The German government should be praised for taking the unusual step to secure its network. In contrast with the UK where government facilities seem to be losing confidential data left right and center.

In essence the Germans have placed a ban on government use of the two major smart phone types the iPhone and Blackberry. The blackberry technology routes data  for research purposes and logs it in different data centers. This should be a raise of concern for anyone in a responsibility for network security role.

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The Inquirer