British Government Calls in Security to Remove iPads From Cabinet Meeting

Apple’s iPad caused a security concern last week at 10 Downing Street.

In an article published by the Mail on Sunday (which reached us from Cult of Mac), the bizarre situation is outlined. The publication explains that during last week’s Cabinet meeting, a handful of iPads had been left in No. 10, apparently “for a presentation by the man in charge of the Government Digital Service” (GDS), “Mike Bracken, and Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude.”

However, Downing Street’s security team was having none of it. The Mail on Sunday explains that the iPads soon became a security concern:

Their worry was that the devices could be hacked by a foreign power and used to listen in to Cabinet. So, Ministers were instructed not to touch them. Read more…

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