A big information has been revealed about WhatsApp, which has claimed that US leaders have ordered to remove the messaging app. According to media reports, the representative of US House has been advised to remove Whatsapp from his mobile. This order is only for the smartphone issued by the government.
According to reports, an official order was issued on Monday, which reached several representatives through emails. On behalf of the Cyber ​​Security Office, who works under the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, has said that WhatsApp is threatening and there is a danger of data leaks.
Asked all government devices to remove WhatsApp
According to reports, necessary instructions have been issued for representatives and officers of US House and have asked them to remove WhatsApp from government devices. However, the US government has not shared any official details publicly regarding this emails.
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Asked to remove WhatsApp from all devices
Reports said that all US house representatives and their officers have been asked to remove mobile phones, desktops, computers and web browser etc. WhatsApp. According to the report, it has also been said in the order that people who have this WhatsApp in the device can contact the office to remove.
Asked to use other messaging apps
It is advisable to use any other messaging app instead of Whatsapp, including Signal, Microsoft Teams, Wickr, Apple’s IMESSAGE and FACETIME. Along with this, the staff has been asked to stay away from dangerous messages and fishing attacks coming from unknown messages.
Meta Platforms condemns
Whatsapp’s parent company Meta Platforms has condemned the steps taken by the US department. The company has been continuously promoting its WhatsApp app as a secure platform.
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Was having a fear of cyber attack
The US was harassing the threat of cyber attack and it felt that the phone of a repressant or big officer of a US house could be hacked into government data. This order has been issued to keep your data and government document safe with any such threat.