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Privacy & Security

Learn how Wire helps you protect your privacy and improve your security

  • 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?
    See all 9 articles
  • 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?
    See all 8 articles
  • Data protection

    • Where can I find the DPA (Data Processing Addendum)? Promoted article
    • 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?
    See all 7 articles
  • 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?
    See all 8 articles
  • Open source

    • Is Wire Open Source?
    • How can I contribute code to Wire?
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