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Originally Posted by europamo
I know removable memory is a hot topic, but what about increased memory on board? I mean why cant you just have a BB with a higher capacity such 5gb.
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Yes it [internal memory] would be perceived as more secure, but it shouldn't be. A BB that is software loadable and memory to spare is just as dangerous as removable memory. That is barjohn's point. There is sw available to make a palm's internal memory a USB drive, and the same could be done for a blackberry. BB+ziplink+s/w = security risk.
It the memory were internal it would probably be like an MP3 player where it is an 'off the shelf' card (compact flash, ...) embedded in the device versus surface mounted chips. Anyone willing to steal your memory card for it's information is more than willing to smash the BB and pull out the chip and stick it in a card reader.
As I harped on earlier - external cards have more to do with USER control than real security.