• @Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Signal is the place for top secret communications, but not for any government business, top secret or not (at least not when using a public instance - they could fork the project to keep decryptable records on gov servers where the official gov instance would run).

    • Florencia (she/her)OP
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      193 months ago

      at least not when using a public instance - they could fork the project to keep decryptable records on gov servers where the official gov instance would run

      All the people in the chat were high enough that the government for free provided them with secure rooms in their homes so everything would be done through government hardware and encryption programs.

      • @Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
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        63 months ago

        Anything that logs all the communication.

        Govs have their own apps, email servers, various other web-based tools to exchange data, etc. Usually also gov hardware (ie can’t use/access such gov apps on non-gov phones).

        It’s not “what’s better” it’s what is mandated/required/the law.
        Much like when you get a regular average job you have to use whatever is permitted - company email is the usual, can’t just deal with company data over your private email account where the company has no oversight.

        • @surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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          13 months ago

          I didn’t mean for transparency or compliance with disclosure. I meant more secure for classified level communications.