Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Mon Dec 16 08:28:01 CST 2013
Dan: Maybe the article is not complete? <quote> "I'm not allowed, for security reasons, to have an iPhone," Obama told a White House audience yesterday (Dec. 4), according to Agence France-Presse. Instead, the news agency said, Obama has to stick to his BlackBerry, a valued brand in Washington due to its strict security controls and strong encryption. That's not the entire story, however. BlackBerrys also offer a high level of organizational control and security that few other smartphones can match. </quote> Considering that Blackberry has been banned from China does suggest that the product has a level of security that the Chinese government could not easily hack... Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Waters" <df.waters at comcast.net> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 12:23:27 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Blackberries are safest? Jim, My guess is that the Blackberry was probably the best platform to start with. Maybe they set up a private network with special frequencies that never touches the network that all other Blackberry's use. I also think I remember reading that Obama really liked his Blackberry! I've worked with a couple of people who really felt the same way. Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 1:02 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Blackberries are safest? Hi Dan: You would think that any cell phone could be modified to have the same level of security...but then again, maybe not? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Waters" <df.waters at comcast.net> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 9:12:24 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Blackberries are safest? Hi Jim, When Obama first became president, he wasn't allowed to continue to use the cellphone (a Blackberry) he used as a senator. He insisted that he be able to use one, and within a couple of months, one had been uniquely and heavily modified to have sufficient security to use as president's cellphone. Some other people he communicates with frequently have the same heavily modified phone. He is NOT using a cellphone that anyone can buy. There is nothing about his cellphone that could be used to assess the security capability of any other phone, including a standard Blackberry. Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 8:13 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Blackberries are safest? H All: The US president can use a cell phone as long as it is a Blackberry. The reasons sited for not using other market products is because of security, lack of encryption and no single central control point. In these days of the NSA who can you trust. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/why-obama-cant-use-iphone,news-17949.html Aside: The core to the Blackberry code, much like Apple used BSD, came from version of UNIX called QNX. (It is also used by the local observatory.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QNX Jim _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com