WhatsApp messages are being deleted by UK officials. Should that be allowed?
CNN
The UK government is facing a legal challenge to it stop from using WhatsApp "disappearing messages" and force it to keep complete records of government discussions.
Nonprofit groups Foxglove and the Citizens were given the go ahead on Tuesday to challenge the use of disappearing messages by UK officials, which they describe as "government by WhatsApp." Apps such as Signal and WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook (FB), allow users to send messages that disappear automatically after a set amount of time.
The campaigners have accused the government of breaching laws on freedom of information and the Public Records Act 1958, which requires the government to preserve certain official documents in the public interest. They began legal proceedings after writing to the government in March, asking Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ban disappearing messages.
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