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White House App Is a Terrifying Security Mess - Slashdot

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New submitter spazmonkey writes: From a hidden GPS tracker polling your location every 4.5 minutes to 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, the new White House app seems to have a little bit of everything . A security researcher pulled the APK apart to discover the cybersecurity vulnerabilities. "The app is a React Native build using Expo SDK 54, with WordPress powering the backend through a custom REST API," reports Android Headlines. "That's pretty normal, as nearly 42% of all websites on the internet are powered by WordPress. But that's just the start; now the nightmare begins..." From the report: To start, the app has a full GPS tracking pipeline compiled in. Essentially, it's set to poll your location every 4.5 minutes in the foreground, and 9.5 minutes in the background. It's syncing latitude, longitude, accuracy, and timestamp data to OneSignal's servers.…

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