BlackBerry gets 60-day extension to ensure compliance
The feasibility of the solutions offered by RIM will be assessed after they are put into operation. India's Ministry of Home Affairs will review the situation within 60 days and by that time DoT is also expected to submit its report.
A MOVE that has come as a blessing in disguise for a million strong BlackBerry users across India and the manufacturer of the smartphone, Research In Motion (RIM), the Indian security agencies gave a breather of 60 days to the company to set up its encrypted data sharing server. The Canadian firm will now have to set up the local server if it has to continue its services by November. In addition to this, the government has also decided that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will keep a note of the feasibility options given by the smartphone maker. This option comes into light after India took a tough stand on their earlier demand of setting up communications servers all across India. The Ministry of Home Affairs asserted that any communication through the telecom spectrum should be accessible to the Indian security agencies and all telecom companies including third parties will have to comply with the government rule.
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