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[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 days ago (15 children)

She talks a good game now, let’s hope she sticks with that stance after the bill is introduced.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago (8 children)

I don't believe a bill will be introduced.

The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) have decided to standardize the use of the encrypted messaging app Signal for non-classified communications via mobile phones.

The Swedish military would likely have to reevaluate their use.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Frankly the military should re-evaluate.

As good as Signal is for the average non-technical person, organizations with resources would be far better served by hosting their own, using something like XMPP with encryption, with servers only permitting connection from their own compiled clients, run in a container on the phone, which have been available since at least 2010.

No business I've worked for would accept Signal as a solution, in part because you have little control over it.

[–] randombullet 1 points 4 days ago

I mean signal is used for non-secret non-sensitive communications.

It's like hey we have a formation here at this time.

Hey we have inventories here.

It's good enough for basic stuff. No one will be using signal for anything higher than unclassified.

Also phones are often not issued to soldiers so I doubt most are going to install a military related/developed app onto it.

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