> Government apps should absolutely be held to a higher standard than consumer B2C apps

Honestly—why? What is in this traffic that mandates heightened scrutiny? It strikes me as simply about brand.

longislandguido 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Despite all the sneed on display, it's currently #4 in the App Store (ahead of Threads, Gmail, and Google Maps) and #1 in News so they did something right.

Personally, I want the most stringent CORS settings to read about his gold Sharpie pens.

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JumpCrisscross 6 hours ago | parent [-]

> it's currently #4 in the App Store (ahead of Threads, Gmail, and Google Maps) and #1 in News so they did something right

Not disagreeing. But why should its provenance force a higher standard? It’s a glorified news app, to my understanding. Is its breaching worse for national security than some weather app that had its moment in the sunlight?

	▲	LocalH 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Because it is at some level officially backed by the White House. That alone brings higher scrutiny.