RIM has agreed to let Indian officials conduct lawful surveillance of customers in that country using its BlackBerry services, according to a recent report. The decision is yet another step in RIM’s long, drawn-out battle with New Delhi over the latter’s demands to monitor users of BlackBerry services in India. India has repeatedly threatened to shut down BlackBerry services because of RIM’s refusal to capitulate to its demands, but both parties now appear to have reached some sort of compromise. What’s noteworthy about RIM’s move is that it seems to have sidestepped India’s previous demands.
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RIM Meets Indian Gov't in the Middle on User Surveillance
Posted by: Richard Adhikari October 28, 2011 11:58 AMRIM has agreed to let Indian officials conduct lawful surveillance of customers in that country using its BlackBerry services, according to a recent report. The decision is yet another step in RIM’s long, drawn-out battle with New Delhi over the latter’s demands to monitor users of BlackBerry services in India. India has repeatedly threatened to shut down BlackBerry services because of RIM’s refusal to capitulate to its demands, but both parties now appear to have reached some sort of compromise. What’s noteworthy about RIM’s move is that it seems to have sidestepped India’s previous demands.