Blackberries in the United Arab Emissaries dodged a bullet today, as the manufacturers managed to reach an agreement with them in order to prevent a ban which would have taken place Monday.
The details as to what exactly the blackberry manufacturers did in order to avoid the ban are almost non-existent. The only thing the UAE had to offer was that blackberries were now “compliant with the U.A.E.’s telecommunications regulatory framework."
This is an interesting development, although it echoes similar cases around the world (namely, in Saudi Arabia and India) that appears to revolve around the blackberries built-in encryption, which, if the manufacturers are to be believed, is impossible to decrypt by a 3rd party for observation/interception.
This suggests that, once again, countries are trying desperately to put some form of control and management on web content, wherever it is delivered. Cell phones in China, and Facebook in Syria, these cases are becoming increasingly common. While the reasons for wanting to monitor/block user content varies (or hasn't been stated at all), it is clear that this is a trend, and a social problem which is going to continue until a global consensus is reached.
Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/technology/09blackberry.html?_r=1&ref=technology
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