Security News > 2020 > February > Switch to Signal for encrypted messaging, EC tells staff

Last week, Politico reported that earlier this month, the EC took to internal messaging boards to recommend moving to the alternative end-to-end encrypted messaging app, which it said "Has been selected as the recommended application for public instant messaging."

Unlike WhatsApp, Signal is operated by a non-profit foundation - one that WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton put $50 million into after he ditched Facebook - and is applauded for putting security above all else.

It's not just Signal's reputation and WhatsApp's problems that have pushed the EC into recommending that Signal become the private messaging app of choice - also motivating the Commission are multiple high-profile security incidents that have rattled officials and diplomats.

The recommendation to use Signal mainly pertains to communications between EC staff and people outside the organization, the news outlet reported, and is a sign that diplomats are trying to bolster security in the wake of recent breaches.

While law enforcement in multiple governments have been demanding an end to encrypted messaging that they can't penetrate, they themselves are increasingly turning to ever more reliable forms of encrypted messaging.

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/02/26/switch-to-signal-for-encrypted-messaging-ec-tells-staff/