BlackBerry says no to Pakistani backdoor gambit
In response to a request for access behind the Enterprise messaging products, as Pakistan is pulling out of the BlackBerry market. BlackBerry Enterprise 'at the service of Pakistan for providing mobile network today announced the implementation Falls.
BlackBerry Enterprise Services banned Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (BES) was released this summer, and as reported in July Ars 30, had planned to become effective. "Security reasons" were cited as the reason for banning. But the ban Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency to try to national security, warns that to get released a report, Privacy International, the domestic network monitoring capabilities was announced, just before his rival agency, that.
December 30 at the effective date of the order to ask for government service flows, BlackBerry Marty beard out of the market, the company's chief executive officer is completely free access has been pushed back, which will meet announced today.
"Our users' privacy on our commitment to protecting Pakistan, its main market phasoge other means, and is sorry to leave our valued customers. We are not ready to have a deal." In a blog post, the beard, the beard, the government ", the BlackBerry Enterprise Server includes the ability to monitor in the country each BES and BES BBM e-mail message traffic," and demand the company refused to immediately block he said.
It has never, anywhere in the world do not support open access to the "back door for our customers and poduct", explained beard, "that we have sometimes said,". "As a result, the company will completely shut down operations in Pakistan.
