UK ministers accused of ‘government by WhatsApp’ in court
by Rachel Hall and agency from Technology | The Guardian on (#5XCVW)
Two high court cases brought by transparency campaigners are exploring whether use of self-destructing messages is unlawful
Transparency campaigners have accused ministers of conducting government by WhatsApp" in the UK's third-highest court, arguing that the use of self-destructing messages on insecure platforms is unlawful and undemocratic.
Ministers and government officials could be stopped from sending disappearing messages" after failing to keep public records of exchanges on personal phones, email and WhatsApp.
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