KwikDesk is a computer
platform
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that supports the discreet and secure movement of
data
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. The founder,
Kevin Abosch
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, a world-renowned visual artist created Kwikdesk as a conceptual art-project to facilitate the anonymous exchange of information through a
website
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,
and as a response to trends amongst existing
social media
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platforms. KwikDesk requires no
login
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or
password
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to use.
KwikDesk doesn't use
cookies
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and doesn't track
IP addresses
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.
Users set a date their submitted kwiks will self-destruct; either 24 hours, or 10 days. The Chinese version of KwikDesk was launched with the participation of human-rights activist and
Tiananmen
The Tiananmen (also Tian'anmen (天安门), Tienanmen, T’ien-an Men; ), or the Gate of Heaven-Sent Pacification, is a monumental gate in the city center of Beijing, China, the front gate of the Imperial City of Beijing, located near the ci ...
protest leader
Wu'erkaixi
Örkesh Dölet ( ug, ئۆركەش دۆلەت, zh, 吾尔开希·多莱特; commonly known by his pinyin name Wu'erkaixi) is a political commentator known for his leading role during the Tiananmen protests of 1989.
Of Uyghur heritage, he was bo ...
.
References
External links
Official KwikDesk WebsiteKwikDesk Chinese Website
Internet properties established in 2013
Irish websites
Text messaging
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