US President Barack Obama admitted on Wednesday he was not allowed to have an iPhone owing to security fears – explaining why he is sometimes seen with a bulky super secure Blackberry.
"I'm not allowed for security reasons to have an iPhone," Obama told a
group of young people at the White House for an event promoting his health care law.
He added that his daughters Sasha
and Malia spend a lot of time on their iPhones.
Blackberry is renowned for its strong security encryption – one reason why it is still popular in official Washington, even as the device loses market share to other smart phones including those manufactured by Apple.
The security measures on Obama's specially adapted Blackberry came under new scrutiny this year following claims that US spies had eavesdropped on the mobile phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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