‘Too inconvenient’: Trump goes rogue on phone security

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6 pointsnotscj5 comments

I think this story is a bit inaccurate. Take this quote: "Trump’s call-capable cellphone has a camera and microphone, unlike the White House-issued cellphones used by Obama."

How did Obama use his cellphone without a microphone?

Apparently, Obama only got a smartphone after 8 years in office: http://fortune.com/2016/06/10/president-obamas-new-smartphon...

Interesting how times are changing...

> Apparently, Obama only got a smartphone after 8 years in office

Closer to 7.

After 8 years, he wasn't in office any more.

Just to clarify, both smartphones and cellphones must have a microphone to actually be able to work as a phone. The only difference is that smartphones are easier to penetrate using software flaws. But on things like featurephones or blackberries it's still technically possible to penetrate using software.

President Donald Trump uses a White House cellphone that isn’t equipped with sophisticated security features ... a departure from the practice of his predecessors that potentially exposes him to hacking or surveillance.

The understatement of the year? How could his phone NOT get hacked?

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