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Speaking of Iran

Spying Fears Prompt Smartphone Ban for Iran Officials

June 15, 2015
Speaking of Iran
Spying Fears Prompt Smartphone Ban for Iran Officials
Spying Fears Prompt Smartphone Ban for Iran Officials

PHYS.ORG

Iranian officials with access to classified information will be forbidden from using smartphones in connection with their work because of fears of espionage, a security official said Saturday.

Such phones are not secure as "data entered on to them is backed up, cannot be removed and can be accessed," Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali told ISNA news agency, alluding to smartphone applications and manufacturers.

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