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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Watchdog Seeks Review into Government Use of WhatsApp, Messaging Apps

This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows WhatsApp app icon on a smartphone in New York. (AP)

Britain should review the use of WhatsApp, private emails and other messaging apps by ministers and government officials after an investigation found "inadequate data security" during the COVID-19 pandemic, its data protection watchdog said on Monday.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the review should examine the "systemic risks" around the use of private correspondence channels and to ensure improvements were made.

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