Re: U.A.E. Declares BlackBerry a Security Risk

[Henri Salo <henri () nerv fi>]

On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:06:23 -0400 (EDT)
der Mouse <mouse () rodents-montreal org> wrote:

> > > > Why the BlackBerry in particular?
> > > Perhaps because their entire operation is run as poorly as their
> > > email system?
> > So Obama is allowed to carry one, why, exactly?
>
> I'm reminded of a past workplace.  They gave me a crackberry until I
> made it clear I had no intention of reading my email on it, at which
> point they reclaimed it and gave it to someone else.  (Small loss; the
> user interface would have driven me nuts to try to use to any
> significant extent.)
>
> I would have expected giving one's login password to someone outside
> the company would be a firing offense, but apparently it's OK when the
> "someone" in question is RIM.  I've never quite understood why.
>
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Maybe the answer is something similar to or between the lines:

"Change company, now!"

Best regards,
Henri Salo
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