The ban has been prompted by SGDNconcerns that the BlackBerry system is based on servers located in the US and the UK, and that highly sensitive strategic information being passed between French ministers could fall into foreign hands.

• 国防总秘书处担心，黑莓系统使用的是位于美国和英国的服务器，法国部长之间传送的高度敏感的战略信息，可能落入外国人手中。