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knoppix (knoppix95@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jul-2026 08:33:47 JST knoppix

The White House app is being auto-installed on work phones across multiple US agencies, and employees say it cannot be permanently removed. 📱
The app previously faced security scrutiny over data sharing, and workers raised privacy concerns after it appeared on government-issued phones. 🔒
🔗 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/white-house-app-auto-downloads-to-government-phones-cant-be-uninstalled/
#TechNews #WhiteHouse #Privacy #Security #Government #MobileApps #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #Technology #OpenSource #DigitalRights #InfoSec #FOSS #Tech #US #USA #Trump #DonaldTrump
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  Federal Workers Can’t Get the White House’s App Off Their Phones
  
  from Vittoria Elliott
  
  “I deleted it as a test and it came immediately back,” says one government employee.

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