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USA to equip military, government officials with Androids

  • Post author: Omid Farhang
  • Post published: February 6, 2012
  • Reading Time: 4 min
  • Word Count: 718 words

SophosLabs: The United States, which currently forbids government workers or soldiers to use smartphones to send classified messages, is preparing a modified version of Google’s Android operating system that will meet its security certifications. According to CNN, the army has been testing touchscreen devices at U.S. bases for almost two years. Forty phones were sent to soldiers overseas last year, and another 50 phones and 75 tablets are scheduled to ship to soldiers in March. ...

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