[The Next Web] Wire messaging app now lets you share any type of file with end-to-end encryption

Wire, a minimalist messaging app created by old Skype team members, is rolling out encrypted file sharing to all its users. The update follows the app’s adoption of encrypted messaging; Wire was was the first major messaging platform to roll out end-to-end encryped messages for all of its users. WhatsApp followed a few weeks later. Now the company claims it’s the first to roll out encryped file-sharing for any file extension- PDFs, PowerPoints, APKs, whatever. Previously you could only share images natively. The file transfers work in groups of up 128 participants. On desktop you can share any file on your…

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