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The Real Risks of Obama's BlackBerry
An anonymous reader writes "When the mainstream media first announced Barack Obama's 'victory' in keeping his BlackBerry, the focus was on the security of the device, and keeping the US president's e-mail communications private from spies and hackers. The news coverage and analysis by armchair security experts thus far has failed to focus on the real threat: attacks against President Obama's location privacy, and the potential physical security risks that come with someone knowing the president's real-time physical location. In this article, a CNET blogger digs into the real risks associated with the President carrying around a tracking device at all times."
The last guy flew about in Air force One the last time he wanted to run away and hide - pretty stupid and obvious when it was the only large aircraft in the US sky at the time. Personally I don't think we'll see another President that sees the need to do so and instead we'll see all of them, no matter how timid, make an effort to be seen at times of national crisis so they don't get lumped in with the AWOL coward that has just left the post.