By Srikanth Srinivasa: Subscribe to Srikanth's RSS feed
July 29, 2010 2:15 PM EDT
Indian government on Thursday said Research in Motion (RIM), maker of BlackBerry, has given an assurance to the ministry on addressing its security concerns soon while expressing hopes that the Canadian service provider and security agencies will be on the “same page”, Indian newswire PTI reported.
Utthan Kumar Bansal, special secretary (internal security) in Indian Home Affairs Ministry told journalists in New Delhi that BlackBerry has assured the Ministry that the issue of monitoring of the BlackBerry will be sorted out soon.
He expressed the hope that the ministry’s concerns will be addressed soon.
Indian government had warned the company which has over a million users of its smartphone in India, that if it does not allow to monitor emails and SMSs to address security concerns, the company will have to close down operations in the country.
The government had said RIM will have to address its security-related issues by allowing monitoring facility in India.
Like us on Facebook
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) was the nodal authority which makes the policy and it was working to address the issue raised by the ministry, Bansal was quoted as saying.
The ministry has directed the DoT to tell RIM that its emails and other data services must comply with formats that can be monitored by security and intelligence agencies.
Meanwhile, the ministry has directed DoT to check the veracity of reports which said China has got a server that allows monitoring of mails and emails emanating from the smartphone.
India government wants a BlackBerry server in India to track messages easily to which the company has been resisting.
RIM has been addressing security concerns of several other countries, including the U.S, and, therefore, the ministry maintained that there is no justification not complying with similar rules in India.
Meanwhile, BlackBerry says its messages are encrypted and its server is based in Canada where the encryption level is very high and extremely difficult to crack. And any message going through a Canada server is encrypted and, therefore, cannot be accessed by intelligence agencies in India.
China: Year of the Dragon Will Bring Baby Boom Despite One-Child PolicyIn the Year of the Dragon, China expects a 5 percent increase in births despite the country's strict one-child policy.
Diet Soda: Research Sparks Debate on Risks of Heart Disease, StrokePut down your diet soda and listen up. The bubbly zero calorie drink may increase your risk of heart disease, according to new research.
First Photos of Beyonce’s Baby Blue Ivy Carter Reignite Surrogacy Rumors [PHOTOS]The first photos of Beyonce's baby Blue Ivy Carter were released to the world on Friday by Beyonce and husband Jay-Z. The couple posted five photos one the Tumblr page "Hello Blue Ivy Carter.
Greece in Turmoil as EU Austerity Package Put on HoldGreece’s financial future in doubt after ministers look again at strict terms of European rescue package.
We value your privacy. Your email address will not be shared.
