Strypey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://friedcheese.us/users/feld" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>feld</span></a></span><br>> (2017) Senate approves encrypted app Signal for staff use</p><p>A Matrix-based messaging app developed specifically for government use, and hosted by dedicated in-house tech staff, would be a better choice. Every aspect of it would be fully aduitable, not just source code published by a third party host. Plus public disclosure of official comms could be automated, in line with existing public records rules.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/GovtIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovtIT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PublicRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicRecords</span></a></p>