India steps up demands for BlackBerry access

Posted in: Mobile & Wireless at 12/08/2010 15:58

Indian demands are giving a new headache to BlackBerry maker Research in Motion after New Delhi threatened a shutdown that could affect one million of the smartphone's 41 million users.

India, worried about national security, could ask mobile phone operators to block BlackBerry messaging and email until RIM provides them with access to data transmitted over the handset, a senior government official said on Wednesday.

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uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE67A10I20100811
in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50769620100811

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