RIM already offers access to these countries to some its
BlackBerry service. The offer was not intercepted. States had wanted complete control over the flow of information from
BlackBerry users in their country. Meanwhile, RIM said it was not possible.
According to RIM, the milling data on the
BlackBerry network is encrypted in layers, since the information leaving the handset user.
BlackBerry network is designed in such a way that even RIM itself, can not access it. According to RIM, the encrypted data on RIM's network could not decrypt.
During this time traffic information through the
BlackBerry service immediately drawn to a server in Canada, or England, without going through a server control in the respective countries. Therefore, the United Arab Emirates and India wants RIM to provide a local server so that traffic no longer need to be drawn to a server outside of their country.
Later, Menkominfo Tifatul denied this. He said the government will not block at all
BlackBerry services in Indonesia. However, the Indonesian government is also requiring the same, as required by the United Arab Emirates and India: RIM to establish a local server in Indonesia.
"I asked them to create a data center here," said Minister Tifatul. This, he said, meant that the government could tap into lawbreakers.
When the government ignored a plea, he said, the government will give a warning. If the warnings are ignored as well, it is estimated, the edges of government will also provide sanctions, as sanctions banning
BlackBerry sales to push the construction of a service center in Indonesia, last year.
Turutnya Indonesia in the ranks of countries demanding more control over the
BlackBerry service, RIM's shares on the stock to make the Toronto Stock Exchange dropped drastically. Goldman Sachs recommends 'sell', RIM shares were down 4.46 percent. In two days, RIM's stock value plummeted to $ 2.7 billion alias Rp 24 trillion.
No wonder investors worried. The reason countries are demanding RIM is a large enough market share. According to the site in the United Arab Emirates, The National, at least there are 700 thousand users of the
BlackBerry Saudi Arabia and 500 thousand users in the UAE. While Indonesia is one of the nation's largest
BlackBerry users with about 1.2 million subscribers. Not to mention India.
While
BlackBerry users around the world there are more than 41 million customers in over 150 countries around the world, but this crisis is a severe test for the rim. Besides Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, and Indonesia, there are still some countries that might be followed and demanded the same thing, such as Bahrain or Kuwait.
South East Asia RIM has not answered emails VIVAnews when asked to comment on this. However, the New York Times,
RIM's founder and Co-Chief Executive Mike Lazaridis confirmed, allow governments to monitor the messages on the network RIM
BlackBerry will tarnish the relationship with its customers, including many large corporations and law enforcement agencies in various countries. "We will not compromise for that matter," said Lazaridis.
Because, he said, the
BlackBerry data security was the one who actually makes the service was great. "When you block a service that provides powerful encryption, you will cover many companies, business, trade, banking and the Internet. This means you will shut it all, and it seems it will not be happening. "
In the end this is a difficult choice for the rim. If you do not comply with a request earlier states, RIM could be blocked and will lose millions of customers. But if the rim countries comply with a request earlier, the
BlackBerry service is like with a regular internet service, and may be RIM is also going to lose the trust of millions of other users.