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Isn't it against the law in the United States to use outside channels for government communications? Wasn't this the whole scandal about Clinton? Please correct

• afavour 1y ago
  Amazingly the app is on the governments list of approved apps. The scandal is what they’re discussing on there: highly sensitive information you normally go to very secure channels to talk about.
  • rtpg 1y ago
    My understanding is that it was added fairly recently at that, and already this has happened. This must be a record time in "change of policy leading to the most embarassing result". Only a couple of months!
    • ensignavenger 1y ago
      According to the article: "TeleMessage has been used by the federal government since at least February 2023" I don't know if that use was authorized or not.
  • ok123456 1y ago
    This is a pitfall of having an approved software list (whitelist). Malfeasance or misfeasance could include flat-out spyware versions of software, often made available in internal "software stores," instead of legitimate software distributed from the developer or through official channels.
• deleted 1y ago
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• floam 1y ago
  The app exists to comply with the regulations, was my understanding.
• FerretFred 1y ago
  Based on pure guesswork I'd say that you higher up the person, the less the rules apply.