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[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 50 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 6 days 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 17 points 6 days ago

Yes, ofc, using Signal was intentional to not keep any records/evidence.

[-] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 days ago

They were probably out golfing at the time

[-] socsa@piefed.social 5 points 6 days ago

The protections for classified information are not just about information security. They are about physical and operational security as well. That's why s SCIF has a "two locks" policy, and requires things like 4" steel doors.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

You are right.

They are also about data security, so nobody can just erase, modify, or destroy/lose data. And all that applies to data handling and access as well.

[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Out of curiosity, what’s a better app for that use?

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days 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 1 points 6 days ago

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

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