The U.S. House of Representatives has officially banned the use of WhatsApp on all government-managed devices, citing significant cybersecurity concerns.
The directive, communicated in a memo to congressional staff, was issued by the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer through its Office of Cybersecurity.
The internal notice classified WhatsApp as a “high risk” application, pointing to several troubling factors, including insufficient transparency in how user data is protected, the absence of encryption for stored data, and other potential vulnerabilities that pose a threat to data security.
