Source: The Express Tribune
Research In Motion has vowed to defend the legal privacy rights of BlackBerry users after the judicial commission ordered copies of smartphone communications for the Memogate scandal probe.
Tag Archives: Blackberry
Pakistan Supreme Court asks Blackberry for user data on controvesial case
January 5, 2012 – 2:21 pm
Indonesian government threatens BlackBerry service shutdown
December 10, 2011 – 10:14 am
Source: Hana Stewart-Smith, ZDNet
The Indonesian government has threatened to shut down BlackBerry services in the region, as the company has not been “cooperative”, the Jakarta Post reports.
BlackBerry internet outage hits Europe, Middle East, Africa
October 10, 2011 – 11:08 am
Source: Chris Velazco, TechCrunch
RIM seems to be learning very quickly that when it rains, it pours. Word of a BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) outage quickly began making the rounds this morning, leaving (once) loyal customers in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East without email and web access.
India testing BlackBerry monitoring
October 3, 2011 – 4:27 pm
Source: The Wall Street Journal
A technical team from India’s Department of Telecommunications is testing the monitoring of some services provided by BlackBerry smart-phone maker Research In Motion Ltd. and is expected to report back in a month, a top bureaucrat said Monday.
Indonesian government asks RIM to open access to wiretap BlackBerry users
September 15, 2011 – 4:41 pm
Source: The Jakarta Post
The government has urged Research in Motion (RIM), the developer of Blackberry smart phones, to open its special access to wiretap those people suspected of corruption or money laundering, and others, who are under criminal investigation.
David Cameron considers banning suspected rioters from social media
August 11, 2011 – 9:01 am
Source: Josh Halliday, The Guardian
David Cameron has told parliament that in the wake of this week’s riots the government is looking at banning people from using social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook if they are thought to be plotting criminal activity.
The prime minister said the government will review whether it is possible to stop suspected rioters spreading online messages, in his opening statement during a Commons debate on Thursday on the widespread civil disorder for which MPs were recalled from their summer recess.
BlackBerry blog hacked as RIM lends support to London police
August 9, 2011 – 2:20 pm
Source: Matt Hartley, Financial Post
It appears Research In Motion Ltd. has fallen victim to a hacking attack after the Waterloo, Ont.-based company agreed to lend its support to police in London following three nights of violent looting in the capital of the United Kingdom.
Use of most secure BlackBerry system restricted, bloggers arrested
April 28, 2011 – 10:00 am
“Reporters Without Borders condemns a government decision to limit use of the BlackBerry smartphone’s most secure system, BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), in the United Arab Emirates to a few companies with more than 20 BlackBerry users.
If the restriction takes effect, ordinary BlackBerry clients will have to use BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS), which transmits data via the standard Internet and is easier for the authorities to monitor. BES transmits data via servers based abroad and cannot be monitored.
Osman Sultan, the CEO of the telecommunications firm Du, announced on 25 April that the government-imposed restriction will go into effect on 1 May.”
BlackBerry firm seeks security “balance” in Russia
April 25, 2011 – 10:56 am
“(Reuters) – BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said Russia could help development of new technologies by finding a balance between state security and innovation.
Co-chief executive Jim Balsillie said on Monday the Canadian company had “ambitious plans” in Russia and offered President Dmitry Medvedev — an avid user of Apple’s iPad — a new Blackberry tablet at a meeting on developing new technology.”
From Reuters
UAE to tighten BlackBerry restrictions
April 18, 2011 – 11:02 am
“BlackBerry users in the United Arab Emirates will soon be unable to send emails and messages without fear of government snooping, under tighter restrictions on internet communication in the Gulf state.
The UAE is to ban individuals and small businesses from using the most secure BlackBerry settings – for email, web browsing and BlackBerry Messenger – as part of security fears sweeping the Middle East. Only companies with more than 20 BlackBerry accounts will be able to access the encrypted BlackBerry service, which is favoured by corporate users and government agencies.”
From The Guardian
