Citing National Security, Blackberry Services To Be Suspended In the UAE And Saudi Arabia

BlackBerry Users In UAE, Saudi May Have Services Cut -- Yahoo News/Reuters

DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – More than a million BlackBerry users may have key services in Saudi Arabia and the UAE cut off after authorities stepped up demands on smartphone maker Research In Motion for access to encrypted messages sent over the device.

BlackBerry's Messenger application has spread rapidly in the Gulf Arab region but because the data is encrypted and sent to offshore servers, it cannot be tracked locally.

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