Eurocrats could never in a million years make it happen. For starters, every country would insist on having its own ChatsApp, with roll out taking years. Then, to satisfy strict security and compliance regulations it would be restricted to devices passing Google & Apple hardware attestation checks. And once everyone is finally forced to be on board, any confidentiality guarantees can go out the window to catch pedos and terrorists.
replyIt's for the best.
Reminds me of what Brasil did with Pix which of course the outside payment processors have been trying to undo.
replyI think my main communication is probably the last tool that I want to be government backed tbh.
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replyEven if it's communication/announcements from the government?
replyI too am constantly frustrated that official communications from governments happen on Twitter or Facebook.
Communications/announcements from the government can easily be posted on the government's website or, if really needed, sent as an SMS
replyMy local government still lets you sign up for email notifications about services and local alerts. It’s great!
replyToo expensive, bad idea.
replyare those your "main communication" tools?
replyDo you think if government accounts were on Signal, people would install it?
replySignal is an improvement, but not federated.
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