US apps spy harder than banned ones

The "Fedware" report exposes a staggering hypocrisy in federal mobile security policy and a systemic failure of privacy oversight. Findings include the official White House app's use of a sanctioned Huawei tracking SDK and excessive permissions like GPS polling every 4.5 minutes, serving as a data pipeline for ICE and the FBI. The report also highlights the FBI Dashboard's monetization through Google AdMob trackers and the systematic bypassing of warrant requirements via private data brokers. Technical vulnerabilities such as missing certificate pinning and leftover development artifacts further demonstrate a lack of basic security hygiene across federal mobile infrastructure.