Congressman calls for investigation of Trump’s insecure Android phone

California Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu on Friday asked the House Oversight Committee to launch an investigation into President Donald Trump's use of an insecure Android smartphone. But that phone reportedly lacks many basic functions. That almost certainly includes President Trump's favorite mobile app, Twitter. According to Congressman Lieu, the President's apparent indifference to that possibility amounts to an "egregious affront to national security."This story originally appeared on Fortune.com. Trump's well-documented attachment to the device is, Lieu says, a threat to national security.


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Congressman calls for House investigation of Donald Trump's terrible Android phone

"The device President Trump insists on using — most likely the Samsung Galaxy S3 — has particularly well-documented vulnerabilities," the letter reads. In the month since he took office, Donald Trump has refused to drop his Samsung S3 in favor of the standard secured phone. This morning, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) sent a letter to the House Oversight Committee requesting an investigation into the president's phone and general cybersecurity practices, co-signed by 14 other members of Congress. The Oversight Committee is already seeking more details into the circumstances of the briefing. But despite the real risk of compromise — which could give hackers access to the phone's microphone and camera — Trump has continued to use the phone, sending tweets from an Android device as recently as this morning.




That's because consumer-grade Android phones, especially if they're dated like the one that Trump is reportedly using, can easily be hacked. LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – President Trump is still using his trusty old Android phone for early morning tweet storms — and California Congressman Ted Lieu wants to put a stop to it. Trump on the other hand has reportedly resisted calls to trade in his Android phone, and tweets written by the President still originate from the device. The Secret Service successfully talked President Obama out of using an iPhone for security reasons. READ MORE: Donald Trump blames Democrats for allowing hacking to happenTrump's continued use of his Android phone has been raising questions with security experts; the President is reportedly using a Samsung Galaxy S3, which isn't capable of running the latest version of Android.


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