President-elect Barack Obama checks his BlackBerry while riding on his campaign bus in Pennsylvania last March.
(Credit: Pete Souza/ Rapport Press)
President-elect Barack Obama is sure to face his share of hurdles over the course of his presidency. But when it comes to one of them–the possibility that he might have to give up his beloved BlackBerry–he is waxing optimistic that he will overcome.
In an interview with CNN on Friday, Obama expressed confidence that he would be able to keep his smartphone, despite well-publicized concerns over the possibility of eavesdropping by hackers and other digital snoops. While Research In Motion offers encryption, the U.S. government has stricter requirements for communications security.
As my colleague Declan McCullagh reported, some handheld devices, such as General Dynamics’ Sectera Edge, have been officially blessed as secure enough to handle even classified documents, e-mail, and Web browsing.
But Obama seems determined to hang on to his device of choice.
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