BlackBerry buys German anti-eavesdropping firm

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http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TrNeSpjQsmXWhzHUmQV2Rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/26c307d76f68a39deceecf510ff6681f85383d76.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-buys-german-anti-eavesdropping-firm-193803038.html)Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry announced Tuesday the purchase of German voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping firm Secusmart, whose customers include NATO and German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government. The two companies had already partnered to offer Secusmart-equipped BlackBerry handsets to most German government ministries and to the chancellor herself following allegations last year of the United States spying on its ally. The deal firms BlackBerry's reputation for secure mobile communications, chief executive John Chen said in a statement.



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