US President Donald Trump presented the White House App with news from the White House in late March. Former FBI analysts claim that it uses code written by Russian programmers.
Despite the administration's statement about the security of the White House App, experts have recorded traffic in the background. They claim that the IP addresses and personal data of thousands of Americans could allegedly fall "into the hands of the Kremlin".
Journalists from the American publication NOTUS found out that the code of the Russian company Elfsight, which develops ready-made widgets, was embedded in the application. Cybersecurity expert Philip Fields harshly criticized the White House team.
Bringing in an unprofessional developer to the White House project puts everyone who uses it at risk.
Government applications must be well protected, including with the GovCloud cloud platform. Analysts do not understand why the White House ignored security standards, and this led to a data leak.
About the White House App
The White House app is positioned as a tool for "direct communication" with citizens. It contains press releases, photos from briefings with the participation of the first persons of the state. The description of the White House App in the Apple Store says that with its help Americans will be able to send their questions and suggestions personally to Trump.
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