Episode 689 - The EU Chooses Signal As Their Official Messaging App
Release Date: 02/26/2020
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The EU announced that its staff is to use the messaging app Signal going forward for secure messaging. This episode talks about this move and why you should consider switching to Signal too.
Signal website - https://www.signal.org/
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