| RIM head executives negated the notion that the | | | | BlackBerry units to aid in the transactions without |
| company had given other prominent countries to | | | | leaving traces that will nail them criminally. The |
| have special access to the BlackBerry security | | | | positive side here is that if you are a businessman |
| system. The officials added that it would not | | | | who wants to deal with associates in a protected |
| compromise the safety of the system and of its | | | | transaction, it can be done with the BlackBerry. |
| users. | | | | Government operatives can also use this to get |
| Nowadays, the main point of debates in the Middle | | | | on with their affairs without being spied on or |
| East has been the prohibition of BlackBerry | | | | wire-tapped. |
| phones created by Canadian firm Research in | | | | The smartphone can be especially advantageous |
| Motion (RIM). India also worries about state | | | | to leaders of countries, like President Barack |
| security and is on the move to try and get | | | | Obama, to give an example. President Obama has |
| messenger encryption from the company to | | | | been a BlackBerry user even before his political |
| snoop on messages on BlackBerry phones. | | | | stint at the presidential seat. Now, it has been |
| The clamour of these countries to the | | | | circulated that President Obama is now getting |
| manufacturing company elicited varying opinions | | | | tired of the BlackBerry model. Maybe the |
| from different people and media all over the | | | | existence of only ten contacts with whom you |
| world. Access to BlackBerry Messenger is the gist | | | | could talk with basically just bored the president. |
| of the matter. But does India have a reasonable | | | | If however, the BlackBerry phone of the |
| cause to raise this concern? | | | | president himself has been re-made to have |
| You might have heard of the unprecedented | | | | additional security features, then it must follow |
| terrorist insurgence in Mumbai, killing a total of 116 | | | | that the smartphones really do have a weak link. |
| people and injuring others. An issue here is that, | | | | The RIM company disposed of a total of 12 million |
| the terrorist group might have taken advantage | | | | BlackBerry phones and it is still counting. With |
| of the BlackBerry phones and used it as means | | | | India, as a big market for the company, |
| to complete their mission without getting | | | | threatening to ban sale of the hand phone, will the |
| detected. | | | | privacy of BlackBerry phones pay the price? Or |
| From a private investigator's opinion, BlackBerry | | | | will the company compromise the strong point of |
| phones are extremely difficult jigsaw puzzles to | | | | their merchandise and lower the security feature |
| decipher and this can certainly dictate the pace of | | | | of the phone? |
| investigations. A partner having an elicit affair for | | | | Instant messaging in phones provides a host of |
| example, can just use a BlackBerry phone to | | | | opportunities for cellphone users to converse with |
| reach the third party and then get away with it, | | | | each other. As some governments pressure the |
| without leaving proof of contact. | | | | restriction of communication among individuals, it |
| Corporate fraud may also be facilitated by the | | | | remains to be observed how would the |
| phone. Hoax company groups may use | | | | BlackBerry producers would respond. |