Now why would you want to ban a BlackberryTM?

A lot has changed after the attack on the twin towers on the 11^th of September 2001. Governments have become more wary and are looking to be proactive rather than reactive in their approach to countering any form of terrorism. First there was news that India planned on halting Blackberry services and just recently the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have also declared that they wish to do the same. 

Data is encrypted and routed to overseas servers. The countries cite security concerns primarily over the email service and the messenger chat service. These emails and messages cannot be cracked and therefore may act as a shield to terrorist and money launderers who can roam around undetected. The people at the Blackberry Company, Research in motion (RIM) have refused to hand over the codes to these governments since they believe that it is the aim is to provide the most secure cellphone communication. The authorities however refuse to buy this as they demand a way to intercept and access information that may prove to be vital in guarding the country and its people against terrorist activities etc.

This is not unusual as many countries do actually monitor communications and messages, internet searches, emails etc can be accessed by government authorities when deemed necessary. On one side the argument that security concerns needs to be addressed and are a priority is a valid one but Blackberry also stands its ground on the need to uphold customer privacy. Countries such as the U.S feel that the ban infringes upon the right of free flow of information. However for other states that feel that inaccessible data is a threat , one can just not rule that argument out as irrational.