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February 24, 2020 04:01 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Y7kuji9v8ZE/eu-commission-to-staff-switch-to-signal-messaging-app
EU Commission To Staff: Switch To Signal Messaging App
The European Commission has told its staff to start using Signal, an end-to-end-encrypted messaging app, in a push to increase the security of its communications. From a report: The instruction appeared on internal messaging boards in early February, notifying employees that "Signal has been selected as the recommended application for public instant messaging." The app is favored by privacy activists because of its end-to-end encryption and open-source technology. "It's like Facebook's WhatsApp and Apple's iMessage but it's based on an encryption protocol that's very innovative," said Bart Preneel, cryptography expert at the University of Leuven. "Because it's open-source, you can check what's happening under the hood," he added. Signal was developed in 2013 by privacy activists. It is supported by a nonprofit foundation that has the backing of WhatsApp founder Brian Acton, who had left the company in 2017 after clashing with Facebook's leadership.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Y7kuji9v8ZE/eu-commission-to-staff-switch-to-signal-messaging-app
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