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Blackberry Offers 'Lawful Device Interception Capabilities' (itnews.com.au)
An anonymous reader writes: Apple and Google have been vocal in their opposition to any kind of government regulation of cell phone encryption. BlackBerry, however, is taking a different stance, saying it specifically supports "lawful interception capabilities" for government surveillance. BlackBerry COO Marty Beard as much at a recent IT summit. He declined to explain how the interception works, but he denied the phones would contain "backdoors" and said governments would have no direct access to BlackBerry servers. The company may see this as a way to differentiate themselves from the competition.
After all, who wouldn't want the government to be able to spy on you? As long as it's lawful, that is.
It's really hard to put nails into your own coffin from the outside, but DAmn are they trying.
>"The company may see this as a way to differentiate themselves from the competition."
Um, yeah- "Buy our phones! They are better because we allow the government to spy on you!" What a great selling feature to differentiate yourself from your competition. I bet consumers will flock to that ?!!?!?!!
The fact they felt it necessary to put the word lawful in that description is kind of like a mobster using the phrase "legitimate businessman". Real legitimate businessmen call themselves 'businessmen'. They don't need to add the word legitimate, because they are legitimate. You don't add the word 'lawful' unless deep down in your heart, you have questions about it being lawful.
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>> .... still use one. This makes me want to go get an iPhone.
> Why, isn't this the same policy they always had?
Correct, it has always been Blackberry policy to make you want to go get an iPhone.