[Badeye]

I don’t believe this.

Its not about ‘security of the emails’.

Its about the fact a blackberry can be TRACKED to within 30 inches by anyone with a bit of knowledge.

Its no different than the GPS system in a vehicle, thats how ONSTAR knows where to send the EMT’s in the event of a crash.

He carries a blackberry, those that would do him, and us, harm can ‘see him’.

‘If you can see a target, you can hit it. If you can hit it, you can kill it.”

Colin Powell, during the Gulf War

That hasn’t changed, and the Secret Service knows it.

[griffin]

I’m not sure if all BB models have gps transmitters, but I’m sure it could be disabled or removed from the smart phone.

[DouglasKC]

I don’t believe this. Its not about ‘security of the emails’. Its about the fact a blackberry can be TRACKED to within 30 inches by anyone with a bit of knowledge. Its no different than the GPS system in a vehicle, thats how ONSTAR knows where to send the EMT’s in the event of a crash. He carries a blackberry, those that would do him, and us, harm can ‘see him’. ‘If you can see a target, you can hit it. If you can hit it, you can kill it.” Colin Powell, during the Gulf War That hasn’t changed, and the Secret Service knows it.

Exactly. I wonder if they're going to somehow scramble what this thing reports to the gps satellites? I know that in the past the satellites were built to transmit not so accurately so as to not help our enemies.

[smith288]

Depends on the model but the Agps can be turned off if specifically desired (like if requested by a president of the United States).

[Hanna548]

And that is the reason the Secret Service told him he couldn’t have it in the first place...because of the GPS.

But considering all the risk, why is Obama so adament about keeping his blackberry? Are the messages to/from the blackberry subject to the freedom of information act? If not this should not happen. The possabilities of what could happen are too frightening to even contemplate.

How can we find out if they will be subject to FOA?