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I won't be using a 'secure' messaging app built by the govt any time soon...



AFAIK, this is mostly intended as a secure messenger _for_ the government. Which makes sense - what are they supposed to use? WhatsApp? Twitter DM? Skype for Governments?

But even if you’re not in the target demographic, you might benefit: The government will run a large installation and hopefully some code will find its way back to the OS version.


> Skype for Governments?

I want to type this into a search bar to see if it's a thing... but simultaneuosly I'm terrified of the prospect of discovering that it is.


I don’t think it exists as a product, but I’d totally not be surprised if Skype for Business is used in government branches.


> I’d totally not be surprised if Skype for Business is used in government branches.

It is, or at least Centrelink, Medicare, NDIS and Veteran's Affairs use it in Australia. Wouldn't be surprised if it was also used outside of DHHS.




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