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Secret Messaging Draws Open Government Scrutiny at CYFD
Use of the Signal app by the Children, Youth and Families Department has raised concerns from advocates, the attorney general, and watchdog groups who say encrypted deletions hinder public records access. Officials cite privacy needs amid custody cases, while critics call it illegal destruction of public information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children, Youth and Families Department
Searchlight New Mexico
Bette Fleishman
Pegasus Legal Services For Children
Melanie Majors
New Mexico Foundation For Open Government
Searchlight
CYFD
Brian Blalock
Michelle Sujan Grisham
IPRA
Blalock
Signal
Hector Balderas