technology Techradar 2026-07-19

US Government App Forces Installation of Russian-Linked Software

Federal workers, including FAA employees, are required to install a $1.4 million White House app containing code from Elfsight, a Russian-founded vendor. Concerns are raised over potential data security and origins of the software.

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