Obama Forced To Give Up Blackberry When He Takes Office

Chris Jones — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:28:22 +0000

It never occurred to me that Barack Obama would have to surrender his Blackberry and give up email when he takes office. Given the way his campaign was run and the extent to which he himself uses technology day to day, I assumed that would continue in the White House. Surprisingly, nothing could be further from the truth.

American presidents are simply not allowed to use email or carry electronic devices such as cell phones or Blackberrys. The security risk is just too great. With today’s technology there’s just no way to be sure a president’s email is 100% secure. One of the things President Bush is looking forward to is sending emails again once he leaves office — as he hasn’t sent one in 8 years.

Even though President Obama isn’t gonna be firing off emails or blogging on MySpace, he will to his credit be the first President to use a laptop in the oval office.

As a certified Blackberry addict and Internet junkie myself, I cannot imagine being unplugged for years at a time.

-Chris Jones

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Obama Forced To Give Up Blackberry When He Takes Office

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