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"The Office of Cybersecurity has deemed WhatsApp a high-risk to users due to the lack of transparency in how it protects user data, absence of stored data encryption, and potential security risks involved with its use," the CAO said in an email obtained by Axios.

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Staff are now required to use truth social.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago

This is not new, and not because WhatsApp is somehow "untrustworthy." It's been banned from most govt desktops for years.

It's end-to-end encrypted, so it bypasses malware filters. A House staffer can easily be sent a malicious file and spread it around to others before anyone learns the file is malicious.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Dont worry, Zuckerberg will find a way to funnel another few million dollars into one of Trump's new scams and suddenly WhatsApp will be a-okay.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Zuck: but I paid the cover...!