United Arab Emirates And Saudi Arabia Banning Blackberry Usage
from the can't-be-monitored dept
Ash Crill alerts us to the news that the United Arab Emirates has announced plans to ban the use of Blackberries, and that Saudi Arabia has announced its intention to do the same. The issue is one we've seen before. The way the Blackberry works is all the data is encrypted and sent through RIM's servers. This pisses off governments who want to spy on the data. RIM, in the past, has noted that it has no way of spying on the email, even if some governments claim to have figured it out anyway (a claim that seems somewhat dubious as that same government later demanded RIM break the encrytpion again). It appears that a lot of folks in the UAE are quite upset about this -- especially as parts of the UAE (Dubai in particular) have spent the last decade plus trying to present themselves as an ideal place for foreign business activity.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Filed Under: blackberry, email, monitoring, saudi arabia, united arab emirates
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UAE Blackberry Spyware
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So
i vote everyone talk completely dirty for 2 months
lots a PENIS and ANAL jokes too
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Re:
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Get an iPhone
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Re: Get an iPhone
By buying an iPhone you have just solved their problem - not your own!
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The paradox of security
By banning strong cryptography which can protect against a government, they are also banning the strong cryptography which can protect against criminals.
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Re: The paradox of security
I detect some redundancy in that state.
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Ideal Place for Foreign Business
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