Events have rapidly unfolded since we *first commented* on a serious threat to open government in the state of Missouri. The threat is a notable one for Kentuckians because it could play out in our own backyard. *The Kansas City Star reported on December 7* that Missouri’s governor – and his staff – had downloaded the app Confide to their personal cellphones. The app “deletes messages and prevents recipients from saving, forwarding, printing or taking screenshots of messages.” The app was likened to the *Mission Impossible tape recorder* that instantly burst into flames after delivering instructions to the agents during the opening of the sixties’ television series. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2GRMp8P&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=KbEdZjV-L-fET3OVQ5PX-LaTxfOtWZg03pWngR6ApNY&s=Pp-qiXH6V4iDbZIvQGFvOfE4UCOmPOaJlhr8k7KwnpI&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2GRMp8P-2B&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=KbEdZjV-L-fET3OVQ5PX-LaTxfOtWZg03pWngR6ApNY&s=imaL9LlxGh63ztTcW9Ib1VHcPklA4kwczMpqd4pT32E&e= -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__emailcharter.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=KbEdZjV-L-fET3OVQ5PX-LaTxfOtWZg03pWngR6ApNY&s=9fi9JShm41WFKEP1rdT3NQStuO9qEj35ASokpidykEU&e= “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]