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Jul 12 2022 6:30AM

As well as private email and other messaging app use by officials.

UK watchdog seeks review into gov use of WhatsApp

Britain should review the use of WhatsApp, private emails and other messaging apps by ministers and government officials after an investigation found "inadequate data security" during the Covid-19 pandemic, its data protection watchdog said. The Information Commissioner’s Office ...

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