According to Gizmodo, the White House is moving to automatically preload its official app on all Department of Homeland Security mobile devices. The app, which the White House describes as providing unfiltered, real-time updates directly from the source, will come standard on DHS phones—a direct-to-agency communication channel that bypasses traditional media. It raises questions about device autonomy in federal workplaces.

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