All of them were hammering away, sending encrypted messages by the bucket load
‘Why do people in public life rely on such messaging services so heavily? For the same – very good – reason that I do, and you probably do, too,’ writes Mark Wallace
Where can we find an answer to the conundrum of something so perilous being rolled out, rather than shunned as a reprehensible, even rogue, technology? I guarantee you that each and every one uses end-to-end encryption in their working and personal lives. Most likely they use WhatsApp as standard, but potentially Telegram and Signal too.
Why do people in public life rely on such messaging services so heavily? For the same – very good – reason that I do, and you probably do, too. Which is this:When working on sensitive matters, be they political, commercial or personal, what price would you put on security and the confidence of privacy, without risk of loss, embarrassment or disruption?
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