As always with Blackberry stories this news is based on incorrect information. According to Crackberry the Senate was informed that the Blackberry Classic phone, which does run BBOS10 is being discontinued not all phones running the BBOS10 operating system. Blackberry is continuing to update the operating system with a new version 3.3 in the final release now.
Or Blackberry Messenger works on Android IOS or Blackberry. And its free to send messages unlike SMS or MMS with most carriers. The message is sent out of band via Blackberry's network.
I'm not sure why all this is on Blackberry when they are just following what a lawful court ordered. After all even with Apple strenuously resisting in the San Bernadino terrorist case the FBI still hacked into the phone with private help. Shouldn't the vitriol be focused on the government that ordered this infringement of liberties? After all Snowden's leaks have illustrated that no one is safe if the government wants to get into your phone and your business.
All the more reason to switch your e-mail off the Google or any other American host company and over to Ghostmail or Protonmail. The Swiss are serious about privacy.
CPU,GPU,OS, ??? That is not an answer to the question. Sure these things change over time, sometimes improving. Phone features also go backwards from time to time. No removable storage, No replaceable battery. These are part of a trend to planned obsolescence that manufacturers use to force consumers to buy new phones and recycle or discard the old one. Truly a tragedy given the nature of scarce non renewable resources like rare earths from third world countries with broken governments. But fundamentally this misses the point. As long as a phone, computer or other device continues to serve the need that it was intended to serve I see no need in replacing it.
This story is talking about BB7 Operating system from back in the day before the current BB10 OS was released and is specifically talking about Pin to Pin communications on Blackberry Messenger for non BES (Blackberry Enterprise Server) corporate customers.
From Wikipedia "The product was originally developed in the early 1980s by Canadian company Quantum Software Systems, later renamed QNX Software Systems and ultimately acquired by BlackBerry in 2010.[1] QNX was one of the first commercially successful microkernel operating systems[citation needed] and is used in a variety of devices including cars[2] and mobile phones." So... not developed in a short span of a few years.
BB10 has FIPS 140-2 certification
"The company said its BlackBerry 10 platform has received the FIPS 140-2 certification that would allow government agencies to deploy the devices, along with the new enterprise management platform on which they run, as soon as the new smartphones are launched.
Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM said this is the first time BlackBerry products have been FIPS certified ahead of launch".
"when it comes to growing life, it's better to be far away from your neighbors -" .... Not only that but I found its easier to create life if you are far away from your in-laws.
I just checked Crackberry.com The android version still works on BB10. In case you just can't give it up delete the BB10 version and load the Android one.
==>"Two-stroke engine leaf blowers mix fuel with oil and don't undergo a complete combustion, emitting a number of toxins, like carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide, which their operators inevitably inhale."
Nitrous Oxide ? I get that at the dentist office. I think that they mean Nitric Oxide and Nitrogen Dioxide as components of incomplete combustion.
If someone can compromise any app that they know you use and update it then the compromised app can copy the key and send it to an outside server without you knowing. Unless you personally write or audit all the code in all the apps you use you are just trusting that they are safe. The compromised code could be hidden in any app update or bug fix from Apple or any other Application developer. With the authorization of the government this is exactly how NSA has been able to intercept devices in transit and bury their code in them.
Your iPhone contains the private key or it couldn't decrypt the messages, and it is backed up in Apple's cloud. Authorities with Apple cooperation could Trojan horse every app in the Apple universe and easily extract your key. If teenage hackers can root or jailbreak phones do you seriously doubt the NSA can?
Blackberry has clarified that there are no backdoors in their equipment. Major slip up by COO Marty Beard and it just exemplifies the terrible Communications and Marketing strategy that Blackberry has always suffered under. Every company Apple, Alphabet (Google), Samsung will cooperate with law enforcement. Just don't give them your encryption keys and you are fine. Blackberry is no different and wouldn't be used by Obama and Merkel if it wasn't secure. Don't be fooled any company will give up whatever they have when faced with a warrant from a judge. Blackberry has governments as major customers so they have to be cooperative with them. Sucks if your government is not legitimate and denies your human rights but don't look to a US corporation to intervene.
I was born in the second coldest capital city in the world. Now fallen too fifth coldest. Not due to global warming but the breakup of the Soviet Union causing more new capital cities. Warming a few degrees is a good thing.
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Don't forget to draw the blinds LOL
I doubt FBI Director James Comey can crack any phone. He's an old cop not a hacker.
"I am not saying Apple is golden. However current history shows it is rather good."
You must have missed the fappening. Seriously Apple's cloud backup weakness is responsible for 50% of the content on TMZ.
No thumbwheel on the Classic. If more people knew this Blackberry would be booming.
Blackberry now owns Good Technology.
As always with Blackberry stories this news is based on incorrect information. According to Crackberry the Senate was informed that the Blackberry Classic phone, which does run BBOS10 is being discontinued not all phones running the BBOS10 operating system. Blackberry is continuing to update the operating system with a new version 3.3 in the final release now.
http://crackberry.com/us-senat...
Or Blackberry Messenger works on Android IOS or Blackberry. And its free to send messages unlike SMS or MMS with most carriers. The message is sent out of band via Blackberry's network.
I'm not sure why all this is on Blackberry when they are just following what a lawful court ordered. After all even with Apple strenuously resisting in the San Bernadino terrorist case the FBI still hacked into the phone with private help. Shouldn't the vitriol be focused on the government that ordered this infringement of liberties? After all Snowden's leaks have illustrated that no one is safe if the government wants to get into your phone and your business.
Or National Enquirer ?
All the more reason to switch your e-mail off the Google or any other American host company and over to Ghostmail or Protonmail.
The Swiss are serious about privacy.
CPU,GPU,OS, ??? That is not an answer to the question. Sure these things change over time, sometimes improving. Phone features also go backwards from time to time. No removable storage, No replaceable battery. These are part of a trend to planned obsolescence that manufacturers use to force consumers to buy new phones and recycle or discard the old one. Truly a tragedy given the nature of scarce non renewable resources like rare earths from third world countries with broken governments.
But fundamentally this misses the point. As long as a phone, computer or other device continues to serve the need that it was intended to serve I see no need in replacing it.
This story is talking about BB7 Operating system from back in the day before the current BB10 OS was released and is specifically talking about Pin to Pin communications on Blackberry Messenger for non BES (Blackberry Enterprise Server) corporate customers.
From Wikipedia "The product was originally developed in the early 1980s by Canadian company Quantum Software Systems, later renamed QNX Software Systems and ultimately acquired by BlackBerry in 2010.[1] QNX was one of the first commercially successful microkernel operating systems[citation needed] and is used in a variety of devices including cars[2] and mobile phones." ... not developed in a short span of a few years.
So
BB10 has FIPS 140-2 certification
"The company said its BlackBerry 10 platform has received the FIPS 140-2 certification that would allow government agencies to deploy the devices, along with the new enterprise management platform on which they run, as soon as the new smartphones are launched.
Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM said this is the first time BlackBerry products have been FIPS certified ahead of launch".
http://business.financialpost....
"when it comes to growing life, it's better to be far away from your neighbors -" . ... Not only that but I found its easier to create life if you are far away from your in-laws.
I just checked Crackberry.com The android version still works on BB10. In case you just can't give it up delete the BB10 version and load the Android one.
http://forums.crackberry.com/b...
BBM is included in my Blackberry OS and precludes the need for Whatsapp for Blackberrys, iPhones and Droids
==>"Two-stroke engine leaf blowers mix fuel with oil and don't undergo a complete combustion, emitting a number of toxins, like carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide, which their operators inevitably inhale."
Nitrous Oxide ? I get that at the dentist office. I think that they mean Nitric Oxide and Nitrogen Dioxide as components of incomplete combustion.
Belt and suspenders guy. I knew I wasn't the only one.
>>"Where can we emigrate to when that happens to be safe from their stupidity."
Don't worry, If Trump is elected I'm sure Anonymous will let you move in with them. As long as their Mom is O.K. with it.
My guess is the 'Micro particle' is a RFID chip with a tracking code broadcast from it.
If someone can compromise any app that they know you use and update it then the compromised app can copy the key and send it to an outside server without you knowing. Unless you personally write or audit all the code in all the apps you use you are just trusting that they are safe. The compromised code could be hidden in any app update or bug fix from Apple or any other Application developer. With the authorization of the government this is exactly how NSA has been able to intercept devices in transit and bury their code in them.
Your iPhone contains the private key or it couldn't decrypt the messages, and it is backed up in Apple's cloud. Authorities with Apple cooperation could Trojan horse every app in the Apple universe and easily extract your key. If teenage hackers can root or jailbreak phones do you seriously doubt the NSA can?
Blackberry has clarified that there are no backdoors in their equipment. Major slip up by COO Marty Beard and it just exemplifies the terrible Communications and Marketing strategy that Blackberry has always suffered under. Every company Apple, Alphabet (Google), Samsung will cooperate with law enforcement. Just don't give them your encryption keys and you are fine. Blackberry is no different and wouldn't be used by Obama and Merkel if it wasn't secure. Don't be fooled any company will give up whatever they have when faced with a warrant from a judge. Blackberry has governments as major customers so they have to be cooperative with them. Sucks if your government is not legitimate and denies your human rights but don't look to a US corporation to intervene.
It isn't illegal for Britain or Canada or Australia to collect email from Americans so the NSA just outsource the illegal collection.
I was born in the second coldest capital city in the world. Now fallen too fifth coldest. Not due to global warming but the breakup of the Soviet Union causing more new capital cities. Warming a few degrees is a good thing.