French local authorities to replace WhatsApp with ‘sovereign’ encrypted messaging | Computer Weekly
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French local authorities to deploy a ‘sovereign’ end-to-end encrypted messaging service in a move away from US big tech.

French local authorities are to replace WhatsApp and Microsoft Teams with open source encrypted messaging software as part of a long-term move away from software produced by big US tech companies.

  • Trebuchet@europe.pub
    51·
    22 days ago

    Great in principle, but if they implement this, the French government will ensure its backdoored to fuck

    • pedz@lemmy.ca
      7·
      22 days ago

      It’s not for the general public, it’s for municipalities and authorities.

      How would the French government benefit from spying on three cities and one ISP that works with local authorities using Matrix? And why would that be worse than Microsoft doing it instead of them?