Trump cares so much about security that in Jan he banned all personal cell phone use
in the West Wing . . . except by himself, of course. For him, secure WH phones are too "inconvenient." His i-Phone is plenty secure.
Guess we don't have to worry about any more Omarosas though.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/04/politics/white-house-west-wing-phone-policy/
(CNN)The White House is banning the use of personal cell phones within the West Wing, citing security concerns, a move that has prompted widespread frustration amongst staffers.
"The security and integrity of the technology systems at the White House is a top priority for the Trump administration and therefore, starting next week, the use of all personal devices for both guests and staff will no longer be allowed in the West Wing," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement Thursday morning.
Sanders said staff will continue be able to conduct business on government-issued devices.
The ban on personal cell phones does not apply to the President, a person familiar with the decision says.
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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/trump-phone-security-risk-hackers-601903
President Donald Trump uses a White House cellphone that isn’t equipped with sophisticated security features designed to shield his communications, according to two senior administration officials — a departure from the practice of his predecessors that potentially exposes him to hacking or surveillance.
The president, who relies on cellphones to reach his friends and millions of Twitter followers, has rebuffed staff efforts to strengthen security around his phone use, according to the administration officials.
The president uses at least two iPhones, according to one of the officials. The phones — one capable only of making calls, the other equipped only with the Twitter app and preloaded with a handful of news sites — are issued by White House Information Technology and the White House Communications Agency, an office staffed by military personnel that oversees White House telecommunications.
While aides have urged the president to swap out the Twitter phone on a monthly basis, Trump has resisted their entreaties, telling them it was “too inconvenient,” the same administration official said.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/high-tech-phone-spying-devices-may-have-been-used-near-white-house-2018-6
A US government investigation uncovered the potential use of sophisticated cell phone surveillance devices near the White House and other "sensitive facilities" in Washington last year, according to a letter recently sent to Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
It's not clear who may have operated the devices, known as IMSI catchers or Stingray devices, but it's possible they belonged to a foreign adversary. IMSI catchers work by mimicking phone towers, which fools cell phones and allows the devices to intercept calls, texts, and data streams, according to The Washington Post.
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