Text Messager-in-Chief

Hail to the Text Messager-in-Chief! President Obama has been allowed to keep his BlackBerry, despite concerns that the handheld communications device could be a security risk. This NPR story indicates the depth of the President's attachment to his BlackBerry, and also discusses how smartphones create a potential security problem for all who use them.

Questions discussed by the class were...

•Is the President's BlackBerry a security risk? What could happen?
•How is your smart phone a security or privacy risk to you?
•Does it bother you that your location may be trackable through your phone? Is that a violation of your privacy?
•Will you welcome the day, coming soon, when your phone will be a credit or debit card?