WhatsApp has been banned for use on all US House of Representatives devices as per a memo from the Office of Cybersecurity. Key issues include the app's lack of transparency regarding data protection and the absence of stored data encryption. The memo suggests alternatives like Microsoft Teams, Signal, and Apple’s iMessage. The article also discusses the risks surrounding Signal, particularly related to a recent incident involving sensitive information shared in private chats, which led to prior warnings from the Pentagon about vulnerabilities in such messaging apps.
The Office of Cybersecurity warned that WhatsApp's lack of data protection transparency and security risks has led to its ban in the US House of Representatives.
Despite its end-to-end encryption, apps like Signal are monitored due to vulnerabilities that can lead to exploitation by third parties, posing risks to operational security.
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