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UK Ministers Banned From Using iPhone

UK Ministers Banned From Using iPhone

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UK Government ministers have been banned from using iPhones for official communications.Guidelines issued by the Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) at GCHQ, Cheltenham, also advise Government departments against issuing iPhones to staff.The CESG, the organisation that tests the security of Government communications, has instead suggested that ministers and staff continue to use RIM's BlackBerry smartphones.BlackBerry devices have been certified secure by...



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