File this one under WTF

[quispiam lepidus <quispiam.lepidus () gmail com>]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8161190.stm

UAE Blackberry update was spyware

An update for Blackberry users in the United Arab Emirates could allow
unauthorised access to private information and e-mails.

The update was prompted by a text from UAE telecoms firm Etisalat,
suggesting it would improve performance.

In the statement, RIM told customers that "Etisalat appears to have
distributed a telecommunications surveillance application...
independent sources have concluded that it is possible that the
installed software could then enable unauthorised access to private or
confidential information stored on the user's smartphone".

The update has now been identified as an application developed by
American firm SS8. The California-based company describes itself as a
provider of "lawful electronic intercept and surveillance solutions".

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