Obama Keeping His Blackberry

January 22. 2009

President Barack Obama is keeping his Blackberry. According to his representatives, he will receive a specially encrypted one. That’s good. He doesn’t need for his naughty notes to First Lady Michelle to end up online thanks to a hacker. I’m just kidding.

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Barack Obama to use BlackBerry as president, according to reports

According to blogger Marc Ambinder in the Atlantic, however, a government agency has provided the president with a special, highly encrypted mobile which would satisfy security demands. "Obama will be able to use it still for routine and personal messages," he wrote, adding that "It's not clear whether he yet has the device".

Traditionally, US presidents have shied away from using hi-tech communications such as email and mobile phones for a variety of reasons – including possible interception from foreign powers.

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