February 12, 2009

Obama's BlackBerry brings personal safety risks

090113_blackberry_obama.jpg cnet news explains in great length why President Obama is at risk holding on to his Blackberry. Hopefully someone will forward this message to his staff. More than being thrilled by his tech savvy-ness, we need him safe.

The news coverage and analysis by armchair security experts thus far has failed to focus on the real threat: attacks against President Obama's location privacy, and the potential physical security risks that come with someone knowing the president's real-time physical location.

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