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That was just unconscionable,....

In you own words, roger, do you believe that using a private server for sensitive government information, and then having the contents of that server professionally deleted (scrubbed, I think is the term), after being caught in the act, is the right thing to do, for a person in such a trusted position?

https://qz.com/894753/us-president-donald-trump-seems-to-be-using-his-unsecured-android-smartphone-to-tweet-while-in-the-white-house/

US president Donald Trump appears to still be using his personal smartphone. Even though Trump reportedly turned over the device after his swearing in, the New York Times reported today that he has been carrying his old “unsecured Android phone” around the White House, “to the protests of some of his aides.”

Throughout his brief presidential tenure, Trump has continued to tweet from both his personal Twitter account and the official @POTUS account. As was the case before his inauguration, tweets appear split between an iPhone and an Android smartphone, which likely delineates between Trump’s aides tweeting and Trump tweeting himself. Tweets from his personal account continue to come from an Android phone, suggesting that he may be tweeting from a non-secure device.

Smartphone blog Android Central has done some sleuthing on photos of Trump on his smartphone, and has determined that he likely owns a Samsung Galaxy S3, first released in 2012. “It’s safe to say it’s a good three years out of step with the latest Android security updates,” Android Central’s Alex Dobie said.

A US president hanging on to their run-of-the-mill smartphone is a matter of national security. Trump’s off-the-cuff tweets about companies and current events can move markets. If anyone were to hack or phish their way into his Twitter account, it’s entirely possible they could send markets into a tailspin before the White House was able to regain control.

On top of that, consumer-grade devices just aren’t that secure. There’s a reason the government builds specific, hardened devices for the president and other high-ranking officials—they are then able to control and monitor exactly what information comes into and leaves the devices. Consumer phones, with their multiple cameras and microphones, are relatively easy to hack or turn into devices that can spy on their owners. Just imagine what would happen if Trump’s insecure Samsung smartphone was on the table during a joint chiefs of staff meeting about the country’s security.

It seems relatively unlikely that Trump would be able to tweet from his new government-issued phone. Details on that phone are scarce—Barack Obama had a heavily modified Samsung Galaxy S4—but even an Android device probably wouldn’t have Twitter downloaded. According to a fact sheet released by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which provides logistical support and manpower to the White House Military Office, Obama’s super-secure device could only make calls, open emails and attachments, and browse the web; it doesn’t appear to have access to an app store. Theoretically, Trump could use a secure browser to tweet from Twitter’s mobile website, but his tweets suggests he’s using Twitter’s Android app directly.

On a serious note, drones are the unfortunate latest gadget of murder.

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That was just unconscionable,....

In you own words, roger, do you believe that using a private server for sensitive government information, and then having the contents of that server professionally deleted (scrubbed, I think is the term), after being caught in the act, is the right thing to do, for a person in such a trusted position?

Ain't war a hoot?

I wondered how long it would take before enemies started using them against the USA and its allies.

Which part are you claiming is probably false?

Is there any possibility, any, that you read what I was replying to?

Didn't think so. You will look ever so much smarter if you give that a try.

I wondered how long it would take before enemies started using them against the USA and its allies.

"There is not a Republican alive who would find it acceptable for a Democratic president to press a foreign country to work with his personal lawyer to investigate a domestic political rival."

Bloomberg TicToc
@tictoc
Sep 20
Trudeau just announced a ban on military-style assault rifles in Canada and a buyback program for military-grade weapons that were legally purchased

A 65-year-old Lebanese man suspected of involvement in the hijacking of an American airliner in 1985 has been arrested in Greece, police say.

The man, who has not been named, was detained on Mykonos after disembarking from a cruise ship on Thursday.

His identity came up as being wanted by Germany during a passport check.

The TWA Flight 847 was seized by militants thought to belong to the Islamist group Hezbollah, a claim they denied. A US navy diver was killed.

The man was wanted by German authorities for the hijacking as well as a kidnapping committed in 1987.

He is currently being held in a high-security prison in Greece until German officials identify him as the person wanted, Reuters news agency reports.

Trudeau just announced a ban on military-style assault rifles in Canada and a buyback program for military-grade weapons that were legally purchased

Trudeau is lying. Such weapons are already outlawed in Canada.