White House bans use of personal devices by staff and guests

Staff and guests are no longer allowed to use personal devices in the west wing of the White House, where the offices of US President Trump are. This includes mobile phones, laptops and tablets.

Staff must use government-provided devices in the West Wing of the White House, President Trump’s spokesman said in a statement a statement. The move is intended to maintain the “security and integrity of the technology systems in the White House.”

According to Bloomberg, employees are complaining that the ban makes them inaccessible to family. At the same time, an employee acknowledges that too many devices were connected to the White House wireless network and that personal devices do not have the security of corporate devices.

The move is also likely prompted by the large amount of information leaks from the White House, which regularly embarrassed President Trump last year.