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Sam Bent reports the White House app v47.0.1 requests 26 Android permissions, including precise location, biometric authentication, storage changes, startup, overlay, and Wi-Fi access, and embeds 3 trackers including Huawei Mobile Services Core. The piece also says the app includes an ICE tip line link and a "Text the President" feature that prefills "Greatest President Ever!" while collecting contact details. More broadly, the article compares permissions and trackers across U.S. government apps including FEMA, myFBI Dashboard, IRS2Go, and CBP Mobile Passport Control and argues many functions could be delivered via the web instead of mobile apps. https://www.sambent.com/the-white-house-app-has-huawei-spyware-and-an-ice-tip-line/ #InfoSec #Privacy #MobileSecurity