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| President Obama ridiculed on Snapchat by daughter Sasha | President Obama ridiculed on Snapchat by daughter Sasha |
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| President Barack Obama has disclosed that his youngest daughter recently mocked him on Snapchat. | |
| The US leader said Sasha had recorded him discussing the social network at a family dinner and then quietly posted a reaction to her friends. | The US leader said Sasha had recorded him discussing the social network at a family dinner and then quietly posted a reaction to her friends. |
| It is not the first time the president has discussed his 15-year-old's online activities. | |
| In July, he said she also tweets, leading several media outlets to try to identify her account. | In July, he said she also tweets, leading several media outlets to try to identify her account. |
| It remains secret. | It remains secret. |
| Likewise a copy of the described Snapchat post has not been made public. Messages posted to the app are designed to disappear after being viewed or within a short period of time, but there are ways to circumvent the restrictions. | Likewise a copy of the described Snapchat post has not been made public. Messages posted to the app are designed to disappear after being viewed or within a short period of time, but there are ways to circumvent the restrictions. |
| Bored photo | Bored photo |
| President Obama recounted the latest event on Monday's edition of the Jimmy Kimmel Live TV show. | President Obama recounted the latest event on Monday's edition of the Jimmy Kimmel Live TV show. |
| "Sasha gave me instructions on Snapchat," he said. | "Sasha gave me instructions on Snapchat," he said. |
| "One night at dinner we're sitting there, and I had read that Snapchat was becoming really popular among her age cohort. So, I said: 'So, tell me about Snapchat.' | "One night at dinner we're sitting there, and I had read that Snapchat was becoming really popular among her age cohort. So, I said: 'So, tell me about Snapchat.' |
| "So, she starts explaining stuff - you can make little faces on your picture, and this and that and the other. | |
| "And at the end of it, Michelle and I are sitting there. And I said: 'Isn't this interesting?' | |
| "And I started talking to Michelle about the implications of social media and what all this means. | "And I started talking to Michelle about the implications of social media and what all this means. |
| "[And I] come to find out she was recording us the whole time, and then sent to her friends afterwards: 'This is my dad lecturing us on the meaning of social media.' | "[And I] come to find out she was recording us the whole time, and then sent to her friends afterwards: 'This is my dad lecturing us on the meaning of social media.' |
| "And she took a picture of herself sort of looking bored." | "And she took a picture of herself sort of looking bored." |
| The president added that his wife - who joined Snapchat in June - and his eldest daughter Malia had "loved" the post. | |
| The show's host, Jimmy Kimmel, joked that the event represented a security breach. | The show's host, Jimmy Kimmel, joked that the event represented a security breach. |
| Email leaks | Email leaks |
| The president also mentioned that his own iPhone was limited to receiving emails and browsing the internet, and would not take photos, play music or make calls. | The president also mentioned that his own iPhone was limited to receiving emails and browsing the internet, and would not take photos, play music or make calls. |
| "My rule has been throughout my presidency, that I assume that someday, some time, somebody will read this email," he said. | "My rule has been throughout my presidency, that I assume that someday, some time, somebody will read this email," he said. |
| "So, I don't send any email that at some point won't be on the front page of the newspapers." | "So, I don't send any email that at some point won't be on the front page of the newspapers." |
| Hillary Clinton - who is campaigning to be the next commander-in-chief - has been beset by a scandal over leaked emails, while her rival Donald Trump has been accused of using outdated software on his company's email servers. | Hillary Clinton - who is campaigning to be the next commander-in-chief - has been beset by a scandal over leaked emails, while her rival Donald Trump has been accused of using outdated software on his company's email servers. |
| President Obama also said that he expected technology to preoccupy his successor. | President Obama also said that he expected technology to preoccupy his successor. |
| "One of the biggest challenges... is going to be: how do we continue to get all the benefits of being in cyberspace but protect our finances, protect our privacy? | "One of the biggest challenges... is going to be: how do we continue to get all the benefits of being in cyberspace but protect our finances, protect our privacy? |
| "How do we balance issues of security? Because people expect the government to monitor this enough to protect them from bad guys. | "How do we balance issues of security? Because people expect the government to monitor this enough to protect them from bad guys. |
| "But they worry that if government is in there too much, then who is going to protect them from government? | "But they worry that if government is in there too much, then who is going to protect them from government? |
| "This is going to be a big debate that we're going to have for a long time." | "This is going to be a big debate that we're going to have for a long time." |