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RIM Establishes Indian BlackBerry Surveillance Lab
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Research in Motion (RIM) is helping Indian authorities monitor its BlackBerry services in that country after allegedly setting up a surveillance facility, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) citing people familiar with the matter.
The RIM facility was set up in January this year and is apparently based in Mumbai. It helps the Indian government carry out lawful surveillance of its BlackBerry services. According to the WSJ, Indian officials can submit the name of a suspect they want to wiretap, and RIM will return decoded messages for that individual, as long as it is satisfied the request has legal authorisation.
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