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Report: White House Considering Personal Cell-Phone Ban for Staff

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Trump has long complained about internal leaks to the media.

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The White House is considering banning employees from using their personal cell phones while on the job, Bloomberg News reported Monday. The ban could be a response to Trump’s ongoing complaints about internal leaks to the press, but one official said it would have more to do with cybersecurity measures. But White House staffers told Bloomberg that not everyone in the administration supported the ban, with some worrying that they would be cut off from family and friends without their personal phones during the day.

Read it at Bloomberg News