US record keepers and watchdogs worry that Wickr and other messaging apps with auto-deletion help the CBP and other agencies sidestep transparency requirements
Border Patrol's use of Amazon's Wickr messaging app draws scrutiny... The encrypted messaging platform is known for its ability to automatically delete messages. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Yeah, no. Message from your friendly neighborhood government IT man: This should not be allowed. FOIA and other record keeping compliancy is sacrosanct. You want an authoritarian government? Destroying gov communication is how you get one real fast. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
In a letter, a National Archives official raised concerns about Wickr's self-deleting messages feature, citing an OIG report which found that CBP employees inappropriately deleted records when using WhatsApp. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Wickr, an encrypted messaging platform, has been paid over $1.5 million by CBP for pilot tests in the last several years. CBP is currently being sued in an effort to divulge more information about these contracts. https://www.nbcnews.com/...