RIM likely to turn over BlackBberry data to London police
http://j.mp/pz2nWN (Fast Company)
"This assistance could come in the form of cooperation with the British
police force, who have already hinted that Twitter users who played a
role in escalating riots could face arrest. Compared to tweets,
Blackberry Messages' "BBMs," are harder to trace. The data sent
through the devices is encrypted and stored in RIM's locked-down data
centers, which they'll open, the Telegraph suggests, if the U.K.
government asks nicely. RIM is working with authorities in other
words, but it declined initially to answer questions about specifics."
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--Lauren--
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