We’re shocked (shocked!) that White House staffers’ favorite secure messaging app is probably not that secure

Can anything typed into a smartphone really be considered private?

That question is at the heart of a lawsuit alleging that a messaging app beloved by White House staff isn't as secure as it claims to be.

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Between shady apps, hackers, and screenshots, keeping a digital message away from snooping eyes is no easy task. The self-described "confidential messenger" app Confide, however, is trying. The company has gone out of its way to tout its "patent-pending" solution to a problem that has bedeviled everyone from nudie-sending Snapchatters to government staff leaking to the press: The screenshot.  Read more...

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