So, the @EUCommission has rolled out @element chat as a backup system to their default #Teams for the 33k officials.
One official defended the new #Matrix-based system on an internal chat, according to Politico, by saying Teams wasn't as secure because "all we have is a guarantee that #Microslop [sic!] will not peek inside," and how can anyone not love that official.
Replying to @ilumium@eupolicy.social
@ilumium @EUCommission @element I hate to make this joke but ...
now eu communication will truely be secure, since nobody will be able to decrypt it, not even the recipients.
Replying to @mist@chaosfurs.social
@mist jokes aside, I really doubt they're using E2EE. In work environment, its benefits are not so good, and tradeoffs hit especially hard
The security comes from hosting it on your own infrastructure, rather than encryption