Re: File this one under WTF

[Rob Thompson <my.security.lists () gmail com>]

quispiam lepidus wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8161190.stm
>
> UAE Blackberry update was spyware

Why is this such big news?  Did we all forget?

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/05/blackberry_givi_1.html

"BlackBerry Giving Encryption Keys to Indian Government"

> An update for Blackberry users in the United Arab Emirates could allow
> unauthorised access to private information and e-mails.
>
> The update was prompted by a text from UAE telecoms firm Etisalat,
> suggesting it would improve performance.
>
> In the statement, RIM told customers that "Etisalat appears to have
> distributed a telecommunications surveillance application...
> independent sources have concluded that it is possible that the
> installed software could then enable unauthorised access to private or
> confidential information stored on the user's smartphone".
>
> The update has now been identified as an application developed by
> American firm SS8. The California-based company describes itself as a
> provider of "lawful electronic intercept and surveillance solutions".
>
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