After Blackberry, India may crack down on Google and Skype

[secularguy]

But Blackberry has the Option to set up a server Located in India for it's Customers;Right?

 

[Markus]

But Blackberry has the Option to set up a server Located in India for it's Customers;Right?

The GoI and RIM are still thinking on what to do, they have time till 31st August.

 

[Super Falcon]

well buying just few trillions of doolars of weapons india thinks they are world power but truth is they are no way near their supremacy and never will be but they are dectatiing as they are super powers

 

[Pride]

well buying just few trillions of doolars of weapons india thinks they are world power but truth is they are no way near their supremacy and never will be but they are dectatiing as they are super powers

lol.. what a kiddish statement?.. when Pakistan stopped youtube and Facebook on blasphemous content.. were then they "Superpowers"? you have right to protect religious sentiments and we cant do it for pour national security.. hypocrisy at its best.

Regarding the dictation, This is called negotiation which is first stage and not a direct shut down like in China and Pakistan..

 

[Pride]

On another note.. Request to GoI, Please dont shutdown Google and Skype.. Please Please how lakhs of software engineer will write their code..

 

[Old School]

How GoI is going to prevent thousands of encrypted VPN and SSH tunnel traffic ? These are even less costlier and often free.

 

[Spring Onion]

Really? Maybe that's why the entire world accuses China of copying stuff!

But still the entire world buys this copied stuff and Chinese market internationally is growing

 

[Spring Onion]

I think next time Pakistan should sight security reasons instead of religious reasons while cracking down on these services

 

[Old School]

I think next time Pakistan should sight security reasons instead of religious reasons while cracking down on these services

Internet security is already beyond the control of any government. The networking technology is evolving in each and every hour which is impossible for any government to keep pace with. What governments are offering in the name of security is nothing but placebo.
Private entities can upgrade the system in every hour if necessary. No government can do that due to many limitations in term of manpower and resources.

 

[True_Pakistan_Zindabad]

Blackberry runs on the best networks, they are truly protective of your personal information and do not want the prying eyes and ears of the government all over you. This is why India is on a banning spree. Who cares though, RIM, Google and Skype will continue to deliver great services to millions.

 

[Spring Onion]

US says it is not mediating between Blackberry maker and India
PTI, Aug 14, 2010, 12.11pm IST

WASHINGTON: The US has said it is not mediating between the Blackberry maker RIM and India, which has asked the smartphone vendor to provide access to some of mobile messaging services or face ban in that country.

"While we have been in touch with our foreign partners, this is a matter for Research in Motion (RIM) to work out directly with Indian officials," the State Department said in a statement in response to a question if the US is mediating on the Blackberry dispute.

With several countries including India, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia threatening to stall Blackberry services in their countries because of similar concerns, the State Department official this week met RIM officials to discuss the issue.

The State Department officials have also been in touch with these countries to understand their security concerns.

The Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, last week had termed the security concerns of these countries as legitimate.

"We are taking time to consult and analyse the full range of interests and issues at stake because we know that there is a legitimate security concern, but there's also a legitimate right of free use and access.

So, I think we will be pursuing both technical and expert discussions as we go forward," Clinton said.

India has threatened to shut down BlackBerry e-mail and instant messaging services by August 31, unless RIM granted security agencies the technology to decrypt BlackBerry communications, citing national security concerns.

A three-member delegation of RIM led by Vice-PresidentRobert E Crowe yesterday met home secretary G K Pillai to discuss the government's notice.

Read more: US says it is not mediating between Blackberry maker and India - India Business - Business - The Times of India US says it is not mediating between Blackberry maker and India - India Business - Business - The Times of India

 

[Pride]

The BlackBerry mobile phone maker Research In Motion (RIM) has agreed to provide security agencies partial access to its messenger services by September one and would complete the project by the end of the year.

The move by the RIM comes barely within five days after the government conveyed in no uncertain terms to RIM asking them to come up with a technical solution to the issue of interception of its services by August 31 or shut down its shop.

However, the Canada-based firm said some more discussions were required for giving access to BlackBerry Entreprise Services (BES), official sources said. The sources said the RIM, which has a subscriber base of nearly one million in India [ Images ], made this offer to the government in order to end the logjam by agreeing to blink on the issue of providing access to its special services.

Initially, the BlackBerry had agreed to provide manual details to law enforcement agencies and the same would be made available by the year-end, the sources said. On BES, the smart-phone makers have conveyed to the government that certain technical discussions were required to be undertaken before finding a solution to this issue also.

Canadian smartphone maker had proposed certain ways to address India's security concerns over BlackBerry Enterprise Services (BES) and BlackBerry Messenger Services (BBM) for which it is seeking access in the country.

In a letter to Department of Telecom (DoT) Secretary P J Thomas, Home Secretary G K Pillai had asked him to convey to the operators and RIM that a technical solution to make available lawful interception of BES and BBM must be found by the deadline.

BlackBerry had attempted earlier to break the logjam over its services in India by offering "metadata" and relevant information to security agencies which would enable them to lawfully intercept communication on such phones but it failed to enthuse the authorities.

RIM representatives explained that BlackBerry mobile device sends encrypted emails, which is sent to BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) located with the service provider.

BES decrypts messages and sends it to the email server of the service provider where it remains stored in decrypted form. Then it is pushed to the BlackBerry device in encrypted form.
The BlackBerry mobile phone maker Research In Motion (RIM) has agreed to provide security agencies partial access to its messenger services by September one and would complete the project by the end of the year.

The move by the RIM comes barely within five days after the government conveyed in no uncertain terms to RIM asking them to come up with a technical solution to the issue of interception of its services by August 31 or shut down its shop.

However, the Canada-based firm said some more discussions were required for giving access to BlackBerry Entreprise Services (BES), official sources said. The sources said the RIM, which has a subscriber base of nearly one million in India [ Images ], made this offer to the government in order to end the logjam by agreeing to blink on the issue of providing access to its special services.

Initially, the BlackBerry had agreed to provide manual details to law enforcement agencies and the same would be made available by the year-end, the sources said. On BES, the smart-phone makers have conveyed to the government that certain technical discussions were required to be undertaken before finding a solution to this issue also.

Canadian smartphone maker had proposed certain ways to address India's security concerns over BlackBerry Enterprise Services (BES) and BlackBerry Messenger Services (BBM) for which it is seeking access in the country.

In a letter to Department of Telecom (DoT) Secretary P J Thomas, Home Secretary G K Pillai had asked him to convey to the operators and RIM that a technical solution to make available lawful interception of BES and BBM must be found by the deadline.

BlackBerry had attempted earlier to break the logjam over its services in India by offering "metadata" and relevant information to security agencies which would enable them to lawfully intercept communication on such phones but it failed to enthuse the authorities.

RIM representatives explained that BlackBerry mobile device sends encrypted emails, which is sent to BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) located with the service provider.

BES decrypts messages and sends it to the email server of the service provider where it remains stored in decrypted form. Then it is pushed to the BlackBerry device in encrypted form.
The BlackBerry mobile phone maker Research In Motion (RIM) has agreed to provide security agencies partial access to its messenger services by September one and would complete the project by the end of the year.

The move by the RIM comes barely within five days after the government conveyed in no uncertain terms to RIM asking them to come up with a technical solution to the issue of interception of its services by August 31 or shut down its shop.

However, the Canada-based firm said some more discussions were required for giving access to BlackBerry Entreprise Services (BES), official sources said. The sources said the RIM, which has a subscriber base of nearly one million in India [ Images ], made this offer to the government in order to end the logjam by agreeing to blink on the issue of providing access to its special services.

Initially, the BlackBerry had agreed to provide manual details to law enforcement agencies and the same would be made available by the year-end, the sources said. On BES, the smart-phone makers have conveyed to the government that certain technical discussions were required to be undertaken before finding a solution to this issue also.

Canadian smartphone maker had proposed certain ways to address India's security concerns over BlackBerry Enterprise Services (BES) and BlackBerry Messenger Services (BBM) for which it is seeking access in the country.

In a letter to Department of Telecom (DoT) Secretary P J Thomas, Home Secretary G K Pillai had asked him to convey to the operators and RIM that a technical solution to make available lawful interception of BES and BBM must be found by the deadline.

BlackBerry had attempted earlier to break the logjam over its services in India by offering "metadata" and relevant information to security agencies which would enable them to lawfully intercept communication on such phones but it failed to enthuse the authorities.

RIM representatives explained that BlackBerry mobile device sends encrypted emails, which is sent to BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) located with the service provider.

BES decrypts messages and sends it to the email server of the service provider where it remains stored in decrypted form. Then it is pushed to the BlackBerry device in encrypted form.
BlackBerry falls in line; to give access by Sept 1: Rediff.com Business

Blackberry down now remaining two...

 

[Old School]

Just get a VPN for your smart phone and make sure that the VPN provider is in a country where data privacy is very strong like Germany or even Panama. GoI will have nothing to do there.