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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
by 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 agoMy 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 agoAccording 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 agoThis 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.