The Bundeswehr, Germany’s unified armed forces, is testing the use of Matrix, a secure open source chat software solution, the federal defence ministry told the German parliament in December. According to the ministry, the software could potentially be used not only by the armed forces but also by other government departments.
The image shows defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer against a background of digital numbers and characters.
Germany’s defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced the Matrix pilot in November. (c) image: mvg.de
The use of Matrix is being considered by a government cross-departmental specialist working group, the ministry wrote in response to written questions from MP Anke Domscheit-Berg (Die Linke).
Alongside the Matrix pilot, entitled BwMessenger, Germany’s Chancellery and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) are also testing Wire, another open source chat service, developed by the eponymous Swiss-based company.
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The Bundeswehr, Germany’s unified armed forces, is testing the use of Matrix, a secure open source chat software solution, the federal defence ministry told the German parliament in December. According to the ministry, the software could potentially be used not only by the armed forces but also by other government departments. The use of Matrix i…