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Originally Posted by Jaggu  Dont bash me up but let me ask the most stupid question in this thread.
Whats so special about blackberry services, compared to other service through 3G, EDGE, GPRS? |
Custom encryption and a very high level of compression to reduce the size of data packets.
Other email services use standard encryption and regular compression + they are client-based or if you're using Microsoft ActiveSync then its based in the Exchange Server within the client's data centre.
I think the encryption thing is not the real issue. The real issue is the fact that all these emails go all the way to RIM's US-based servers to get pushed onto the blackberry device in your hand.
So if most of your top govt officials, CEOs of various companies, captains of industry and others use the service then another government has full visibility of communications to and from these people. Makes it very easy to figure out whether something is happening, doesnt it?