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As we already know, the fear for the national security goes well beyond the reason. I can understand that selected government agencies require special, more secure handsets, but banning the use of BlackBerrys for the whole establishment sectors simply doesn’t make much sense. That being said, BBS is reporting that French government officials working at president’s and prime minister’s office have been ordered not to use Blackberry device amid fears that foreigners could spy on them.
Apparently, France’s SGDN security service is worried because BlackBerrys use US- and UK-based servers. However, there are “spies among them” and some some officials are flouting the ban and using their devices in secret. “They tried to offer us something else to replace our BlackBerrys but it doesn’t work,” one unnamed official told.
What’s next – a ban for mobile phone use, just like in Korea?
[Via: textually.org]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
