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Re:‘Too inconvenient’: Trump goes rogue on phone security by f055 on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @06:10AM (#17124864)
I think this story is a bit inaccurate. Take this quote: "Trump’s call-capable cellphone has a camera and microphone, unlike the White House-issued cellphones used by Obama."

How did Obama use his cellphone without a microphone?

Re:‘Too inconvenient’: Trump goes rogue on phone security by f_allwein on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @02:13PM (#17128123)
Apparently, Obama only got a smartphone after 8 years in office: http://fortune.com/2016/06/10/president-obamas-new-smartphon...

Interesting how times are changing...

Re:‘Too inconvenient’: Trump goes rogue on phone security by f055 on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @04:29PM (#17129146)
Just to clarify, both smartphones and cellphones must have a microphone to actually be able to work as a phone. The only difference is that smartphones are easier to penetrate using software flaws. But on things like featurephones or blackberries it's still technically possible to penetrate using software.
Re:‘Too inconvenient’: Trump goes rogue on phone security by dragonwriter on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @02:44PM (#17128379)
> Apparently, Obama only got a smartphone after 8 years in office

Closer to 7.

After 8 years, he wasn't in office any more.

Re:‘Too inconvenient’: Trump goes rogue on phone security by HillaryBriss on Monday May 21, 2018 @10:23PM (#17123331)
President Donald Trump uses a White House cellphone that isn’t equipped with sophisticated security features ... a departure from the practice of his predecessors that potentially exposes him to hacking or surveillance.

The understatement of the year? How could his phone NOT get hacked?