Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago

WhatsApp messaging app banned on all US House of Representatives devices

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WhatsApp messaging app banned on all US House of Representatives devices

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Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago

Memo says cybersecurity office deemed WhatsApp a high risk due to ‘lack of transparency in how it protects user data’

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Fuck, me too. I barely even use it… uninstalled.

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