Kia ora Peter,

 

Please see attached the response to your Official Information Act request.

 

Ngā mihi,

Ministry of Defence

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Ituma [mailto:[FOI #30524 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 25 March 2025 6:38 p.m.
To: Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Signal Communications at Defence

 

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Dear Ministry of Defence,

 

Following the story of the US administration’s use of the app Signal I am
interested in learning more about the MoD's use of the app, and phone
communication in general.

 

Are there policies in place to regulate the downloading of third party
apps such as Signal?

 

What security measures are in place to encrypt information that is sent
from one MoD mobile device to another?

 

 

What happens if a MoD mobile device is lost?

 

How often are MoD mobile devices replaced?

 

 

 

I expect that communication regularly takes place between the Secretary of
Defence, the Director-General of the GCSB and the Director-General of
NZSIS.

How many phones calls were made/received so far in 2025?

 

 

 

How many text messages were sent/received? Is it possible to have the text
messages, or to be advised what the subject matter was about?

 

 

 

I am interested in all text messages/ iMessages / WhatApp messages /
Signal messages between Secretary Barrington and the Minister of Defence,
so far in 2025.

 

I understand that for security reasons you may not be able to release all
the information to me. But I appreciate you considering my request.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Peter Ituma

 

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