Episode 689 - The EU Chooses Signal As Their Official Messaging App
Release Date: 02/26/2020
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info_outlineUPDATE - I made rare goof and said WhatsApp was bought by Microsoft, this is obviously not correct, I have updated the audio with the correct Facebook reference.
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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