So they can get accused of indulgence during a time of economic turmoil? That Michael Steele must be doing some fantastic fundraising. I don’t think Republican lawmakers should get free iPods just so they can get some bragging rights. “A group thought by many to be devoid of tech-savvy compared to their Democratic counterparts is attempting to break that stereotype by using technology.”
And how long will it be before the media announces the GOP is now getting their marching orders from an iPod? The seeds are already planted in this very article, where it flat out states the iPod application: “would be used to keep the entire House GOP on a unified message.”
And what if someone loses one of these iPods? And someone less friendly to the House GOP gets their hands on it?
If the security is engineered properly, each iPOD will have a security certificate that has to be authenticated by a trusted server. If you lose the device, the certificate is revoked. The device loses access to the secured network. They should be using AES crypto to keep unfriendly parties off their private network.