… While BBM is said to be more secure, it appears that’s just marginally so, because all cellular phones are vulnerable to be hacked, say security experts. Phone hacking is an increasing concern for companies worried about sensitive data being plucked by competitors. A little over a year ago, a pair of researchers in Germany [...]
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 [...]
… Recent events in the Middle East offer cases in point. In early March angry Egyptian crowds stormed into the buildings of the country’s secret police in a last-minute attempt to preserve documents that were about to be destroyed by departed President Hosni Mubarak’s cronies. There, amid shredded files, activists found transcripts of their own [...]
Research in Motion has bowed to the Indian government at last. It told the home ministry that it will comply with the 31 January deadline to provide a “final solution” – you what!? – for lawful access to its data services. This will be done by giving ministers access to the records over a cloud [...]
