When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese and the Russians Listen and Learn

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: October 25, 2018 8:35:22 JST
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese and the Russians Listen and Learn
>
>
> When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese and the Russians Listen and Learn
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/us/politics/trump-phone-security.html
>
>      When President Trump calls old friends on one of his iPhones
>    to gossip, gripe or solicit their latest take on how he is
>    doing, American intelligence reports indicate that Chinese
>    spies are often listening -- and putting to use invaluable
>    insights into how to best work the president and affect
>    administration policy, current and former American officials
>    said.  Mr. Trump's aides have repeatedly warned him that his
>    cellphone calls are not secure, and they have told him that
>    Russian spies are routinely eavesdropping on the calls, as
>    well. But aides say the voluble president, who has been
>    pressured into using his secure White House landline more
>    often these days, has still refused to give up his iPhones.
>    White House officials say they can only hope he refrains from
>    discussing classified information when he is on them.
>
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>
> So, Trump's cellphone use is being routinely monitored by our
> adversaries. Perhaps part of his plan?



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