BlackBerry Giving Encryption Keys to Indian Government
RIM encrypts e-mail between BlackBerry devices and the server the server with
256-bit AES encryption. The Indian government doesn't like this at all; they
want to snoop on the data. RIM's response was basically: That's not possible.
The Indian government's counter was: Then we'll ban BlackBerries. After months
of threats, it looks like RIM is giving in to Indian demands and handing over
the encryption keys.
NEWS:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/05/blackberry_givi_1.html
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Telecom/Open_code_or_shut_shop_DoT_tells_RIM/articleshow/3084129.cms
