This can only apply to RIM because of the way blackberry traffic flows. All blackberry traffic has to pass via the RIM NOC in the UK through a secure VPN/leased point to point connection before heading to the public internet.It is for this reason most countries' security agencies are uncomfortable with. Security agents can still request/sniff for such data via a Lawful Interceptio Gateway(LIG) installed at the operator. However, RIM uses a proprietary encryption and compression protocol that LIG can decipher; leaving them with no choice but disable traffic destined to RIM, hence affecting any local or foreign blackberry users in those countries like the UAE. ./bernard On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
As you may have heard, some countries (UEA and Saudi Arabia) will disable internet, email, internet messaging on Blackberries because RIM in motion has failed to provide the authorities there with access customer data for the purposes of national security. India has also been talking to RIM about the same. Now other regimes, like Indonesia are considering their own requests for the same. This will also apply to citizens of other nations visiting these countries. Now if you were planning to go to Dubai with your Blackberry, you should start thinking of making other internet arrangements or carrying enough Dhirams for use at the local cybers.
Do I see a trend here? I think it is just a matter of time and all sorts of phones will be covered, and soon all regimes will be 'requesting' data for national security. Where does this leave us in KE? I can only imagine major players will be too happy to handover those email, websites and SMSs accessed through their systems. is the RIM setting a bad precedence?
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