President Obama to keep crackberry?

Will President Obama get to keep his beloved Blackberry? Well, sort of. During the 2008 election, President Obama was not shy when discussing his love for his BlackBerry, even responding to an interviewer asking about his worst habit with, "Checking my BlackBerry." However, when he secured his spot in the White House, the future of his trusted gadget was unclear.

But alas! The President has already won this one, and has been given the okay to use a special, security-enhanced BlackBerry on a day-to-day basis, to keep in touch with both his senior staff and close friends and family (only a select few will be given his email address). According to an article by the Associated Press, Obama will be the first sitting president to use e-mail, as some previous presidents have chosen not to correspond via email, as all messages can be subpoenaed by Congress, courts, and may be subject to public records laws.

A cool article from Network World breaks down the security features the special BlackBerry might need. President Obama seems to be pretty in-tune with technology... maybe an ObamaBlog is on the horizon....?



(Image courtesy Computer Weekly)

-posted by Stephanie