Samsung Galaxy S5 Approved For Use By The Australian Government

Most government employees are issued sub-par smartphones for the sole purpose of saving money. According to a recent article published at ZDNet.com, however, government employees in Australia will have access to the Samsung Galaxy S5. Granted, this exclusive deal isn’t available to all government workers in Australia, but some of them will have the option to temporarily acquire, and use, Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone. Samsung announced last week that it had achieved the certification necessary to supply their device to the Australian government. Current laws require smartphone manufacturers to acquire the Common Criteria Certification — a standard developed by the United States for protecting users’ privacy and data. With Samsung now holding the Common Criteria Certification, they are free to sell their device to the Australian government, U.S. government, and even the U.S. military. We don’t know if government workers in the U.S. will have access to the Galaxy S5, but apparently government workers in Australia will soon have the device. ASD workers can use the device on an “unclassified basis,” meaning it can not be used to communicate/share confidential information. But not everyone is thrilled at the idea of handing out Galaxy S5s to government workers in Australia. One criticism that…