Who is reading all your messages ?

[Hafizzz]

India seeking to intercept BlackBerry messages
India seeking to intercept BlackBerry messages - Yahoo! News

India is seeking to find an "appropriate" means to monitor messages and corporate emails sent through Blackberry smart phones, a top government official has said.

India and countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have sought access to monitor the services as they fear heavy encryption makes BlackBerry convenient for terrorists to use without being monitored.

"There are certain categories (monitoring of communication) where things are possible, there are certain categories where the same kind of interception is not possible," Telecommunications Secretary R. Chandrashekhar said late Friday.

India's government is testing various ways to intercept BlackBerry communications.

It earlier said BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) had offered solutions to access the BlackBerry messenger, Internet, voice calls and short messaging services.

New Delhi had initially threatened to ban BlackBerry's corporate email service if the firm failed to come up with ways to monitor it by the end of August. Now it has said it will review the situation near the end of October.

India has also said that RIM will have to set up a server if it wishes to continue in the country and said it will study the feasibility of services provided through such a server located in India.

A spokesman at the Indian unit of Research In Motion did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment.

Big brother is Spying on you !

 

[kashith]

i think it is a good step to avoid any terrorist attack.

 

[arihant]

Doesn't USA itself can read the messages ? This is one of the biggest threat. I hope India opertionalize its own GPS system - Gagan.

 

[third eye]

Big brother is Spying on you !

Mumbai taught the nation relevant lessons. A good move.

 

[Hafizzz]

Doesn't USA itself can read the messages ? This is one of the biggest threat. I hope India opertionalize its own GPS system - Gagan.

So the so called "Democracy" countries should not keep saying that they allow "freedom of information" or "have freedom of speech" when they censor everything.

 

[illuminatidinesh]

So the so called "Democracy" countries should not keep saying that they allow "freedom of information" or "have freedom of speech" when they censor everything.

You definetly do not know what is the "Right to have freeedom of speech", also it is matter of national security. I really dont mind if my messages are monitored if it could prevent a terror attack, but that is me....

 

[FreekiN]

Patriot Act let's the US government do almost anything they want.

Eavesdrop on calls, internet, etc

 

[Hafizzz]

Patriot Act let's the US government do almost anything they want.

Eavesdrop on calls, internet, etc

I know. The US even overthrowed democratically elected governments all around the world in the name of "Spreading Democracy".

 

[IFB]

I agree its a good move.

 

[Avatar]

So the so called "Democracy" countries should not keep saying that they allow "freedom of information" or "have freedom of speech" when they censor everything.

Freedom needs to be protected, and this step is taken to ensure that freedom prevails.

 

[kashith]

So the so called "Democracy" countries should not keep saying that they allow "freedom of information" or "have freedom of speech" when they censor everything.

The So called Democracies are not censoring,they are keeping a watch.The countries which censor includes yours and China,remember YouTube, we can do anything we want,only if any terrorist wants to attack ,his plans would be foiled.We cherish our freedom that is why we are okay with a bit of monitoring

 

[somebozo]

Well blackberry can be monitored India already stuck a deal RIM.
However even a half decent terrorist will find better coded methods to communicate or even encryted the messages which therotically but very time intensive.

 

[kashith]

Well blackberry can be monitored India already stuck a deal RIM.
However even a half decent terrorist will find better coded methods to communicate or even encryted the messages which therotically but very time intensive.

That is the purpose of being vigilant.to make life tough for terrorists,Just think if there was a real life snooping system in Pakistan wouldnt it have made life easy for the army to eliminate terrorists.?

 

[somebozo]

That is the purpose of being vigilant.to make life tough for terrorists,Just think if there was a real life snooping system in Pakistan wouldnt it have made life easy for the army to eliminate terrorists.?

rightly said!

we have a major problem in rooting out terrorist and corruption due to their ease of communications!