John Massey -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:
 JM> Mimi Gallandt -> Ross Cassell wrote:
 MG>> Ross Cassell -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:
 RC>>> Hello Mimi!

 RC>>> 10 Jan 09 19:23, you wrote to John Massey:

 JM>>>>> Can anyone tell me why PEBO will have to give up
his blackberry
 JM>>>>> when he becomes  PBO?

 MG>>>> My guess would be for security's sake, but I could be wrong. :)

 RC>>> For the same reason Bush did..

 RC>>> Any email he writes while he holds office, would be subjected to
 MG>> public
 RC>>> scrutiny.

 MG>> If I understand the functions of a Blackberry it can also be used as a
 MG>> cell phone and there isn't (to my knowledge) any way to securely
 JM> talk on
 MG>> a phone whose waves go through the air instead of through a wire. I
 JM> see
 MG>> that as a most insecure situation, but I see your point as well. :)

 JM> I can see the security issue if he was talking to the Pentagon, but what
 JM> harm could there be in sending the kid a note of encouragement before a
 JM> test at school.

You've got me there, I can't see anything wrong with that.

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