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Isn't it funny that Obama uses a Canadian phone?
by lignuist 13y ago
Isn't it funny that Obama uses a Canadian phone?
- HorizonXP 13y agoNot really. Choose the best tool for the job. At the time, for secure mobile communication, that was BlackBerry. Some would argue that's still true today.
- GuerraEarth 13y agoWhat is especially playful is the article's headline. I mean, some people don't feel like they can toy with their own mobile devices right now--even though Obama got to keep his beloved berry. And it is quite a naughty situation. Germany's lady chancellor is not amused, for example. : )
- Zoomla 13y agoI hope that they put a backdoor in it so that they can learn about European secrets...
- lignuist 13y agoAnd since the parts of todays phones are usually manufactured in China, the Chinese officials should be informed very well too. Since the Russians seem not to be a part of the chain, it seems to be obvious, why they need Snowden. :)
- solnyshok 13y agoseems that everybody has opportunity to plant datacollecting backdoor somewhere along digital data road. Android/iOS/Windows, intercontinental data cables, PC/phone manufacturer firmwares, asian chip foundries and harddrive makers, wifi routers, cellular stations, USB flash producers, etc. Everything from data storage to network equipment has some kind of arm-controller with megabytes of RAM. enough for logging and calling home. Surprisingly, this makes all major countries happy rather than disappointed.