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The iPhone: used by around 2,500 commission staff (Photo: Robert Scoble)

Brussels unfazed by iPhone security scare

by Andrew Rettman, Brussels,

The European Commission has said it has full confidence in its security set-up despite a scare about the vulnerability of iPhones, used by thousands of commission staff.

"We choose our systems and hardware based on a number of criteria, including security. We have complete confidence in the security measures we take," commission spokesman Michael Mann told EUobserver on Thursday (5 August), in reaction to a German warning about the Apple phones.

Berlin's Federal Office for Informa...

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Author Bio

Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The iPhone: used by around 2,500 commission staff (Photo: Robert Scoble)

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Author Bio

Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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