By Andy McCue
Published: Tuesday 25 May 2004
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Name
Adam Laurie
Location
London
Occupation
Computer & Network Security Officer
Comment
The article states that forces can "use whichever non-proprietary portable device they want", which means, presumably, they will be encouraged to do so. Developing your own application for the secure transmission of data over bluetooth doesn't protect you from compromise of the device itself via other channels, so doesn't really get you anywhere, and I find it highly unlikely that they have developed a system that guarantees security of all bluetooth enabled PDAs, or, indeed, an application that even runs on "whichever non-proprietary portable device they want".
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