RIM (Research in Motion) based in Canada where Blackberry’s server located has been under fire by several foreign governments are complaining that the BlackBerry’s network is too secure, preventing their national regulator and securities from monitoring the web traffics in the countries with securities issues such as Indonesia, Indian, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Nigeria.
They said “the necessity of spying for national security”. People at RIM said “spaying on their customer’s data in the name of national security” because most these nations are rich oil and other commodities nation where big Western companies are stationed.
RIM has stated in respond, that all information in its server network is encrypted and that no one, not even the company itself, can access it or disclose the encryption key.
“This is about the Internet," Lazaridis told the Journal. "Everything on the Internet is encrypted. This is not a BlackBerry only issue. As he try to hassle the death grip by diverting nations attention to other companies into the issue.
“If they can't deal with the Internet, they should shut it off."
"We are going to continue to work with them to make sure they understand the reality of the Internet," he told the WSJ. "A lot of these people don't have Ph.Ds, and they don't have a degree in computer science."
Lazaridis statement on the WSJ to stand firm ridicules by nations.
As Saudi Arabia call Lazaridis’s bluff. Saudi telecom official said negotiations are already in the final stage, RIM has all but agreed to set up a local server in the country. Other wise Saudi will go through with the original plan to ban RIM from the Kingdom.
It took two long years for India to tap BlackBerry’s traffic, but Saudi Arabia may not have to wait nearly as long. Saudi government is giving RIM 48hr to agree,. Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates attempts to wrest the control just like Saudi.
They said “the necessity of spying for national security”. People at RIM said “spaying on their customer’s data in the name of national security” because most these nations are rich oil and other commodities nation where big Western companies are stationed.
RIM has stated in respond, that all information in its server network is encrypted and that no one, not even the company itself, can access it or disclose the encryption key.
“This is about the Internet," Lazaridis told the Journal. "Everything on the Internet is encrypted. This is not a BlackBerry only issue. As he try to hassle the death grip by diverting nations attention to other companies into the issue.
“If they can't deal with the Internet, they should shut it off."
"We are going to continue to work with them to make sure they understand the reality of the Internet," he told the WSJ. "A lot of these people don't have Ph.Ds, and they don't have a degree in computer science."
Lazaridis statement on the WSJ to stand firm ridicules by nations.
As Saudi Arabia call Lazaridis’s bluff. Saudi telecom official said negotiations are already in the final stage, RIM has all but agreed to set up a local server in the country. Other wise Saudi will go through with the original plan to ban RIM from the Kingdom.
It took two long years for India to tap BlackBerry’s traffic, but Saudi Arabia may not have to wait nearly as long. Saudi government is giving RIM 48hr to agree,. Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates attempts to wrest the control just like Saudi.
