I would feel unsafe using Whatsapp 🙂
"Public systems should not require use of private services."
Yes. And less, if services are hosted outside of ones own legislation. I'm an #EU citizen and don't want to contact government or administration by using services outside of the union.
Just like #PublicMoneyPublicCode for #freeSoftware, we need a similar slogan for our #digitalSovereignty!
#PublicSystemPublicService or #PublicServicePublicSystem maybe, but both sound clumsy.
@debacle @Brendanjones They need to use standard format and protocols that let you choose what provider you trust or even better host yourself.
Its as easy as providing an email address or an email adress and a phone number, that's it. Then if they want they could have some xmpp chat or whatever