• DrCake@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Whether you actual believe the messages going “missing” was an accident or not, this COVID inquiry has shown that there needs to be a proper review of how our MPs communicate.

    I don’t have a solution but we need a better solution than an app owned by Meta where messages can just disappear.

    • Syldon@feddit.ukOP
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      11 months ago

      It should be made a criminal offence to deliberately destroy government records. There needs to be an emphasis that they need to take active steps to protect those records. this lot are taking the piss.

    • EnderMB@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      If I communicate about work on WhatsApp, instead of one of our official channels. I end up going through disciplinary actions. This is basically how it works in ANY workplace, because you shouldn’t be discussing critical work stuff on a platform the workplace cannot fucking control!

      I have no idea how MP’s get away with this, at all. I would be shocked if any work discussion on a public network (encryption or not) didn’t fall foul of some computer misuse rules in parliament.