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RIM Helps Indian Authorities Access BlackBerry Messages

Posted by Soulskill on from the giving-up-the-ghost dept.

judgecorp writes "RIM has set up a surveillance facility in India to help the authorities monitor users' BlackBerry messages, according to reports. This comes after a long argument in which RIM at first tried to resist opening up to Indian government scrutiny."

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  1. Don't glare at RIM by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Indian government (among others) will twist arms of any and all carriers to get what they want. Even in the US the gummint will get what it wants one way or another.

    Want privacy? Write your own encryption and scramble everything you share with your mates.

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar