Sekur Private Data Expands "Chat-By-Invite" Using SMS Invites to 61 Countries Covering 3.4 Billion People - Enables SekurMessenger Users to Chat with Non-Sekur Users Privately and Securely

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Sekur Private Data Ltd. announced the expansion of its Chat-By-Invite feature to 61 countries, now accessible to a total population of 3.4 billion. This allows SekurMessenger users to invite non-users for secure chats without requiring registration or app downloads. The feature, available on iOS, Android, and web platforms, enhances privacy and security by eliminating the need for phone numbers. CEO Alain Ghiai highlighted the importance of this milestone in offering secure communications globally, targeting various sectors including legal and finance. Sekur's privacy solutions are hosted in Switzerland, ensuring stringent data protection.

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• Expanded 'Chat-By-Invite' feature to 61 countries, enhancing user base to 3.4 billion.
• Allows users to invite non-users for secure chats without requiring registration.
• The feature is operational on iOS, Android, and web, increasing accessibility.
• Targets multiple sectors, such as legal and finance, potentially driving demand.
• Emphasizes strong data protection measures under Swiss law, appealing to privacy-conscious users.

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TORONTO, ON and NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / September 7, 2022 / Sekur Private Data Ltd. (OTCQX:SWISF)(CSE:SKUR)(FRA:GDT0) ("Sekur" or the "Company"), the leader in Swiss hosted secure communications and secure data management, is pleased announce that it has just expanded its "Chat-By-Invite" feature to 61 countries, covering a population of 3.4 billion people, allowing any Sekur user to invite any non-Sekur user to chat Privately and Securely, using Sekur's Swiss-hosted proprietary platform and technology.

SekurMessenger now comes with a proprietary feature and technology called "Chat-By-Invite". This feature allows a SekurMessenger user ("SM user") invite a non-SM user, or a group of non-SM users, to chat in a fully private and secure way, without the recipient ever having to register to SekurMessenger or download the app. At the end of the chat, the initiator of the conversation can remotely terminate the conversation and all traces of the conversation are deleted from all users, including the recipient. This unique feature is now fully deployed and functional on all iOS and Android devices and web platforms. The target sectors are numerous, including but not limited to real estate, legal, finance, insurance, medical, government, energy, manufacturing, trade and pharmaceutical sectors.

The invite can be sent via Email or SMS. As of now, Sekur has enabled invites in 61 countries, and will add more countries as Sekur expands globally. The countries activated currently are:

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Vatican City.

SekurMessenger also eliminates many of the privacy and security risks by not only not requiring a phone number, which would divulge a user's phone device ID, but also by not social engineering a user's phone or computer contact list and infecting the contacts by default as well, eliminating a huge loophole in security and privacy. SekurMessenger issues each user a username and a Sekur number. The Sekur number is the contact ID a user would disclose in order for other Sekur users to be added. The service comes with a self-destruct timer and other features as well, including Sekur's proprietary VirtualVaults and HeliX technologies with all data stored in Swiss hosted encrypted servers.

Alain Ghiai, CEO of Sekur Private Data said: "We are excited to expand "Chat-By-Invite" via SMS to more countries around the globe. We now cover all of the Nordic countries in Europe, as well as the G.C.C. countries in the Persian Gulf, and added some countries in Asia and South East Asia, such as Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and many more. This milestone puts us closer to offer a unique package of secure and private communications to individuals, businesses and governments worldwide looking to protect their communications without having to divulge their phone numbers, without datamining and location mining. We do all this without forcing the recipient to also download or register to the same application. Our unique SekurMessenger is a highly private and secure alternative to any other messenger service. As we are not connected to any Big Tech platform, we can offer a truly independent, private and secure means of communications without any data mining or location mining, through our proprietary technology and our secure servers based in Switzerland. We look forward to continue to offer true data privacy to all individuals and their businesses and protect their intellectual property, and their privacy, from data miners and malicious hackers."

Sekur, which includes SekurMessenger and SekurMail, is part of a bundle of email, messaging and file transfer into one application, includes the Company's latest SekurMail technology, which includes proprietary anti-phishing and privacy feature called SekurSend®. SekurSend® lets a user send an email to any other recipient, whether they have Sekur or not, in full privacy and security as the email never leaves Sekur's encrypted email servers based in Switzerland. The recipient can then click on the notification and reply in the same manner using SekurReply®, without the recipient having to register for a Sekur account. The sender can also decide to protect any email sent by adding a password to open it, a read-limit and a self-destruct timer as well. Sending an email with the SekurSend® feature allows the senders and recipients to add limitless size attachments to the emails without crowding the recipients' email box. This also eliminates BEC attacks for businesses and email phishing attacks. Additionally, SekurMail includes full control of email delivery, automatic data export for large Enterprises and an automatic Data Loss Prevention technology ("DLP") with real time continuous archiving.

Recent data breaches in messaging applications have created a certain urgency for businesses and data privacy advocates to protect their communications form cyber-attacks and identity theft via mobile and desktop devices.

Sekur's Data privacy solutions are all hosted in Switzerland, protecting users' data from any outside data intrusion requests. In Switzerland, the right to privacy is guaranteed in article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution. The Federal Act on Data Protection ("FADP") of 19 June 1992 (in force since 1993) has set up a strict protection of privacy by prohibiting virtually any processing of personal data which is not expressly authorized by the data subjects. The protection is subject to the authority of the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

Under Swiss federal law, it is a crime to publish information based on leaked "secret official discussions." In 2010 the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland found that IP addresses are personal information and that under Swiss privacy laws they may not be used to track Internet usage without the knowledge of the individuals involved.

About Sekur Private Data Ltd.
Sekur Private Data Ltd. is a Cybersecurity and Internet privacy provider of Swiss hosted solutions for secure communications and secure data management. The Company distributes a suite of secure cloud-based storage, disaster recovery, document management, encrypted e-mails, and secure communication tools. Sekur Private Data Ltd. sells its products through its websites www.sekur.com and www.sekursuite.com, and approved distributors, and telecommunications companies worldwide. Sekur Private Data Ltd. serves consumers, businesses and governments worldwide.

On behalf of Management
SEKUR PRIVATE DATA LTD.
Alain Ghiai
President and Chief Executive Officer
+1.416.644.8690
corporate@sekurprivatedata.com

For more information, please contact Sekur Private Data at corporate@sekurprivatedata.com or visit us at https://www.sekurprivatedata.com
For more information on Sekur visit us at: https://www.sekur.com.

Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws ("forward-looking statements"). All statements other than statements of present or historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "achieve", "could", "believe", "plan", "intend", "objective", "continuous", "ongoing", "estimate", "outlook", "expect", "project" and similar words, including negatives thereof, suggesting future outcomes or that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations; they are not guaranteeing future performance. Sekur cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond Sekur's control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to the future of the Company's business; the success of marketing and sales efforts of the Company; the projections prepared in house and projections delivered by channel partners; the Company's ability to complete the necessary software updates; increases in sales as a result of investments software development technology; consumer interest in the Products; future sales plans and strategies; reliance on large channel partners and expectations of renewals to ongoing agreements with these partners; anticipated events and trends; the economy and other future conditions; and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in Sekur's prospectus dated May 8, 2019 filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and available on www.sedar.com. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, Sekur undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.

SOURCE: Sekur Private Data Ltd.

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FAQ

What is the new feature introduced by Sekur Private Data (SWISF)?

Sekur has introduced the 'Chat-By-Invite' feature, allowing users to invite non-users for secure chats in 61 countries.

How many countries does the 'Chat-By-Invite' feature cover?

The 'Chat-By-Invite' feature is now available in 61 countries.

What population does Sekur's recent expansion cover?

The recent expansion of Sekur's feature covers a total population of 3.4 billion people.

Does the 'Chat-By-Invite' require recipients to register?

No, recipients do not need to register or download the app to participate in the chat.

How does Sekur ensure data privacy?

Sekur's solutions are hosted in Switzerland, which has strict privacy laws protecting user data from external intrusions.