RIM opens door for Indian officials, promises to keep Enterprise Server locked up tight

Things weren’t looking good for BlackBerry in India , with threats of bans that were avoided at the last minute. We knew at the time that RIM had made ” certain proposals ” that would enable its messaging services to stay alive in India and now, about four months later, we’re learning what those proposals amount to. Basically, RIM has created a backdoor into the company’s messaging services, a “lawful access capability” that “meets the standard required by the government of India for all consumer messaging services offered in the Indian marketplace.” That’s a little disconcerting, but if you’re pinging your connects exclusively through BlackBerry Enterprise Server you can take it easy, as RIM is keeping that service locked up tight — or, at least, that’s what it wants you to believe . RIM opens door for Indian officials, promises to keep Enterprise Server locked up tight originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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