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“BlackBerrys are the only devices used in the country that have data managed by a foreign, commercial agency and stored outside of the UAE, according to a report from the Emirates News Agency, which is part of the country’s Ministry of Information and Culture,” Kirk reports.
MacDailyNews Take: Yes, we know it’s “only Canada,” but it is another reason why the U.S. President should not be using a BlackBerry, besides, of course, his not supporting an American company. (We love you Canucks, but the U.S President should be using U.S. technology, especially when it’s markedly superior to the antiquated, plastic-buttoned mess that’s currently hanging off his belt).
Kirk continues, “The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority said that as a result of how that data is stored ‘certain BlackBerry applications allow people to misuse the service, causing serious social, judicial and national security repercussions.'”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “BlackWolf,” “TheConfuzed1,” “TheLagosChap,” “Lynn W.,” and “Gideon” for the heads up.]
