France’s Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has banned government ministers from using their smartphones and tablets to transmit sensitive information, according to a media report on Tuesday. The move is apparently motivated by fears they could be spied on.
According to L’Express newspaper the order was made in a note from the PM’s office, which was handed to ministers on their return from their summer break.
In the letter dated August 19, a senior member of Ayrault’s staff, Christopher Chantepy, listed a number of points ministers needed to take heed of in the future.
One of the demands that stood out was a request to ministers not to stop using their smartphones for any sensitive communications, unless they were equipped with approved security devices.
To justify the measure Ayrault pointed to the recent “security threats” in recent months, which is believed to refer to the US spying spying programme PRISM run by the NSA, which was alleged to have bugged diplomatic offices belonging to both France and the EU in New York and Washington.
Those allegations drew an angry response from Paris. Full story...
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According to L’Express newspaper the order was made in a note from the PM’s office, which was handed to ministers on their return from their summer break.
In the letter dated August 19, a senior member of Ayrault’s staff, Christopher Chantepy, listed a number of points ministers needed to take heed of in the future.
One of the demands that stood out was a request to ministers not to stop using their smartphones for any sensitive communications, unless they were equipped with approved security devices.
To justify the measure Ayrault pointed to the recent “security threats” in recent months, which is believed to refer to the US spying spying programme PRISM run by the NSA, which was alleged to have bugged diplomatic offices belonging to both France and the EU in New York and Washington.
Those allegations drew an angry response from Paris. Full story...
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