Despite
being the most powerful man in the world, President Barack Obama is not allowed
to use an iPhone because his security advisers have claimed it is not secure
enough.
“I
am not allowed, for security reasons, to have an iPhone,” Obama quipped during a
pitch for his healthcare law at the White House, intimating that he was forced
to be behind the curve in technology adoption.
His
daughters, Sasha and Malia, however, do have iPhones, and “seem to spend a lot
of time” using them, he said.The iPhone is insecure
Obama
famously became the first president in US history to use email and battled with
the NSA in 2009 to allow him to keep a BlackBerry, a fight he eventually won
although it is allegedly restricted to communicating with just 10 people.Apple’s
iPhone has yet to be certified as secure for government and military use by
White House staff, meaning that the president and his staff are restricted from
using Apple’s smartphone.
Despite
not being allowed an iPhone, Obama does have an iPad 2, which was personally
given to him by Steve Jobs before the device was released to the public in
2011.
The
iPhone 5S is the most expensive in Jordan, according to research, showing
disparity of the cost of an iPhone around the world
Source: TheGuardian
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