Re:Germany's data chief tells ministries WhatsApp is a no-go
by ancaster on Monday May 18, 2020 @11:17AM
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> Just a few years ago, paramedics in Germany were routinely (and probably not entirely legally) using WhatsApp for communicating with the hospital
Here in Canada, WhatsApp is routinely used in the hospitals for doctors to communicate with each other about patient care. We aren't supposed to send identifiable information but... it happens all the time, of course. And for the same reason: no sanctioned system to replace it.
Re:Germany's data chief tells ministries WhatsApp is a no-go
by ganzuul on Monday May 18, 2020 @07:25AM
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TETRA isn't interoperable?
Re:Germany's data chief tells ministries WhatsApp is a no-go
by BjoernKW on Monday May 18, 2020 @08:19AM
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Its introduction has been an unmitigated disaster in Germany (as apparently and unfortunately is wont in Germany), see https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOS-Funk#Einf%C3%BChrung_in_De... (German-only, sorry).
It's still not universally implemented and hospitals aren't part of the network either.
Re:Germany's data chief tells ministries WhatsApp is a no-go
by martinald on Monday May 18, 2020 @09:24AM
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That's funny. UK is now switching off TETRA to a new ESN network; based on LTE. Quite a few issues with it, so it will be a while yet, but most of the masts are built. It will also allow coverage in rural areas to improve (as operators can share the masts built for the emergency network).
It's not like people in Germany are using tools such as WhatsApp in a professional context because they're negligent or careless (at least not entirely). Often, the digital infrastructure available to them is so woefully inadequate they have to resort to non-official tools.