Obama's new BlackBerry: The NSA's secure PDA? [Telecom]

Jan 21, 2009 2 Replies
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"One reason to curb presidential BlackBerrying is the possibility of eavesdropping by hackers and other digital snoops. While Research In Motion offers encryption, the U.S. government has stricter requirements for communications security."


John Mayson wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mail.gmail.com:

My only question: does it come in red?

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Red? RED??!

Shirley, you jest! The President can't have a RED PDA!! That's UNAMERICAN!!

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Let's hope he has no enemies that have access to the technology that homes in on the signal of phones/PDAs etc. when delivering a lethal payload......

Wouldn't having one of these be like wearing a big electronic target?

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