Here’s the deal, Barry can’t hang up his BlackBerry.
President Obama admitted he was not allowed to have an iPhone owing to security fears — explaining why he is sometimes seen with a bulky, super secure BlackBerry.
“I’m not allowed for security reasons to have an iPhone,” Obama told a group of young people at the White House for an event promoting his health care law.
BlackBerry is renowned for its strong security encryption — one reason why it is still popular in official Washington.
Oh, and BTW, his daughters Sasha and Malia spend a lot of time on their iPhones, he said.