There has been some update to the ban on BlackBerry services over at Saudi Arabia. According to MSNBC, RIM has handed over user codes that will let the country track individual users. A BlackBerry server had also been placed inside Saudi Arabia for testing purpose. But what exactly are the government getting access to? The unique pin number and code for each registered BlackBerry. That would give Saudi-authorities access to BBMs.

This seemed to be the only solution for RIM, if they want their services till still being aired up in these case-sensitive countries. Though I am nobody to judge the security flaws of these unmonitored services, but if they were to monitor terrorist activities through such means, surely other sensitive information will also be leaked out through such means if it was monitored by unethical personals. I supposed we would be seeing similar solutions over at UAE and other countries that have similar concern over this security issue.

[via Msnbc]