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A Security Researcher Decompiled The White House App, & What They Found Is Pretty Alarming
(www.androidheadlines.com)
None of that is surprising.
this post was submitted on 06 May 2026
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Damn click bait economy making tech journalists have to jebait us for revenue
And it gets even stranger. Apparently, the app is loading JavaScript from a random person’s GitHub site for YouTube embeds. Yes, you read that right, it’s just loading JavaScript from a random GitHub site. So if that account ever gets compromised, arbitrary code could run inside the app’s WebView.
Somebody has the opportunity to do the most hilarious thing.
At least they acknowledge that cookie consent does nothing and paywalls are ridiculous.
My shocked face 😶
I wouldn't have expected any less.