US House of Representatives’ notice to staff banning Mark Zuckerberg’s messaging app

The US House of Representatives has banned WhatsApp on government-managed devices due to cybersecurity risks, citing a lack of data encryption and transparency. The directive from the Chief Administrative Officer urges staff to uninstall WhatsApp and recommends alternative platforms like Signal and Microsoft Teams. Meta disputes the ban, emphasizing WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption and security measures.