[ZDN]Middle East countries: the BlackBerry is a national security threat

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has described RIM’s device as a threat posing “serious social, judicial and national security repercussions” due to the country’s inability to successfully eavesdrop on users, and the fact that transmitted data is stored offshore. Does the BlackBerry really pose a threat to national security?

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