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President Obama & His Super-Encrypted BlackBerry

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23 January 2009 No Comment

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We can all agree that Obama is indeed attached to his Blackberry.  He was nervous about being able to keep his fancy 8700c and that he would have to primarily use the NSA’s Sectera Edge Windows Mobile smartphone which does not seem appealing in the slightest way.  Honestly being offered a phone like that only makes you appreciate your BlackBerry smartphone even more.  Obama managed keeping his device, doing well in convincing the NSA, and has also gotten an exceptional super-encrypted package on to it.  It pays to be the President these days I guess.  Obama’s BlackBerry will be for his personal use and only senior staff.  He stated that only a small number of his friends will be keeping in touch with him via BlackBerry.  It is understood that all emails are subject for review in the Presidential Records Act.  But Obama urged that there are exemptions in that law for “strictly personal communications.”

Source: BlackBerry Sync, BlackBerryCool

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