Dubai is the center for the economic development in the Middle East but soon thousands of business and private customer might not be able to use their BlackBerry anymore.

The Financial Times reports that the United Arab Emirates discussed the possibilty of restricting or monitoring BlackBerry mobile phones. The main problem is that BlackBerry use internal encryption networks that are difficult to monitor.

The United Arab Emirates raised the possibility on Sunday of restricting or monitoring BlackBerry mobile phones, when the country’s regulator said the handsets were not covered by its laws.

“Currently, BlackBerry operates beyond the jurisdiction of national legislation, since it is the only device operating in the UAE that immediately exports its data offshore and is managed by a foreign, commercial organisation,” said a statement from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.

 

“As a result of how BlackBerry data is managed and stored, in their current form, certain BlackBerry applications allow people to misuse the service, causing serious social, judicial and national security repercussions.”

What do you think about this? Is this the End for BlackBerry smartphones in the middle east? Or will democracy and privacy win and communication will remain free – whether on Android, iPhone or on the BlackBerry in the middle east.

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