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The letter, which was sent Wednesday by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-California) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona), comes after recent media reports that Donald Trump is making "increased use" of his personal phone.
Last year, Trump reportedly had an iPhone with just one app on it: Twitter.
"While cybersecurity is a universal concern, the President of the United States stands alone as the single-most valuable intelligence target on the planet," the congressmen write.
The letter goes onto ask a number of questions of the White House Communications Agency, the entity responsible for the president’s infosec needs.
How frequently does the WHCA update the President’s phone’s operating system?
Does the President use encryption when he makes phone calls or texts from his personal cell phone?
How has WHCA adapted to the growing threat of "Stingray" devices, or IMSI catchers, in Washington D.C., especially given the President’s alleged proclivity for making outgoing voice calls on his personal cell phone?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by black6host on Thursday April 26 2018, @09:36PM (6 children)
Well, for this president, I have to question why the concern? He's going to tell everyone everything on Twitter anyway...
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Thursday April 26 2018, @09:44PM (3 children)
Information wants to be free
Dis-information also wants to be free
At best, there is a non-zero chance *someone* could interefere with Mr Trump's tweets. Does this give anyone plausible deniability for any of the tweets?
If he is arranging his own hookers and blow on his own phone, then gets caught, he'll just likely say "so?" and there will be no chance of blackmail... teflon has nothing on Donald.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Thursday April 26 2018, @09:59PM (1 child)
Hmm.... Not sure how ironic you're trying to be. But I don't care quite as much about hookers and blow as I am that some career field agent or person who believes they're doing good by feeding information suddenly getting a bullet in the brain because the voice call made about it wasn't secure [cbsnews.com] and they intentionally didn't follow the rules for communications.
This sig for rent.
(Score: 3, Informative) by MostCynical on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:14PM
Hey, when they do it deliberately [nbcnews.com], they show they really don't care about anyone but themselves..
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:28PM
The Kennedy era had their share of hookers and blow (1960s style) in the White House, they were just much more skilled in the refinement of their public image.
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by frojack on Friday April 27 2018, @03:49AM
And why not?
He works for us, right, and his methods are working for him! The tweeting, while cringe-worthy at times, is an ingenuous back channel to the world, friends and foe alike.
If he gets caught on a stingray, who's fault is that?
The government is the only ones who can buy those things, they've gone out of their way to prevent knowledge of this, even dismissing court case to keep them secret.
So more proof that government can't be trusted with stingrays, and stingrays present just as large a risk to government as to private citizens. If the government can't control stingrays, they then need to get them off the market, and round up every one of them.
He's probably perfectly aware that people are listening, and speaks accordingly.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Friday April 27 2018, @06:33PM
Easy. Hack his phone, put up a tweet threatening to wipe out some industry, make a fortune on stock trades.
Even if they figure it out within an hour, the money will be made.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh