LeWeb 2013: Viber – 200 Million Users Are Just The Start

Viber, the instant messaging service for mobile platforms, is among the companies blamed for the decline of texting. It has over 200 million users around the world, and ravenously guards their privacy – the fact that doesn’t sit well with authorities in Saudi Arabia, where Viber has been switched off earlier this week.

We met Viber’s founder and CEO at LeWeb London 2013, to talk about the death of sms, the role of network operators in the digital age, privacy and Eastern Europe.

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Max Smolaks

Max 'Beast from the East' Smolaks covers open source, public sector, startups and technology of the future at TechWeekEurope. If you find him looking lost on the streets of London, feed him coffee and sugar.

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