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Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months ago

WhatsApp messaging app banned on all US House of Representatives devices

www.theguardian.com

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WhatsApp messaging app banned on all US House of Representatives devices

www.theguardian.com

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Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 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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So many zero clicks attacks through WhatsApp. Just way too much attack surface.

And yeah, its Meta. That too.

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