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Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway Want You to Stay Away from the White House App

March 31, 2026 / 01:03

This episode discusses the launch of the White House app for iPhone and Android, which features press releases, an affordability tracker, and an ICE tip line. The app's GPS tracking every 4 and a half minutes raises significant privacy concerns.

Guests express their disbelief at the app's tracking capabilities, comparing it to a breach of trust. They emphasize that downloading the app is unwise, citing the government's history of surveillance.

Critics argue that while the White House should facilitate communication with citizens, this app seems more focused on monitoring than assisting. The conversation highlights the distrust towards the government, particularly under the Trump administration.

TLDR

The White House app raises privacy concerns with GPS tracking every 4.5 minutes.

Episode

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The White House just launched an official app for iPhone and Android featuring press releases and

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affordability tracker and an ICE tip line. Of course, people digging into the app. It took 5 seconds found that it's

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tracking GPS location data every 4 and 1/2 minutes. It's a privacy nightmare.

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Do not download it. >> I would rather give my ex-wife access to my text message history than sign up for

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I mean, who is [ __ ] stupid enough to do that? >> I know it's not trustworthy.

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>> Oh, you think? don't sign up for it. But I mean, I wouldn't mind that the White

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House has an app. It's just this one is people are like, "Okay, a company doing

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this, you'd call them scummy." The government doing this to its citizens,

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triple scummy. >> The same people that are demanding voter roles, that are targeting people, that

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are hiring palunteer to surveil people. And you want to sign up for their app. >> Don't. And it's really sad because the

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White House should have direct communication with people, but to help people, not to take advantage of their

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[ __ ] information. Very typical of the Trump administration. Do not get it. Do not get it.

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Episode Highlights

White House Launches Controversial App
The White House has released an app that tracks GPS location data, raising privacy concerns.
“It's a privacy nightmare.”
@ 00m 12s
March 31, 2026

Episode Quotes

Don't sign up for it.
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway Want You to Stay Away from the White House App
The government doing this to its citizens, triple scummy.
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway Want You to Stay Away from the White House App

Key Moments

Privacy Nightmare00:12
Distrust00:15
Warning00:27
Government Surveillance00:37