Us parliament bans whatsapp for its staff devices, this is the reason ….

The popular instant messaging app Whatsapp has been banned for the staff of the House of Representatives in the US. The House of Representatives of the US Congress or Parliament is the lower house. Behind this, not keeping transparency regarding the protection of the data of this messaging app has been given a major reason. A one of reates Report In the House of Representatives Staff, a memo issued for the staff has been quoted as saying that the Office of Cyabrusicutrity has described security as a major reason behind this instruction. The memo states, “The Office of Cyabrusicutrity WhatsApp is considered a higher risk app for users. The reason for this is the reason for the lack of transparency, lack of transparency, lack of data stored data and the apprehension regarding security is the main reasons for security.” Some alternative messaging apps have also been suggested for official use in this memo. These include Microsoft’s Teams platform and Amazon’s Wickr.

The American social media company META operates WhatsApp. META has opposed this decision of the House of Representatives. A spokesperson of the company said that META strictly opposed the instruction. The company has reported that its end-to-end encryption provides a high level of security.

Earlier, apprehensions have been expressed regarding the security of WhatsApp. Earlier this year, an executive of WhatsApp had admitted that many users of this messaging app were targeted by Israeli firm Paragon Solutions. These users of WhatsApp included journalists and members of the Civil Society. In some other countries also, there have been apprehensions related to security about WhatsApp. Earlier this month, the senior editor of a foreign news agency was accidentally added to a Telegram group of the US government. However, this mistake was later rectified. Since this incident, the third-party communication platforms used by the US Congress staff are being reviewed. These steps are also taking these steps in view of increasing tension with some countries including Iran in the US.