January 22, 2009

Obama Keeps Blackberry

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I know that one of the most intriguing stories of Obama’s administration (at least for a tech person) was whether Obama would be able to keep his blackberry or not. Turns out that Obama won the battle and will be able to keep it.

Of course, the interesting question is the security around this communication.

“The president has a BlackBerry through a compromise that allows him to stay in touch with senior staff and a small group of personal friends,” said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. “It’s a pretty small group of people.”

“The security is enhanced to ensure his ability to communicate, but to do so effectively and to do so in a way that is protected,” he added.

Can you imagine being on the small group of people list? My guess is that even that small group of people will have to use special technology to communicate with the President. Otherwise, it leaves a whole bunch of vulnerabilities. Can you imagine if you’re one of those group and you lose that special Blackberry?

How long do you think until we have the first story about something leaked from the blackberry? Then, will Obama get to keep it?

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