Federal prosecutors in Germany are investigating the alleged hacking of the prime minister's phone calls exposed by the former National Security Agency (NSA)
Contractor Edward Snowden, Merkel, has been looking for ways to get her privacy back.
A year after the Snowden incident, the leak weekly published, which said negative security guarantees were surveillance, with more than 0. 5 billion monthly communications, including up to 20 million phone calls and 10 million network data exchanges for one day, according to German media reports, the German leader has made sure that she is no longer on the list.
According to Bild.
Merkel has acquired a BlackBerry with a password.
Chip developed by duseldorf
Headquartered in Secusmart.
According to reports, she chose the classic BlackBerry design and touch screen, and the Q10 model with the keyboard.
German media say Ms Merkel has to wait a year to make a new phone.
However, the new phone may be worth waiting: it encrypts all voice calls, as well as all connected Netcom and text messages within the government intranet, which is said to be connected via a highly secure VPN connection.
Secusmart technology can also encrypt private phones.
However, there is a problem: to establish a secure connection, the recipient of the call must also have a device with a passwordchip.
These are not cheap and cost 2,500 euros (
$3,400)each.
It is clear that the entire German government will now have to add additional spending in the name of security.
Merkel is not the only world leader in the BlackBerry club-ironically, US President Barack Obama is also a long-term
BlackBerry fans.
However, it is not clear which of the two phones has made safer changes to Canadian phones.