The US military will change Blackberry smartphones on Android
CNN News Service, citing a source close to the project, announced a new government program, in which US military programmers are working to improve the security of the Android mobile platform. The first batch of devices will go into use by senior government officials and the US military to store confidential documents for several months. It is planned that at the first stage, US officials will be able to use tablets and smartphones to receive and exchange secret information.
United States Army Modernization Director Michael McCarthy (Michael McCarthy) reported that the army has been testing touchscreen devices at US military bases over the past two years. Despite the fact that during this time the army has released only 40 modified smartphones, next month the US military will receive another 50 phones and 75 tablets. Currently, the military are conducting limited testing of devices on the Android platform in Iraq.
As reported by CNN, instead of gadgets with improved filling, the army prefers commercially available models in which the OS kernel has been upgraded to ensure the security of stored information.
The user will be able to track classified data that is waiting to be sent to the servers, prohibiting or confirming their transfer. Thus, without personal approval, sending any information from a smartphone will be impossible. It is also reported that the gadgets will provide for the possibility of reporting to the management about the files that are being prepared for sending to the servers.
It is reported that the first device will receive the military. A little later, modified smartphones will arrive at the service of federal agencies and government officials. If everything goes well, the government will change Blackberry smartphones to Android, which naturally will have a negative effect on Research In Motion, which has been supplying devices for top US officials, including President Obama, for quite some time.
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United States Army Modernization Director Michael McCarthy (Michael McCarthy) reported that the army has been testing touchscreen devices at US military bases over the past two years. Despite the fact that during this time the army has released only 40 modified smartphones, next month the US military will receive another 50 phones and 75 tablets. Currently, the military are conducting limited testing of devices on the Android platform in Iraq.
As reported by CNN, instead of gadgets with improved filling, the army prefers commercially available models in which the OS kernel has been upgraded to ensure the security of stored information.
The user will be able to track classified data that is waiting to be sent to the servers, prohibiting or confirming their transfer. Thus, without personal approval, sending any information from a smartphone will be impossible. It is also reported that the gadgets will provide for the possibility of reporting to the management about the files that are being prepared for sending to the servers.
It is reported that the first device will receive the military. A little later, modified smartphones will arrive at the service of federal agencies and government officials. If everything goes well, the government will change Blackberry smartphones to Android, which naturally will have a negative effect on Research In Motion, which has been supplying devices for top US officials, including President Obama, for quite some time.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/138451/
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