According to a report by the House of Representatives banning staff members from the use of WhatsApp on public devices, according to a report Axios. In an email viewed by Outlet, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House has told staff that the CyberScureti office has “the protection of user data, the absence of stored data, and the absence of potential safety risks is a high risk of transparency.”
The email states that Congress staff members cannot download or use WhatsApp’s mobile, desktop, or web browser version on any government device. The email writes, “If your home -based device is a WhatsApp request, you will be contacted so that it can be removed.”
Meta Communications Director Andy Stone withdrew against the decision in a post on X, saying the company does not agree with CAO’s WhatsApp’s “strongest potential terms”. Stone added that the messages on the WhatsApp are from the end to the end, which means not even a third-party-meta, who owns the platform. Stone writes, “This is a higher level of security than most apps in the CAO’s approved list that does not offer this protection.”
As noted BenefactorThe CAO’s message to the staff recommended that they use other apps instead of communication, such as Microsoft Teams, Signals, Issez, FaceTime, or Messaging Service Week owned by Amazon.
“Protecting people’s home is our top priority, and we are always monitoring and analyzing the potential risks of cyberciction that can jeopardize home members and staff data,” said Cau Catherine Szapandor in an e -mail statement. Stuffy. “We will review the list of home authorized apps as usual and edit this list as is considered appropriate.”
Update, June 23: Added a statement by CAO.
