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(Indian) Government, BlackBerry end dispute over interception of BB devices
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/news/40492683_1_blackberry-services-blackberry-messenger-interception-solution NEW DELHI: The country's law enforcement agencies will soon be able to track e-mail as well as e-mail attachments on a real time basis over BlackBerry devices, check whether chats sent over the popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) have been 'delivered' or 'read', and intercept web-browsing facilities on these devices, bringing to an end a long standing dispute between the government and the Canadian smart phone-maker over interception of communication on its devices.
An internal document of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), a copy of which was reviewed by ET said, "Baring a few minor points for improvement of viewers, the lawful interception system for BlackBerry Services is ready for use."
But the government appears to have dropped its demand for accessing BlackBerry's corporate e-mail service rendered through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The law enforcement agencies, it seems are content simply with the identity of the corporates using the service.
A Blackberry spokesperson said the company had delivered a solution that enabled India's wireless carriers to address their lawful access requirements for its consumer messaging services, which include BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) and BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) email. "The lawful access capability now available to BlackBerry's carrier partners meets the standard required by the Government of India for all consumer messaging services offered in the Indian marketplace. We also wish to underscore, once again, that this enablement of lawful access does not extend to BlackBerry Enterprise Server," said the spokesperson.
An internal document of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), a copy of which was reviewed by ET said, "Baring a few minor points for improvement of viewers, the lawful interception system for BlackBerry Services is ready for use."
But the government appears to have dropped its demand for accessing BlackBerry's corporate e-mail service rendered through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The law enforcement agencies, it seems are content simply with the identity of the corporates using the service.
A Blackberry spokesperson said the company had delivered a solution that enabled India's wireless carriers to address their lawful access requirements for its consumer messaging services, which include BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) and BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) email. "The lawful access capability now available to BlackBerry's carrier partners meets the standard required by the Government of India for all consumer messaging services offered in the Indian marketplace. We also wish to underscore, once again, that this enablement of lawful access does not extend to BlackBerry Enterprise Server," said the spokesperson.
People still use BlackBerry's? It thought that was just the US Government's odd insistence on keeping a Canadian company going?
