Michigan quickly deletes government chats, raising transparency questions

Michigan quickly deletes government chats, raising transparency questions

Chats between state officials on Microsoft Teams platforms are erased 30 days after they’re created Transparency advocates are concerned the policy obscures conversations between government officialsOfficials have said the 30-day deletions are purely about data storage, not hiding informationWant to know what top Michigan economic development officials were chatting about online as their office was raided by Attorney General Dana Nessel in June …