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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 27 2018, @04:16AM (1 child)
I'm sure there are spies from dozens of countries infesting the US Federal Gov't and political parties. One just happened to get caught. Even Israel was caught spying on us.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 27 2018, @06:01AM
One ought to hire an American who has a security clearance.
Hiring a citizen of Pakistan who lives part of the time in Pakistan is insane. That is asking to be spied on. If it hadn't been the government of Pakistan, it would have been one of their many terrorist groups.
Of course, the democrats have to have the "diversity" of an exotic person from an exotic land. Those 3rd-world people are cheap too, and even cheaper when also getting pay from their own nation's spy agency.