Obama forced to give up his Blackberry
Guess even the president of the United States has some limits when it comes to tech gadgets.
President-elect Barack Obama will have to give up his Blackberry when he becomes president next week.
According to TG Daily, the Secret Service, FBI, and the National Security Agency believe that Obama would have been susceptible to hackers on RIM’s network.
Generally, federal employees are allowed to use Blackberry smartphones since data is encrypted before it is sent out into a cellular network.
Security officials are also worried that his Blackberry may be used as homing device, since cellphones sends a constant signal to nearby transmission towers.
A third issue Obama faces is that his e-mails and text messages will become a public archive under the 1978 Presidential Records Act, which all administrations are required to follow.
Looks like the next president will need to find other ways to keep up with his increasing amount of e-mails.
It seems a bit ridiculous that Obama can’t use his Blackberry. Maybe he’ll need to give snail mail a second chance then ;-P
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