No iPhones are Allowed
A US president doesn’t have access to the newest and latest technology. This is done to maintain security. Barack Obama was the first president to own a smartphone during his term, which was a Blackberry. However, it wasn’t any ordinary Blackberry.
No IPhones Are Allowed
Obama’s Blackberry
Although Barack Obama was given access to a smartphone, this wasn’t any phone. It was heavily modified and encrypted to ensure nobody could remotely access it. In an interview with Oprah, Obama reviewed that his phone could be compared to a phone you got a three-year-old to play with.
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Obama’s Blackberry