For anyone still unconvinced that the Trump administration is a full-blown cult, consider the following: The White House is now demanding that all government-issued cell phones contain an app that churns out praise for Dear Leader Donnie and even features preprogrammed messages of adoration — i.e., “Greatest President Ever!” that the so-called “president” can see anytime he looks at his phone.
According to reports from The Daily Beast and Government Executive, the app is not only an effort to brainwash everyone who uses it, but it also could constitute a major security threat to the United States.
“’Any app that is installed on government issued devices can potentially create backdoor access to government networks behind the firewall,’ a former government IT expert, Sonny Hashmi, told Government Executive.”
“In April, NOTUS reported that cyber security experts were concerned about vulnerabilities in the app.”
“The app shared users’ IP addresses, time zones and other data to third-party services, the security experts found. But on top of this, the app isn’t honest about its data sharing practices, meaning users are none-the-wiser.”
Philip Fields, a cybersecurity researcher and former FBI intelligence analyst, warned, “The U.S. government’s infrastructure is being attacked from all sides right now, and having an amateur WordPress developer running the White House’s public presence puts everybody who visits it at risk.”
Does the administration have any fears about the app? Not according to spokeswoman Olivia Wales, who nonchalantly remarked, “The White House App gives all Americans direct access to White House live streams, breaking news alerts, new policy initiatives, social media posts, and more. Government devices typically include pre-installed apps that provide value to government employees’ day-to-day work.”
Translation: We don’t give a damn about national security. We just want to keep the 79-year-old manchild in the Oval Office happy so he doesn’t yell at us.
But according to David Nesting, who previously worked for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the real purpose is more nefarious: “It’s just making sure all federal employees are forced to see the same propaganda they push out to the public.”
Keep those employees filled with propaganda, and they’ll say what you want when you want it, right, Donnie?
Is it any wonder the United States is so screwed up right now? We have the entire federal government focused on placating the Toddler-in-Chief and keeping his diaper changed.
