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mia

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Tue May 22, 2018, 09:14 AM May 2018

"Donald Trump Is Using a 'Twitter' Phone Without a Critical Security Measure.....

Here's What Could Go Wrong.

President Donald Trump may be exposing himself to hacking or surveillance due to his use of an iPhone that he doesn’t swap out regularly, according to a new report.

Politico reported Monday that Trump uses at least two iPhones. One is just for making calls, and is regularly swapped out, although unlike the super-secure phone used by President Barack Obama, it has a microphone and camera....

There is no publicly known way to remotely hack into an iPhone. However, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible—and if anyone does know how to do it, it would probably be the Russian or Chinese intelligence services. And if they can get into it, there may be a lot to learn about the U.S. president’s whereabouts and—if he uses Twitter’s direct messaging feature—his communications.

If nothing else, imagine the chaos that could be achieved by having Trump’s Twitter account broadcast belligerent, embarrassing messages that undermine U.S. laws and policy.


http://fortune.com/2018/05/22/donald-trump-twitter-phone-security/
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"Donald Trump Is Using a 'Twitter' Phone Without a Critical Security Measure..... (Original Post) mia May 2018 OP
Didn't he learn anything from the microwaves? underpants May 2018 #1
That's by design. He wants putin to know what he's talking about all the time. shraby May 2018 #2
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