Scottish government to remove WhatsApp from phones

The Scottish government is ending the use of WhatsApp and other “non-corporate” messaging services for government business on its mobile devices.

The move comes after the UK Covid Inquiry revealed officials and ministers had deleted WhatsApp messages exchanged during the pandemic.

The government had previously committed to ending its use of WhatsApp and other non-official messaging applications by spring of this year.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said the move would increase “openness and transparency” in government – but the Scottish Conservatives said the public “would not be duped into thinking one overdue concession marks a change in culture.”

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