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A Security Researcher Decompiled The White House App, & What They Found Is Pretty Alarming

Lemmy [Unofficial] May 6, 2026
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submitted by SocialistVibes01 to privacy 66 points | 3 comments https://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/05/a-security-researcher-decompiled-the-white-house-app-what-they-found-is-pretty-alarming.html > A security researcher decompiled the White House’s new official app and found some alarming stuff buried in the code, including a hidden GPS tracking pipeline, JavaScript loaded from a random GitHub account, no SSL certificate pinning, and an in-app browser that silently strips cookie consent dialogs and paywalls from every page you visit.

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