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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: 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.