What age is appropriate for Kik?
13
Teens between 13 and 18 years old need to have permission from their parent or legal guardian before they create a Kik account and start using Kik. Your teen will be asked to enter their birthday when they create their account. If the birthday entered is for someone younger than 13, the account won’t be registered.
Is Kik safe for 12 year olds?
Although this app is extremely popular for kids under the age of 18, it is also very popular with sexual predators. Kik has had a problem with child exploitation on the app since it’s creation and is still making headlines concerning this in April 2019.
Can kids use Kik?
Kik is a “free” text messaging and social networking app that allows users to communicate with friends and strangers. It is intended for people aged 13 and above and is popular with kids.
Do normal people use Kik?
The app is rated ages 17 and up, yet young people are among the most voracious users, with the under-25 crowd making up more than 70 percent of the app’s userbase. And according to the company, 40 percent of U.S. teens are on Kik.
Why is Kik 17+?
The apps within Kik Messenger are designed for adults, and some have adult content including pornography. The majority of the apps in Kik are “Chat with strangers” apps. Kik now has chat groups that have large amount of members. Public groups can be searched for, or set up by any user.
Can Kik be traced by the police?
o A Kik username is the only unique identifier in our systems, and the only way we can identify a unique Kik account. o Unfortunately, information like phone numbers, first name, last name, or an email address will not allow Kik to identify a user in our systems.
Is Kik traceable by police?
Can police recover Kik messages?
What will be of further concern to law enforcement, is that Kik do not store and cannot retrieve any sent or received messages (Kik, 2015a). It is therefore crucial that forensic examiners are able to obtain as much information as possible from recovered mobile devices to aid investigations.
How long are Kik messages stored?
On Kik for Android, you can see the last 600 messages in the chats you had within 2 days. And for older chats, only the last 200 messages are kept on your device.
Does Kik keep your pictures?
Where Are the Kik Photos Stored on Your Phone? All images you take within the app are stored in a folder located in the phone’s picture gallery, and you can access them whenever you need them. However, the pictures you receive stay in the conversation and you can’t access them outside the app.
Can police get Kik messages?
Kik doesn’t see or store chat message text in our systems, and we don’t ever have access to this information.