Not really. Choose the best tool for the job. At the time, for secure mobile communication, that was BlackBerry.
Some would argue that's still true today.
What is especially playful is the article's headline. I mean, some people don't feel like they can toy with their own mobile devices right now--even though Obama got to keep his beloved berry. And it is quite a naughty situation. Germany's lady chancellor is not amused, for example. : )
I hope that they put a backdoor in it so that they can learn about European secrets...
And since the parts of todays phones are usually manufactured in China, the Chinese officials should be informed very well too.
Since the Russians seem not to be a part of the chain, it seems to be obvious, why they need Snowden. :)
seems that everybody has opportunity to plant datacollecting backdoor somewhere along digital data road. Android/iOS/Windows, intercontinental data cables, PC/phone manufacturer firmwares, asian chip foundries and harddrive makers, wifi routers, cellular stations, USB flash producers, etc. Everything from data storage to network equipment has some kind of arm-controller with megabytes of RAM. enough for logging and calling home. Surprisingly, this makes all major countries happy rather than disappointed.