Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 12 days 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 · 12 days ago

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

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I straight up do not know what WhatsApp is

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