http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Saudis-BlackBerry-Maker-Strike-Deal-100182649.html Voice Of America News 07 August 2010 Officials in Saudi Arabia say the country has reached an agreement with BlackBerry, avoiding a permanent ban on the smartphone's messaging service. The officials spoke Saturday on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. They said the deal calls for the smartphone maker to install computer servers inside Saudi Arabia. Saudi officials would then be able to access the servers and monitor messages in order to maintain security. The officials said BlackBerry is in the process of installing and testing the new servers. Saudi Arabia announced it would suspend messenger services Friday because the maker of the devices has failed to meet Riyadh's demands for access to encrypted information. News organizations said BlackBerry users in Saudi Arabia reported temporary interruptions in service, but that many were still able to access the messenger service Friday in spite of the threatened ban. [...] -- Visit InfoSec News! http://www.infosecnews.org/Received on Sun Aug 08 2010 - 22:29:17 PDT
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