Recent there were stories how Obama’s BlackBerry addiction and how he will likely give it up, as President Bush did when he became President. Bruce Schneier writes in the WSJ why Obama should keep his Blackberry because it will help protect liberty. Schneier writes:

Subjecting the president’s communications to eventual public review increases liberty because it reduces the government’s power with respect to the people. Subjecting our communications to government review decreases liberty because it reduces our power with respect to the government. The president, as well as other members of government, need some ability to converse ephemerally — just as they’re allowed to have unrecorded meetings and phone calls — but more of their actions need to be subject to public scrutiny.