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Germany bans BlackBerrys and iPhones on snooping fears

Posted on August 10, 2010 by pogowasright.org

Kelly Fiveash reports:

The German government has advised ministers not to use BlackBerry and iPhone devices due to “a dramatic increase of attacks against” its networks.

A general ban on the use of smartphones in certain German ministries is also being considered, Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière confirmed to the country’s business daily newspaper Handelsblatt yesterday.

Read more in The Register.

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