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U.A.E. Declares BlackBerry a Security Risk

From: Larry Seltzer <larry () larryseltzer com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:08:43 -0400

Why the BlackBerry in particular?



LJS



http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704719104575389590496820952.html


Reuters

DUBAI—The United Arab Emirates on Sunday issued a statement saying that the
BlackBerry smartphone, made by Research In
Motion<http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=RIMM>
 Ltd., is open to misuse that poses security risks to the country and that
it would seek to safeguard its consumers and laws.

Gulf state Bahrain in April warned against the use of BlackBerry Messenger
software to distribute local news, drawing criticism from media freedom
watchdog Reporters Without Borders, which called it an act of censorship.

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