BlackBerry e-mail ban in uae

U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police

Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state’s moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai’s police chief said.

BlackBerry lets Saudi intrude into its users’ privacy

A preliminary agreement between the maker of the popular BlackBerry smart phone and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which government officials say grants them some access to users’ data, will avert a ban on the phone in that country.