Report : Security officials approve $ 3,350 smartphone for Barack Obama . Obama was an inveterate BlackBerry user during his campaign . Comment: E-mail has long been treated with suspicion by the Secret Service because of fears it could be hacked into by foreign espionage agencies , or that sensitive information could reach the public domain via a single mistaken strike of the `` send '' key . Phone capable of encrypting voice conversations , handling classified documents .
Report : Security officials approve $ 3,350 smartphone for Barack Obama . Obama was an inveterate BlackBerry user during his campaign . Comment: Phone capable of encrypting voice conversations , handling classified documents .