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Trump's Cell Phone Use is Security “Nightmare” Waiting to Happen, Lawmakers Say

posted by janrinok on Thursday April 26 2018, @09:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the the-answers-should-be-good dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

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?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:02PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:02PM (#672346)

    He should get his own personal server to go with it.

  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:22PM (4 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:22PM (#672356)

    A personal computing device on which an elected official is non-securely storing government communication... at least Hillary wasn't walking around with her email server.

    • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:25PM (1 child)

      by JoeMerchant (3937) on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:25PM (#672358)

      The whole Hillary thing was a joke and a half, but... she didn't have full Secret Service security detail. I'm betting that somebody physically close to the President is personally charged with the responsibility to physically secure his Twitter tweeter, destroying it if necessary.

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      • (Score: 2, Funny) by Sulla on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:27PM

        by Sulla (5173) on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:27PM (#672360) Journal

        Hopefully he has his cloth handy

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 27 2018, @06:34PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 27 2018, @06:34PM (#672711)

      what the goddamn fuck are you talking about? do you know the difference between a client and server? if so, you would understand the differences from this security perspective. maybe you're just a liar?

      • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday April 27 2018, @06:49PM

        by bob_super (1357) on Friday April 27 2018, @06:49PM (#672728)

        Go ahead and tell me the legal difference between a device which stores e-mails and a device which stores e-mails.