Saudia Arabia has announced through it’s telecom regulator that Blackberry services will be banned as of this week:
The regulator, known as the Communications and Information Technology Commission, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment to provide details of the ban or say how it would be enforced.
It said the suspension of service was being implemented because BlackBerry service “in its present state does not meet regulatory requirements,” according to the SPA report.
To add to the fun, India has joined the mix…. Again:
India is also in talks with RIM over how information is managed on the devices. Like the UAE, it has cited security concerns in pushing for greater access to encrypted information sent by the phones that gets routed through the Canadian company’s computers overseas.
And:
India’s internal security chief U.K. Bansal told reporters last week he hoped the issue of BlackBerry monitoring would be sorted out soon, after widespread reports that the government had threatened to ban the devices.
Don’t these guys ever quit?
I don’t expect RIM to fold in this battle, and nor should they. After all, the whole point to buying a Blackberry is the security. If they water that down, then I should just get one of those iDevices or an Android phone. Right?
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Saudia Arabia Confrirms Blackberry Ban Starting This Week… And India Joins The Fray Again…
Saudia Arabia has announced through it’s telecom regulator that Blackberry services will be banned as of this week:
The regulator, known as the Communications and Information Technology Commission, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment to provide details of the ban or say how it would be enforced.
It said the suspension of service was being implemented because BlackBerry service “in its present state does not meet regulatory requirements,” according to the SPA report.
To add to the fun, India has joined the mix…. Again:
India is also in talks with RIM over how information is managed on the devices. Like the UAE, it has cited security concerns in pushing for greater access to encrypted information sent by the phones that gets routed through the Canadian company’s computers overseas.
And:
India’s internal security chief U.K. Bansal told reporters last week he hoped the issue of BlackBerry monitoring would be sorted out soon, after widespread reports that the government had threatened to ban the devices.
Don’t these guys ever quit?
I don’t expect RIM to fold in this battle, and nor should they. After all, the whole point to buying a Blackberry is the security. If they water that down, then I should just get one of those iDevices or an Android phone. Right?
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