French Enforce BlackBerry Ban
French officials are to be banned from using BlackBerry handheld devices over fears sensitive information could be accessed by the US.
The Le Monde newspaper reported that security heads were concerned messages could be intercepted by US agencies, such as the National Security Agency (NSA), because they ran through servers in the United States and Britain.
Alain Juillet, an official in charge of economic intelligence issues was quoted as saying that the Blackberry "poses a problem of data security".
However, the ban hasn't gone down well, as one official was quoted as saying: "They tried to offer us something else to replace our BlackBerries but it doesn't work and some people are using their BlackBerry in secret."
The devices, made by Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM), can send e-mails or be used as mobile telephones and have grown in popularity around the world.
A RIM spokesperson said: "The NSA does not have the ability to view the content of any data communication sent through BlackBerry IT servers."
The spokesperson continued: "All data communications sent through the BlackBerry IT servers are encrypted and the origin of the e-mails cannot be traced or analysed for content.
"RIM continues to be committed to working with and supporting the needs of both corporate and government customers within France, including protecting data from attack and unauthorised access."
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