Re:82nd Airborne unit told to use Signal or Wickr on governm...
by mjevans on Thursday January 23, 2020 @04:26PM
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I agree; I took the comment to be rather precisely worded:
'we cannot SURPASS the existing (and free) solution already in the market'
This seems more like an endorsement of the level of integrity and robustness of the product and a recognition that taxpayer dollars could be better spent not re-inventing the wheel.
Additionally, off the shelf products mean that they could spent far less resources ensuring it continues to meet and exceed the necessary standards rather than building a new thing.
'we cannot SURPASS the existing (and free) solution already in the market'
This seems more like an endorsement of the level of integrity and robustness of the product and a recognition that taxpayer dollars could be better spent not re-inventing the wheel.
Additionally, off the shelf products mean that they could spent far less resources ensuring it continues to meet and exceed the necessary standards rather than building a new thing.