Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia ‘threatens Skype ban’Ahmed Omran, a Saudi blogger who runs the Riyadh Bureau site, says that Saudi telecom companies may be tempted to go along with the request from the regulator – even though it will upset their customers – because of the loss of revenue they suffer from the free apps, which are hugely popular in the country.  Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy toolWorries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai’s police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone maker. India to reprieve some BlackBerry servicesIndia will allow BlackBerry’s messenger service to continue beyond an August 31 deadline, but could shut down its secure email service if access is not given to its encrypted data by then. UAE, Blackberry may soon resolve spat: diplomatsTalks between the United Arab Emirates and Canada’s Research In Motion (RIM) may soon resolve a spat over BlackBerry security. India threatens to suspend Blackberry by 31 August
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India has given Blackberry phone maker RIM a deadline of 31 August to give the government access to all of its services or face being shut down. Questions and answers about BlackBerry objections
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Which countries are involved? A list of countries considering BlackBerry bans
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RIM to share some BlackBerry codes with Saudis
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Research In Motion has agreed to hand over user codes that would let Saudi authorities monitor its BlackBerry Messenger, as it seeks to stop the kingdom from silencing the service, a source close to the talks said on Tuesday. BlackBerry users guessing in Saudi, assured in OmanBlackBerry users in Saudi Arabia were left guessing for a second time in a week on Tuesday after a deadline to address security concerns about encryption lapsed, but service continued normally. Saudi telecoms test fix to avert BlackBerry banSaudi Arabia told the kingdom’s telecom operators on Saturday to test a proposed fix to the perceived national security threat posed by Research In Motion’s BlackBerry smartphones, and said it would not ban service if the test was successful.
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