Ban on BlackBerry data a security badge of honor.

 

Ban on BlackBerry data a security badge of honor.

The BlackBerry security model is very different from other phones," said Kevin Mahaffey of Lookout mobile security firm. "It is end-to-end and the encryption is so strong nobody knows how to monitor it."
Canada-based Research In Motion built its own platform for business customers that encrypts BlackBerry email messages and routes them in a way that keeps the data off limits from even telecom firms that carry the transmissions.
"They have such good security that I think some countries are uncomfortable with the fact that they can't intercept it," said Lookout chief executive John Hering.
While iPhones have been all the rage with smartphones users thrilled by games, social networking, video watching and other casual uses, BlackBerry has remained a favorite for business people craving secure wireless communications.
BlackBerry smartphones can be hard targets for countries that do electronic snooping in the name of national security.
RIM on Tuesday denied allegations it had offered some governments access to customers' data and not others, as it faced a ban in two Gulf States and India.
The UAE has said that BlackBerry services including messenger, web browsing and email will be suspended because they "allow individuals to commit violations" that the country cannot monitor.
There are a wide variety of services available through the BlackBerry network that you are going to be hard pressed to find in other services.