Obama administration planning to spy on Internet and e-mail

To monitor terrorists and criminals who are increasingly using the Internet and social media to conduct business, the Obama administration wants to require technical changes to facilitate wiretaps of those venues. -db Daily Mail September 27, 2010 By Daily Mail Reporter Broad new regulations being drafted by the Obama administration would make it easier for [...]

Blackberry dispute: Reporters Without Borders worried national security a pretext to censorship

Reporters Without Borders is concerned that in asking BlackBerry to provide access codes to governments, it will allow them to shut down free expression. -db MediaShift Commentary August 26, 2010 By Clothilde Le Coz Next week will be decisive for BlackBerry corporate users. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) could provide a solution to help [...]

BlackBerry CEO says government intrusion would hurt growth of electronic commerce

Research In Motion CEO Michael Lazaridis says government who want to ban BlackBerry smartphones says his company will not allow government access to customer data and that attempts to invade privacy of users will undermine electronic commerce. -db Wall Street Journal August 4, 2010 By Spencer E. Ante and Phred Dvorak Research In Motion Ltd. [...]

Electronic Frontier Foundation sees BlackBerry ban as serious threat to privacy

The EFF staff technologist says that Middle East countries’ plans to block BlackBerry smart phones is a renewed and scary attempt by government to limit privacy tools afforded to the public. -db Electronic Frontier Foundation Commentary August 4, 2010 By Seth Schoen Recent news reports have presented somewhat contradictory analysis of government plans in the [...]

Federal court takes middle way in FOIA dispute

To protect the ability of the government to maintain its legal position in a patent claim lawsuit, a judge ruled that the Freedom of Information act neither fully shields nor exposes documents sought by a firm suing BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. -DB Courthouse News Service January 6, 2010 By Annie Youderian The Freedom of [...]