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Blackberry Gives India Access To Servers

Posted by timothy on from the good-thing-we-can-trust-governments dept.

Meshach writes "As happened earlier in Saudi Arabia Blackberry has reached a deal that allows Indian authorities access to the transmissions of hand held devices. Much of the fear comes from worries about terrorists: Pakistani-based militants used mobile and satellite phones in the 2008 attacks that killed 166 people in Mumbai."

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  1. How long... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How long before every country decides that in order to allow RIM to operate they need to open up their servers?

  2. Gag order by traindirector · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The better question may be "where has this already happened with a gag order attached to the request?"

  3. Re:Phfft. by zbyg · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Terrorism and pedophiles has become the best argument for invading privacy nowadays.

    FTFY