Blackberry services in the UAE to be suspended soon

elchebib · 2010-08-01T15:03:14+00:00

Blackberry services to be suspended starting Oct. 11 in the UAE... What do you guys think? http://www.ameinfo.com/239080.html Sucks big time in my opinio...

samer

elchebib wroteAnd Lebanon will be joining them too:
http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/News/PoliticalNews/ar-LB/blackberry-lebanon-ed-952778.htm

From the above article:

وقال مصدر أمني "بلاكبيري يقع خارج نطاق المراقبة. لذا هناك مخاوف من أن تستغله جماعات اسلامية متشددة أو جواسيس

So apparently they are afraid terrorists might use blackberry services to communicate. Why don't they ban encrypted communication altogether? I mean, those terrorists can easily use an encrypted tunnel to communicate – even better, use a $1000 satellite phone (I imagine they are well funded) – I doubt they would go to Alfa/MTC and register for a line then pay a monthly bill; nothing screams "traceable" more than that.

wollyka

wollyka wroteI bet the issue will be risen in Lebanon too and the service will be blocked..

I told you so.. so predictable..

elchebib

samer wrote
elchebib wroteAnd Lebanon will be joining them too:
http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/News/PoliticalNews/ar-LB/blackberry-lebanon-ed-952778.htm
From the above article:
وقال مصدر أمني "بلاكبيري يقع خارج نطاق المراقبة. لذا هناك مخاوف من أن تستغله جماعات اسلامية متشددة أو جواسيس
So apparently they are afraid terrorists might use blackberry services to communicate. Why don't they ban encrypted communication altogether? I mean, those terrorists can easily use an encrypted tunnel to communicate – even better, use a $1000 satellite phone (I imagine they are well funded) – I doubt they would go to Alfa/MTC and register for a line then pay a monthly bill; nothing screams "traceable" more than that.

I guess they're main concern is that data communication and logging is done outside the Lebanese territory; in other words, when two people communicate using the BBM, the data they sent is stored only in these users blackberry's and the data center located outside the country in Canada. So if they wanted access to said information for monitoring and what not, they won't be able to tap into them unlike the usual communication means of voice and data services provided by MTC and Alfa.

Hope they'll resolve this because Mike Lazaridis did say that they faced such challenges before and they resolved with both parties satisfied.

vegetaleb

This is the best news I ever heard since years!!
All these ''BB addicted'' Lebanese will return to Nokia,Apple,HTC...
Geez even when dancing at 2am in nightclubs you have girls answering bb messenger,I will not be surprised they feel they have to do it too when fracking with their bf :S

Flakk

Good news, hope this comes to Lebanon anytime soon. :P

samer

vegetaleb wroteThis is the best news I ever heard since years!!
All these ''BB addicted'' Lebanese will return to Nokia,Apple,HTC...
Geez even when dancing at 2am in nightclubs you have girls answering bb messenger,I will not be surprised they feel they have to do it too when fracking with their bf :S

The government wants to ban a service because they can't snoop around on you.
Don't you think it's more important than being pissed off at people addicted to their BlackBerry's?

Edit: re-wrote the post using a less aggressive tone.

duckster

the joy of not seeing people in our country constantly starring at their blackberry, shades any negative implication such a decision might have

Joe

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180267/Lebanon_latest_to_launch_probe_into_BlackBerry_services?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2010-08-06

It's starting! It pisses me off!

babum

On the article is said, that they want to have a RIM server on Lebanon, what do you think guys?
Will current Lebanese bandwidth and capacity able to cope with such a task?

Aj_BlaZ

there is two opinions , I'm not surprised that the members that are always against or with are the same i wonder why , wait its LEBANON ...

rolf

babum wroteOn the article is said, that they want to have a RIM server on Lebanon, what do you think guys?
Will current Lebanese bandwidth and capacity able to cope with such a task?

I don't think they'll ever get their server, they can dream on.

elchebib

I guess Saudi got their server:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/rim-averts-saudi-arabias-blackberry-messaging-ban-negotiates-s/

babum

elchebib wroteI guess Saudi got their server:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/rim-averts-saudi-arabias-blackberry-messaging-ban-negotiates-s/

It could be better that way, maybe now that there are more RIM servers and there will be more to come we might get better deals or faster networks who knows.

elchebib

UAE talks making progress:

http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=81758204&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281

vegetaleb

Geez bb addicted are talking like drugs addicted, if someone finally stop this craziness it's like if it's the end of the world.Sorry I am not very materialistic but I love to study the weirdness of some Lebanese who worship ''things'' because they need they have to (to be ''a la mode'').
Oh of course Samer will shoot me again :s

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