Things to Know about FOIA archiving and MAS Recording

 

With the increased popularity of WhatsApp use in the workplace, the communication makeup of all components of modern society has been altered, including the government sector. For the past couple of years, government units all over the world have been quick in adopting mobile platforms, including secure chat apps with the aim to enhance collaboration and protect their communication lines. But with the enactment of the “Right to Know” Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), citizens can also request access to those communications.

Even though it is still relatively new, WhatsApp has already faced intense scrutiny from various government entities as well as FOIA archiving advocates. The platform’s end-to-end encryption has managed to entice security-conscious individuals and arouse concern of abuse by some government officials to hide their conversations from law enforcement and public scrutiny. Although requesting archived WhatsApp chats remains a challenge in many nations, it has not prevented people from exercising their constitutional right, nor the regulators from investigating the government units to figure out whether they are complying with the recordkeeping requirements under public records law.

Apart from FOIA archiving, another thing you need to know if you are in business is MAS recording. In Singapore, mobile phone recording requirements are being implemented by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX). In an effort to help companies comply with the MAS and SGX archiving regulations, the MAS released the Singapore Guide to Conduct and Market Practices for the Wholesale Financial Markets. This guide applies to all participants in Singapore wholesale financial markets, even to financial institutions that operate in the United States of America, for instance. Due to its inclusivity, it is very crucial for financial institutions to understand and abide by these regulations and create an operative messaging policy that will ensure that all mobile communications are compliant with the MAS and SGX archiving regulations.

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