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President Erdogan's media office and the Defense Ministry's WhatsApp groups have been relocated to the local messaging app BIP after January 11. The new group will now serve as a central channel for public announcements.
The Turkish Presidency's communications office and the country's Ministry of Defense are transferring their chat groups from WhatsApp to a locally developed messaging app, BIP.
After the popular messaging app WhatsApp forced many users to agree to new privacy rules, a large number of people have started looking for alternatives to their smartphones.
Changes to WhatsApp include sharing personal data with Facebook companies and the app cannot be used unless the terms are accepted. EU member states are exempt from data sharing due to strict social media rules.
What will be the future of WhatsApp?
Thousands of social media posts were shared with the #DeletingWatts app in Turkey, with users announcing the replacement of locally made apps like BIP and Daddy.
WhatsApp groups will be transferred to Turkey's local encrypted messaging app BIP after January 11, and the new group will serve as its main channel for public announcements, the Turkish presidency's communications office told reporters. Will
The BIP has been developed by Turkish mobile network giant Turkkal.
The company tweeted on Sunday that 2 million new subscribers had joined in the last 48 hours.
What people say
Earlier, the head of the digital transformation office of the Turkish presidency, Ali Taha Kok, also urged the Turkish people to use "national and local" apps such as BIP and Daddy.
Criticizing the update of WhatsApp's new terms of service, he said foreign requests pose a serious security threat.
"The difference between EU member states and other countries in terms of data privacy is unacceptable! As we have cited in the Information and Communication Security Guidelines, there are significant risks to data security in foreign applications."
"We have to protect our digital data through our local apps. Whatever foreign apps are offered, they are offered through local apps. We use this to provide our citizens with locally-developed apps," he said. Inviting BIP and Daddy to use. "
What does the Turkish government say?
Meanwhile, Turkish drone magnet and biker's technical manager, Selkuk Barracker, also said in a tweet on Saturday that he had left WhatsApp thanks to his new privacy policy.
"I am leaving WhatsApp because of the new data policy it has implemented." The director said using the "Deleting WhatsApp" tag.
He said he uses the Turkish app BIP and "open source software" such as Telegram and Signal.
Howilsan announces development of the secure messaging app
Havelsan, a leading Turkish defense company, also said it had developed an indigenous and secure messaging software, called Elite.
Ailey, the first application designed for corporate communications developed with White-Box Cryptography, WBC, Howilson tweeted Sunday.
According to Howilson's website, "Through the WBC Library, the ALT software protects private keys and prevents them from being seized."
"With this feature, Elite is one step ahead of other instant messaging applications in terms of security."
It also states that the application ensures the security of information in corporate communications and protects data from third-party interference.
Mutual instant messaging, secure voice and video calls, media and location sharing, and based installation are available on ileti.
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