Obama grew to be hooked to his Blackberry during the campaign and has famously said that the NSA would need to pry it from his cold dead hands. As a geek, I know the feeling (although, I’m an Iphone guy myself).
The concern is security. First, all of the President’s communications are to be logged by law. Secondly, there are concerns about the President’s phone getting hacked. His communications could be used for espionage and all kinds of international hanky-panky.
Well, it looks like the NSA may have found a way for Obama to keep his beloved Blackberry. It is called the Sectera Edge.
Features include:
- One-touch switching between classified and unclassified PDA functions
- First ever on-the-move wireless access to the SIPRNET
- Intuitive, user-friendly interface
- NSA-certified and available today
So, its like, all secure and junk. And according to a CNN story, this is the phone Obama’s gonna be allowed by his geeks to use. We’ll see if the story is accurate. If so, should we call it the “first phone”?
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I’m confused… you realize this isn’t a Blackberry, right? It’s like saying someone’s going to be keeping their Porsche when in reality it’s being replaced with a Hummer.
CoolBerries! Hurrah for NSA! I was wondering how long it would take for him to get his secure-Blackberry. (Let’s wait for the confirmation.)
I am a HTC (P3600) man myself. 3G, unlocked, quad-band, dual video camera, and tether-able!
Woody Collins
http://www.EndingExtremePoverty.org
I wonder who the service provider is? That would be one hell of a marketing blitz.
Is that an antenna I see on top of Obama’s Blackberry? Anyway, if they sold the Obama version of Blackberry, I don’t think I’m gonna buy one. Perhaps I’ll go with the Blackberry Tour or maybe the upcoming Blackberry Onyx