In a push to bolster cybersecurity, the US House of Representatives has banned the use of WhatsApp on government-issued devices for congressional staffers.
The decision, communicated via an internal email obtained by US news website Axios, cites concerns over the app’s data security.
The Office of Cybersecurity, under the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), labeled WhatsApp a “high-risk” application due to its lack of transparency in data protection, absence of stored data encryption, and pote
