RE:RE:RE:RE: BlackBerry's planned acquisition of Secusmart,
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Pyramid believes that handset makers and carriers will need to work together more closely to capitalize on the huge
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Acquiring Secusmart "fits very well [with] our strategy," said chief executive officer John Chen at a BlackBerry sales event in New York. Secusmart "will be operating as a stand-alone [company], but it will be a cornerstone of our security offering," he said. BlackBerry did not disclose the terms of buying the privately held company. Ms. Merkel was given a BlackBerry Z10 last year outfitted with Secusmart's technology in the wake of revelations the NSA monitored conversations on her mobile phone. BlackBerry is the only handset that passed the German government's standards for secure phones and cleared for use by its officials. Officials at NATO are also looking to acquire the encrypted BlackBerrys, said Secusmart's Hans-Christoph Quelle.
The latest Snowden NSA leaks reveal that the U.S. government has the ability to exploit and surveil iPhones. Apple's iPhone is one of the most popular devices on the planet, and its popularity has made it a target for exploitation by the U.S. National Security Agency.