Spying Fears Prompt Smartphone Ban for Iran Officials

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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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Jalali, head of Iran’s Civil Defence Organisation, said the new rule, which is pending final approval, would mean officials “should use other phones for work that involves sensitive information.”

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