Submission + - Is Slack Safe? (fastcompany.com)
An anonymous reader writes: If you work in media (or most other tech-oriented jobs), chances are you've come across Slack—or you find yourself using it every waking hour. It's an easy way to chat and collaborate with fellow employees. But amid increasing concerns about press freedom in the U.S. and elsewhere, are chatroom apps like Slack really the best way for journalists—and anyone else with sensitive information—to communicate? Reporters, editors, and privacy advocates aren't so sure.