Remember when RIM claimed the BlackBerry was so secure, even they could not read your messages. It looks like that might be a big of a stretch. According to Business Standard, the Government of Mumbai plans to take over the BlackBerry servers in their country in order to test the solution for "legal interception of internet communication" provided by BlackBerry.
So what if you're an American emailing someone in Mumbai? Does this mean your emails are now insecure? Once you let one government peak into your encryption the entire system is compromised, even if only in user's perception. This is a sad day for BlackBerry!
According to an internal note of the telecom ministry, prepared after testing the interception of various services of BlackBerry by central security agencies, it was recommended to initiate a process to take over the possession of Research In Motion (RIM) infrastructure created at Mumbai for which a suitable agreement may be entered between the Department of Telecommunication and Canada-based RIM, manufacturer of the smartphone. After initially being reluctant to share information, BlackBerry has now been complying with the requirements of the government to ensure that all its services are intercepted in readable format and in real time, as and when required by the security agencies.
So what if you're an American emailing someone in Mumbai? Does this mean your emails are now insecure? Once you let one government peak into your encryption the entire system is compromised, even if only in user's perception. This is a sad day for BlackBerry!