Policy · 1h ago
White House staff forced to install app that reinstalls itself
The White House is requiring federal workers to install an official app on their personal phones, with reports that deleting it causes automatic reinstallation. Staff are frustrated by the lack of opt-out and the app's persistence. The move raises privacy and security concerns for government employees.
Meridian48 take
The app's self-reinstalling behavior suggests either a bug or aggressive MDM policy, but either way it's a poor approach to employee trust and device security.
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'I deleted it and it came immediately back': White House staff are having an official app foisted on to their phones and they hate it →
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