Fear of FOIA may force Obama to give up his beloved BlackBerry
Like many executives in his generation, President-elect Barack Obama is addicted to his BlackBerry, using it for near-constant communication by text messaging and email. Because many of those communications may be subject to the federal Freedom of Information Act, Obama is being advised to give up his PDA. This was not an issue for Obama the Senator, as Congress conveniently exempted itself from FOIA. But the President is covered. The New York Times November 16,