- 01-22-2009, 09:55 AM #1
The leader of the free world just may get to keep his beloved BlackBerry.
A report posted on the Internet Wednesday evening by Atlantic Magazine's Marc Ambinder cited an unnamed source as saying that President Obama was being given a super-encrypted version of the popular e-mailing smartphone.
It wasn't clear whether Obama's personal BlackBerry was being upgraded, or if he was getting an entirely new unit.
A call made by FoxNews.com to the Obama transition team -- a White House phone number did not pick up -- was not immediately returned.
All presidential e-mails are subject to disclosure laws, and it's nearly impossible to make any Internet-connected device or cell phone absolutely safe from hackers or spies.
Former President George W. Bush regretfully sent out a final e-mail to friends and family as he took office eight years ago. It's not clear whether he's able to use e-mail again now that he's a private citizen again.
But White House aides routinely carry BlackBerrys, which are presumably highly encrypted for security reasons.
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- 01-23-2009, 09:04 PM #2Newbie
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+1 for Obama. What model?
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