The Canadian Research In Motion (RIM), which manufactures the BlackBerry smartphone, announced on Thursday, January 27, it would not provide the Indian authorities the technical means to monitor the messages sent or received by mobile-owned enterprises. "There is no solution. There is no key" to decrypt the emails from companies, told reporters in New Delhi a Director of RIM, Robert Crow.
"It is not possible because the keys are in the hands of service firms" using them, "he adds. India has set an ultimatum to RIM expiring on January 31 that the Canadian manufacturer found a solution to Indian security agencies access to data sent via e-mail services and instant messaging from their mobile ultra-secure.
India had threatened to close two departments of the BlackBerry smartphone known for its highly secure encryption systems, used by 1.1 million people in the country. The Indian government is particularly concerned that the courier service's encrypted BlackBerry is used by militants to mount attacks without their communications can be intercepted by law enforcement.
THE BLACKBERRY, a "small fraction" THE PROBLEM On January 13, RIM announced that the Indian authorities could monitor emails and instant messages, Blackberry public. However, according to Mr. Crow, messages of companies pose a much larger problem that must be addressed by the entire industry.
"This is not a problem unique to BlackBerry. The Blackberry is a small fraction of the total number of VPN in India," the official said RIM, referring to resale VPNs (Virtual Private Networks or VPN ) which are used by companies to encrypt their messages. According to Mr. Crow, the number of ultra-secure VPN over a million in India.
The Indian government has also required Internet communications firms Google and Skype they install servers in the country, so as to allow Indian security forces to control conversations and messages passing through their networks. 
"It is not possible because the keys are in the hands of service firms" using them, "he adds. India has set an ultimatum to RIM expiring on January 31 that the Canadian manufacturer found a solution to Indian security agencies access to data sent via e-mail services and instant messaging from their mobile ultra-secure.
India had threatened to close two departments of the BlackBerry smartphone known for its highly secure encryption systems, used by 1.1 million people in the country. The Indian government is particularly concerned that the courier service's encrypted BlackBerry is used by militants to mount attacks without their communications can be intercepted by law enforcement.
THE BLACKBERRY, a "small fraction" THE PROBLEM On January 13, RIM announced that the Indian authorities could monitor emails and instant messages, Blackberry public. However, according to Mr. Crow, messages of companies pose a much larger problem that must be addressed by the entire industry.
"This is not a problem unique to BlackBerry. The Blackberry is a small fraction of the total number of VPN in India," the official said RIM, referring to resale VPNs (Virtual Private Networks or VPN ) which are used by companies to encrypt their messages. According to Mr. Crow, the number of ultra-secure VPN over a million in India.
The Indian government has also required Internet communications firms Google and Skype they install servers in the country, so as to allow Indian security forces to control conversations and messages passing through their networks.
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