Innovation v/s Security

With any other mobile network, except blackberry services where it has its own VPN (Virtual Private Network), the real time messages or  mails sent are first converted by sender’s network into an unreadable cipher and then once again decoded by receiver’s network while reception. Government has the access to this data and hence is assured of the national security. With blackberry services which handles its data through its VPN, government is left without access of data. This has generated concerns in the Government which fears its wrong use by anti-national forces thus jeopardises its security. It has asked Blackberry to divulge all the information( by making decrypt accessible) regarding its internet services, messengers, public mail and corporate mail services. RIM (Research In Motion) has agreed upon making accessible its messenger chat and public mail service but not corporate mails saying that it has "no ability to provide its customer's encryption key". Blackberry has mooted that the Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) which has a VPN and hence is responsible for its corporate mails fall outside the ambit of enablement of lawful access just like other real time information providers like Google Talk and Skype. Government, however, seems to be giving no relaxation to one of the  fastest growing mobile company with 1 million subscriber base in country by advocating that the providers like Google Talk and Skype will also have to soon provide solution for legally intercepting services.


http://www.domain-b.com/industry/telecom/20100823_smartphone.html
http://www.domain-b.com/industry/telecom/20110113_blackberry.html