WhatsApp Banned in White House: A few days ago, there was talk of banning WhatsApp in Iran. However, now America has also banned WhatsApp from government devices of employees working in the White House. This decision has been (WhatsApp Banned in White House) taken keeping in mind the security, saying that there are some shortcomings in WhatsApp’s data transparency, message storage encryption and cybersecurity.

Chief Administrative Officer gave a memo
The memo, issued by the House Chief Administrative Officer, calls for WhatsApp to be banned from all government devices. The White House’s cybersecurity arm has declared WhatsApp as high-risk. It has been marked as high-risk due to a lack of clarity on how the platform handles sensitive data.

Synonyms for WhatsApp
The memo also asks employees to immediately remove WhatsApp from government mobiles, laptops and computers, as well as web browsers. The memo also asks employees to adopt secure alternatives like Microsoft Teams, Signal, Wickr, iMessage and Facetime.

Opposition to Meta
WhatsApp’s parent company Meta has opposed the decision. A Meta spokesperson said, “WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption and offers stronger privacy standards than many platforms.”

Emphasis on digital safety
Digital safety is currently being given importance in the White House. Even before WhatsApp, TikTok, some AI tools, as well as Microsoft Copilot and DeepSearch were also banned.

Warning due to spyware
Recently, news of spyware created by an Israeli company called Paragon Solutions, which was revealed to be able to hack WhatsApp through a “zero-click” attack without user interaction, has led the US to take immediate action to avert this threat.