What do the various permissions on Android do?
- Who will see my profile name or username displayed in Wire?
- Can anyone read the messages I send on Wire?
- How can I control who can send me a message on Wire?
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Data protection
- Where can I find the DPA (Data Processing Addendum)?
- What do I need to know about certificate pinning?
- What happens if there’s a data breach?
- How does Wire protect my data?
- What happens when my address book or my iCloud contacts are shared?
- Why do I see a red "recording" banner when I'm on a Wire call?
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GDPR
- Who can I contact if I have questions related to my data?
- How can I have access to my own data?
- How can I revoke consent to receive news from Wire?
- Why does Wire show the location of where I added a device in my devices list?
- What does Wire do with my personal information?
- Who can see my phone number and/or email on Wire?
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