From the things I did not know file <insert "it's a big file" here> France has a home-grown WhatsApp.
From EuroNews, November 30:
The French government is switching out common instant messaging apps with French alternatives in order to tighen up security.
French ministers are being advised to stop using WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal in favour of French messaging applications.
Olvid is an encrypted instant messaging app developed by French cybersecurity experts, with both messages and metadata encrypted.
The prime minister's office said in a document reported by the French newspaper Le Point that all members of the government and ministries should install the French app on their phones and computers "to replace other instant messaging in order to reinforce [communication] security"....
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