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Re:UK government MPs are using Signal’s automatic deletion f... by pjc50 on Sunday May 31, 2020 @08:22AM (#23369087)
The logical conclusion of that is secret government - perfectly "apolitical", but impossible to question or participate in.
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Re:UK government MPs are using Signal’s automatic deletion f... by MaxBarraclough on Sunday May 31, 2020 @02:03PM (#23371318)
No, that is not the logical conclusion. There are still great advantages to open government, but what I said remains true.

Consider the incident with the British ambassador to the US, that I linked above. The ambassador's job was to evaluate the Trump presidency. His conclusions were damning, and when the document leaked, there were predictable political consequences. If such reports are made open as a matter of policy, they become worthless, as they can no longer be plainly honest.

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