Kik Messenger

• Canadian company Kik vows to fight U.S. regulator over cryptocurrency

  "We have to keep going. Until that's it, we don't have a dollar left, a person left. We will keep going no matter how hard it is," said Kik founder and CEO Ted Livingston.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2019
  
• Saskatchewan child porn sharing is shifting toward popular internet apps

  An officer in Saskatchewan's ICE unit says offenders are using everyday applications to share and access child porn.

  Crime

  Jun 20, 2017
  
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• Vice Media must hand over reporter’s data on terrorist suspect to RCMP, judge rules

  A Canadian news outlet must give the RCMP background materials used for stories on a suspected terrorist, despite objections from the reporter, a judge has ruled.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2016
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• Canadian smartphone app Kik Messenger scrutinized after 13-year-old’s murder

  A Canadian-made smartphone app popular among younger teens, is on the defensive following the stabbing death of a 13-year-old girl in Virginia who told friends she was using Kik to connect with an 18-year-old man.

  Crime

  Feb 4, 2016
• Police warn Halifax parents about risky apps their kids might use

  Police are warning that young people may be using risky, potentially dangerous apps their parents have never heard of before.

  Tech

  Feb 10, 2014
• Students, parents warned about explicit spam messages on Kik Messenger

  A warning is being issued to Halifax parents about an instant messaging application with the potential to encourage online sexual exploitation.

  Tech

  Feb 7, 2014