Senate Dems want details on Trump's use of personal smartphone

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

A pair of Senate Democrats voiced concerns about reports that President Trump is using a unsecured personal smartphone, arguing it's a security risk.

Sens. Claire McCaskill (Mo.) and Tom Carper (Del.) — two Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee — released a letter on Monday to Defense Secretary James Mattis asking for details on the president's phone.

"The national security risks of compromising a smartphone used by a senior government official, such as the President of the United States, are considerable," they wrote in the letter.

They added that "hackers are sometimes successful even when smartphone users take recommended precautions and restrict access to their personal information. These vulnerabilities are among the reasons why national security agencies discourage the use of personal devices."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/319218-senate-dems-worried-about-trumps-use-of-personal-smartphone

[tenorly]

1. I bet this is one inquiry Chaffetz isn't chafing for.

Just a hunch.

[riversedge]

10. It is not even on his radar IMHO

[tenorly]

11. Except insofar as wanting to bury it.

A lifelong habit of his I bet.

[Daemonaquila]

2. It's time to hammer this.

Considering they just fired the White House cybersecurity head, and the constant tweeting and other unsecured communication, this crap makes the OMG Hillary's Emails "scandal" pale in any comparison. Someone needs to take away his favorite toy, and it would be appropriate for a congressional investigation to make that happen.

[forgotmylogin]

3. Didn't they have to convince Obama to give up his Blackberry?

It's understandable to not want to give up such a personal piece of equipment, but he did it.

[cstanleytech]

13. I think it was more along the lines of the government officials being unable to find an alternative

replacement that they felt met their security requirements.



http://fortune.com/2016/06/10/president-obamas-new-smartphone-is-more-like-a-toddler-phone/

"Only this year did the president get a smartphone, owing to security concerns about keeping hackers and foreign agents out. But if you wonder why Obama hasn't become one of those texting, Snapchatting, tweeting politicians who seem all too common in 2016, it's not for lack of desire. At least not completely.
It seems the smartphone that the president received, which he didn't identify, isn't as smart as the typical device anyone else can buy in a local Verizon Wireless store, as the president mentioned to talk show host Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night."

[NastyRiffraff]

4. But Hillary Clinton's emails!

Her server was actually MORE secure than those at the State Dept. at the time (hope they fixed that since). That, of course, didn't stop the endless investigations.

An insecure smartphone? Yawn!

[hollowdweller]

9. I want transcripts of Flynn's calls.

[cstanleytech]

14. Ya goodluck with that the Repugnants will not being issuing any subpoenas

nor calling for "any" investigations over what Trump or his people do atleast not honest investigations.
Sure you might see them pretend to put on a show to investigate things like with Kellyanne going into advertising for Trumps daughter but its only a show meant to fool the voters and it shows how totally lacking the Repugnants are in having any real integrity.

[Historic NY]

5. Very hackable they wouldn't let Obama keep his.

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[Achilleaze]

6. This hypocrisy episode makes it plain republicans don't care about America

or security. They care about their own freaking little KGOP rich white boy party.

That they whine and fuss and throw tantrums @ Hillary's email, and go totally frikken silent about Comrade Casino's sloppy sleazy security breaches...tells you how critically republicans FAIL America.

[dalton99a]

7. About time

[BumRushDaShow]

8. They harassed the hell out of Obama

when he took office gleefully declaring he had to get rid of his blackberry unless he used a specially-altered one and adhered to specific rules.

Meanwhile the faker-in-chief leaves a classified lockbag with key in it out on his desk when others without clearance are in the room, let alone the subject of the OP.

[OldHippieChick]

12. As always, I am skeptical that this will go any further as dirtbag seems to truly

be able to flaunt the law, but I am happy to see Senators other than Al Franken and Elizabeth Warren stepping up to the plate. Let's take turns and keep it up.