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Post #674331

2026-03-11 09:16 UTC

The latest Signal and WhatsApp breaches targeting German and Dutch government officials prove that consumer apps have no place in government. โŒ As European governments pursue digitally sovereign strategies, they should take the next step: Ban the use of consumer apps like Signal and WhatsApp for government-related conversations. Secure government communications need infrastructure designed for the public sector - not repurposed consumer tools. https://element.io/blog/latest-signal-and-whatsapp-breaches-show-that-consumer-apps-have-no-place-in-government/

Replies (8)

  • @gianmarcogg03@mastodon.uno 2026-03-11 09:20

    @element how is it a breach if it's social engineering?

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  • @haui@mastodon.giftedmc.com 2026-03-11 09:23

    @element I use matrix extensively but saying signal was breached reads like disinfo. Information so far suggests that people were targeted by phishing which is not a platform flaw. Dont get me wrong: signal has its flaws but for activist work it is fantastic because it works A LOT more streamlined than element ever has or will. There's a reason I only suggest fluffychat. Lets work on actually making element equally usable to signal instead of tearing it down. This only serves surveillance.

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  • @catraxx@tech.lgbt 2026-03-11 09:35

    @element This was not a breach, it was Phishing, your App would not have prevented this attack. Stop spreading misinformation.

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  • @m000gletje@app.wafrn.net 2026-03-12 10:51

    when are you going to make your shit with proper moderation tools and actually working encryption

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  • @kogomi@raru.re 2026-03-12 12:33

    fix your piece of crap of software @element

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  • @element ngl this is pretty washed up

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  • @EndlessMason@hachyderm.io 2026-03-12 14:33

    @element A breach, you know, like when somebody gets tricked into adding a bad guy to a chat

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  • @element@mastodon.matrix.org twin the matrix ecosystem sucks doodoo and there's zero moderation tools and barely functioning encryption . this ain't even right u got NO say ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ™

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