Comments on: UAE: BlackBerry ban is a sign of elite’s unease http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/08/emirates-blackberry-ban-free-speech/ for free expression Fri, 17 May 2013 18:22:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Blackberry facing growing pressure in the Gulf and India over encryption code [Updated] « sami ben gharbia http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/08/emirates-blackberry-ban-free-speech/#comment-2576 Blackberry facing growing pressure in the Gulf and India over encryption code [Updated] « sami ben gharbia Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:23:38 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=14675#comment-2576 [...] of Success“, the United Arab Emirates’ ban on BlackBerry email and messenger is “primarily a response to mounting political opposition“: It is also a stark reminder of the current regime’s disingenuous attitudes, its invasive [...]

]]> By: Global Voices teny Malagasy » Blackberry misedra tsindry any amin’ny Golfa sy India noho ny ‘code’ fanafenana [Encryption code] http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/08/emirates-blackberry-ban-free-speech/#comment-2568 Global Voices teny Malagasy » Blackberry misedra tsindry any amin’ny Golfa sy India noho ny ‘code’ fanafenana [Encryption code] Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:54:49 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=14675#comment-2568 [...] Emira Arabo Mitambatra ny mailaka sy resaka mivantana ao amin'ny  BlackBerry dia  “voalohany indrindra ho valinkafatra amin'ny fisongan'ny politikan'ny mpanohitra“: Fampahatsiahivana amin'ny fomba mivatravatra ny toe-tsaina tsy mendrika anànan'ny [...]

]]> By: Interneta filtrētāji pret BlackBerry | brīvība.info http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/08/emirates-blackberry-ban-free-speech/#comment-2566 Interneta filtrētāji pret BlackBerry | brīvība.info Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=14675#comment-2566 [...] Iemesls šādai nemīlestībai ir apstāklis, ka BlackBerry lietotāji pieslēdzas internetam izmantojot BlackBerry serverus, tādejādi apejot daudzās valstīs pastāvošos interneta filtrus. Tas cenzūru mīlošo valstu vadītājos rada bažas par iespējamiem “Irānas tipa” nemieriem. [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Advocacy » Blackberry face growing pressure in the Gulf and India over encryption code http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/08/emirates-blackberry-ban-free-speech/#comment-2564 Global Voices Advocacy » Blackberry face growing pressure in the Gulf and India over encryption code Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:38:31 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=14675#comment-2564 [...] of Success“, the United Arab Emirates’ ban on BlackBerry email and messenger is “primarily a response to mounting political opposition“: It is also a stark reminder of the current regime’s disingenuous attitudes, its invasive [...]

]]> By: James http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/08/emirates-blackberry-ban-free-speech/#comment-2556 James Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:40:07 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=14675#comment-2556 RIM has a list of ‘acceptable governments’ with which it’s willing to share user data. According to this article, it already shares its servers (which contain the actual data being sent) with 100 countries.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/03/rim_india_kuwait/

]]> By: Michael Willoughby http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/08/emirates-blackberry-ban-free-speech/#comment-2555 Michael Willoughby Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:06:56 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=14675#comment-2555 I am not sure Dr Davidson is right that RIM will be so delighted at this move, although it is an advert for their system’s high levels of security.

Surely they will miss half a million subscribers.

]]> By: Public transparency, private privacy « The Transparency Extremist http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/08/emirates-blackberry-ban-free-speech/#comment-2554 Public transparency, private privacy « The Transparency Extremist Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:20:36 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=14675#comment-2554 [...] Public transparency, private privacy Posted Monday, 2nd August 2010 Filed under: trust | Apparenty, two Arab states are to ban the Blackberry. Index on Censorship has more detail here [...]

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