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Dubai bans email usage on Blackberries
Dubai the country pictured by many to be at the forefront of an IT revolution and behind the Smart City project in Malta has announced bans on some functions of the Blackberry mobile phone, claiming security concerns.
The United Arab Emirates is to block sending emails, accessing the internet, and delivering instant messages to other Blackberry handsets.
Saudi Arabia is to prevent the use of the Blackberry to Blackberry instant messaging service.
Both nations are unhappy that they are unable to monitor such communications via the handsets. The ban is linked to the paranoia in both regimes over access to uncensored news.
The UAE denies censorship is involved
Blackberry handsets automatically send the encrypted data to computer servers outside of the two countries.
The UAE ban is to start in October, while the Saudi move will begin later this month.
John Mifsud •
Don't let Carm Mifsud Bonnici see this! It will give him ideas.....
Keith Fenech •
Dubai can monitor Yahoo and Hotmail already, Dubai is targeting the encrypted emails and BB messenger, they want access to private and corporate communications so they can monitor investors, reporters and people in general. People should avoid this place, why would you do business in Dubai if all your confidential issues are known to Dubai Government for their commercial advantage.
Modern Dubai? a joke, an illusion, it never left the dark ages.
