Swiss Army bans all chat apps but locally-developed Threema – No e-mail or phone no to register, and immune from US CLOUD Act
The Swiss army has banned foreign instant-messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp and requires army members to use the locally-developed Threema messaging app instead. As Threema is a paid subscription communications service, the Swiss army promised to cover the annual subscription cost for all soldiers, which is roughly $4.40 per user. Although the...
