Indian government has doubts that militants might misuse the Canadian smartphone maker’s BlackBerry services as security agencies cannot decrypt the messages sent through these services. India authorities have threatened to shut down BlackBerry Services unless Research in Motion provides the mechanism of intercepting data. The country's security establishment took a hardline view on RIM's stand that it does not possess a "master key" to intercept data traffic on BlackBerry, insisting it needs right of entry to encrypted messages in a "readable format."
RIM has said BlackBerry security is based on a system where the customers have their own key and the company has neither a master key nor any to allow RIM or any third party to gain access to crucial corporate data. If the standoff continues we may see exodus of Blackberry from India in next few days.
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