UK MPs told Apple iPhone not safe from snooping

Release Date ‎Jun 16, 2010‎ in Sify

 
   

No iPhone, only BlackBerry for British ministers

Hindustan Times - ‎Jun 17, 2010‎
Ministers in the David Cameron government cannot use Apple's iPhone as only BlackBerry smartphones have been sanctioned for official use. ...

No IPhones, Just Blackberries for UK Government Employees

PC World - Jeremy Kirk - ‎Jun 17, 2010‎
UK government ministers are not allowed to use Apple's iPhone but Blackberries are fine, presumably for security reasons, ...

UK ministers warned of iPhone security risks

TODAYonline - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
by The Daily Telegraph Apple iPhones are not safe from electronic snooping so they should not be used for sensitive official communications, ...

iPhones 'not approved' for minister use

ZDNet UK - Nick Heath - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
Apple's iPhone may be selling in its millions but it remains out of bounds to government ministers, ...

iPhone Not Safe From Snooping, MPs Told

Peace FM Online - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
Ministers in the Coalition have been told that they should not use iPhones for sensitive official communications. Many ministers and advisers are devoted ...

UK MPs told Apple iPhone not safe from snooping

Sify - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
The British Government has advised against the issue Apple iPhones to staff Ministers because they are not safe safe from electronic snooping. ...

BlackBerry Smartphone of Choice for UK Ministers

IT Business Edge (blog) - Ainsley Jones - 18 Jun, 2010
By date: BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has scored a minor victory over rival Apple, V3.co.uk reports. The BlackBerry, not the iPhone have been ...

Government declares that Apple iPhones are not to be used for sensitive ...

SC Magazine UK - Dan Raywood - ‎Jun 17, 2010‎
The new Government has declared that Apple iPhones are not to be used for sensitive official communications until further notice. A report by the Telegraph ...

British ministers to stick to BlackBerrys

TopNews United Kingdom (blog) - Rasik Sharma - ‎Jun 17, 2010‎
British government ministers as well as civil servants will not be able to swap their RIM's BlackBerry devices with iPhones as they have been told that ...

Coalition ministers get iPhone ban

CIO UK - ‎Jun 17, 2010‎
By ComputerworldUK staff | Published: 06:15 GMT, 17 June 10 | Computerworld UK Government ministers have been banned from using Apple's iPhone. ...

News@10: PlayStation Move, 600000 iPhones Sold & A 'Brain Tumour Pandemic'

ITProPortal - James Cullimore - ‎Jun 17, 2010‎
Sony's new PlayStation Move motion-sensing controller will go on sale in the US on 19 September, the company announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo ...

Apple iPhone disapproved for Government use

NewsDen (blog) - ‎Jun 17, 2010‎
This may come as a shock to many, but despite the immense success and fame Apple's new iPhone 4 has achieved, the device still falls short of security ...

UK Government Ministers Denied Apple iPhones

eWEEK Europe UK - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
British government ministers and civil servants cannot use an iPhone as a work device, although RIM's Blackberry devices are issued to some ministers. ...

Blackberry not iPhone for use by ministers

Phones Review - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
It seems that there may be some disappointed Government ministers out there at present as they have been told that Apple iPhone is not approved as a work ...

UK Government bans iPhone

PCR-online.biz - Andrew Wooden - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
The UK Government has banned the official use of iPhones by ministers, following numerous cases of lost data by ...

UK Government Counts on RIM for Mobile Security

eSecurity Planet - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
By eSecurityPlanet Staff The UK government has stated that iPhones are banned for official business, limiting users to BlackBerry smartphones. ...

Ministers snub iPhone over security concerns

PC Pro - Stewart Mitchell - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
The iPhone might be selling like hotcakes among the public, but the smartphone remains out of favour in Whitehall. ...

iPhone not safe for ministers to use

Public Service - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
The incredibly popular iPhone may not be secure enough for government ministers to use when dealing with sensitive information. Health minister Simon Burns ...

UK ministers banned from using iPhone

THINQ.co.uk - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
Ministers in the UK's new coalition Government have been banned from using iPhones for sensitive official communications. Whitehall departments have also ...

UK Ministers Banned From Using iPhone

ITProPortal - James Cullimore - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
Guidelines issued by the Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) at GCHQ, Cheltenham, also advise Government departments against issuing iPhones to ...

iPhone banned from Whitehall

IT PRO - Jennifer Scott - ‎Jun 16, 2010‎
It may be making waves across the industry, but Apple's flagship smartphone device may be too risky for Government departments. By Jennifer Scott, 16 Jun ...

 

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