RIM: your BlackBerry data is secure, even from governments

By on Aug 2, 2010 at 5:30 PM
mobile August 2, 2010

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has issued a statement to its customers letting them know just how secure their data is. The handset maker reminded everyone that “no one, including RIM” could access BlackBerry user data as it is encrypted without a master key, and that it would “be unable to accommodate any request” for access to the data. RIM continued, the system is designed “to exclude the capability for RIM or any third party to read encrypted information under any circumstances.” The statement comes on the heels of this weekend’s decision by the United Arab Emirates to suspend BlackBerry data services in the country due to reasons related to national security. RIM has not released an official statement regarding talks with the UAE citing the confidentiality of discussions at the government level.

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  • Ole Zimmer

    YOU AMERICANS :-)

    To Talk about privacy, I mean Obama tries to get control over all that data as well for your awesome DHS FBI CIA ect agencies.

    Europa just had to sign an “agreement” under pressur that allow all that agencies to keep an eye on EVERY wired money transfer here in Europe.

    If there is a country that likes to know really everything from EVERYWHERE than it clearly is the USA.

    • Chut Pata

      So the eavesdropping act of 2009 was Obama’s fault? Dude, Dubya was the president at that time and Obama was still struggling in primaries those days. Wow! Tea Baggers are not in short supply in Europe as well. Blame it on Obama (whatever Dubya did).

      • Alex

        and then Barry campaigns on an “end the patriot act” platform, including eavesdropping, then within months in office, renews *every* aspect of Dubya’s laws.

        Divide and conquer is how the decsent is defeated…not much talk about eavesdropping anymore, no?

    • William Schmidt

      You Europeans have no concept of natural law or individual liberties. The executive branch (president) has always tried to usurp more power (sort of like your kings over there), but we have a system of checks and balances, including a judicial branch (supreme court) and the congress (legislative).

      The balance of power shifts according to cultural whims and current events, but always drifts back to a center where the rights of the individual citizens of the nation are held in high regard.

      The last few years have been unfortunate for civil liberties, but that won’t last. Our system allows the people to challenge the law.

      Your silly parliamentary democracies are just the tyranny of the masses.

  • Max

    “Hey Joe, just sending an email to see if you can get over here tomorrow to fix that leaky faucet. Sure hope no one intercepts this”

    “Honey, can you pick up a bag of potato chips on your way home? Damn I hope big sister isn’t seeing this one!”

  • HO

    …well…why do I hate BB…because it requires an external server that controls the data that goes into my phone, it’s a middle man that can keep a track of what I do, even that I don’t manage anything special or “private” but certainly is just retarded, funny that lots of ppl who use BB are freaks of privacy and security….if only they knew how the service works…retards…

    • Iphonelicks

      Iphone HO I’m sorry you were breaking up. You have to hold your phone certain way in order to continue with this conversation. Nobody cares what gayPhone users are doing. Your batteries wont hold enough charge to be traced anyways

  • jl

    Data as in bis and bes? Blackberry messenger etc etc?

  • Ole Zimmer

    Wooow Mr William Schmidt you got sooooo no fucking clue how things work here in Europe. This is a shame you ever been to Europe? I did live in the states a year and LOVE you guys over there but at some point you are just so Michael moore movie cliches of Americans.

    We have at least all your balance things AND we got five (5) parties and a supreme court and our bill of rights etc.

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