The mayor's counsel says City Hall took “immediate corrective action” after learning an aide broke records retention rules on the encrypted communications app Signal. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s chief counsel said Friday that he took “immediate corrective action” after learning a City Hall communications staffer set some chats on an encrypted app to “auto-delete” official messages..
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The mayor's counsel says City Hall took “immediate corrective action” after learning an aide broke records retention rules on the encrypted communications app Signal. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s chief counsel said Friday that he took “immediate corrective action” after learning a City Hall communications staffer set some chats on an encrypted app to “auto-delete” official messages..
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