White House App Is Riddled With Cybersecurity Flaws

Trump’s new app has no privacy policy and uses Russian software

President Donald Trump has been promoting the White House’s new mobile app — pushing it to become the third-most downloaded item on Apple’s popular App Store. But the app reportedly has numerous cybersecurity vulnerabilities, does not properly disclose the data it shares, and uses software components from a Russia-founded company.“Cybersecurity researchers warn that the White House’s new app regularly shares users’ IP addresses, time zones and o…

Trump's New App Has a Blank Privacy Policy and Uses Software From a Russia-Founded Company

President Donald Trump has been promoting the White House’s new mobile app — pushing it to become the third-most downloaded item on Apple’s popular App Store. But the app reportedly has numerous cybersecurity vulnerabilities, does not properly disclose the data it shares, and uses software in part from a Russia-founded company. “Cybersecurity researchers warn that the White House’s new app regularly shares users’ IP addresses, time zones and oth…

White House app triggers alarm bells as experts fear it's spying on Americans

Digital privacy researchers were reportedly concerned over the White House's news app — not just its "rose-tinted view of the president" — but what it can actually doSome experts have questioned whether the app, which was apparently downloaded about 700,000 times in the first week alone, could serve as a surveillance tool to keep an eye on the American public, The Washington Post reported. It shares updates from President Donald Trump's social m…

The White House App Is Riddled With Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity experts’ reviews of the app have turned up concerns about the undisclosed data it collects.

White House App Is Riddled With Cybersecurity Flaws

NOTUS: “Cybersecurity researchers warn that the White House’s new app regularly shares users’ IP addresses, time zones and other data to third-party services. But most of its users wouldn’t know that, because the app doesn’t disclose its data sharing the way most others do.”

On the White House’s news app, Trump is always winning

The new mobile app offers Americans “a direct line to the White House,” delivering pro-Trump news, curated updates and a rose-tinted view of the president.