January 24, 2009

Barack-berry


Barack Obama holds his BlackBerry

President Obama wants to hang onto his Blackberry.  The IT department worries about information security, the government lawyers worry about record-keeping regulations, and the Secret Service worries about potentially dangerous location information.  It’s amusing to see the President struggle with familiar resistance to bringing personal technology into the workplace.  Instead, they offer him the rather unattractive Sectéra Edge.  Apparently, he has more clout than me, because he’ll be allowed to use his Blackberry "to stay in touch with senior staff and a small group of personal friends," while I’m still waiting for Cisco to support the iPhone internally.

The article explains “an e-mail from a lunatic can easily become a legal headache — and, potentially, a public-relations nightmare.”  I’d definitely advise the President not to click on any of the links for male enhancement.

Larry Lang Posted by Larry Lang at 08:50AM PST

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stephen j. schulke Jan 27, 2009

i needed to contact me please , i need to get my password working thanks steve

Larry Lang Feb 20, 2009

Chris Soghoian digs into the details of the dangers of Obama’s Blackberry.  For most people, this level of concern would seem paranoid, but the President is a special case.

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