Gulf States to impose Blackberry ban
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The Gulf States are ganging up on the Blackberry, as the device's security means that it can't be intercepted by Government agencies keen to keep and eye on what their subjects are talking about. Yesterday Saudi Arabia followed the UAE's lead in banning the device, claiming that the fact that data is exported offshore means communications could prove a security threat. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE said in a statement on its web site,...
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