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Several Portuguese ministers lost access to email during the Microsoft outage, but an internal government network not affected by the disruption allowed work on legislation to continue, Portugal Resident reports, citing SIC Notícias and a government source.
Why it mattersMinisters and their offices have also been using WhatsApp and Signal more often. The source said government activity was continuing, although that reassurance does not mean email access was unaffected. The useful detail is that a separate network helped keep one part of government work moving when Microsoft services faltered.
Discuss: Should public services maintain independent communications for outages, even when that adds cost and complexity?
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