BlackBerry update in UAE reportedly surveillance software in dis...

Courtesy Engadget  Tue, 07/14/2009 - 15:59

There's not much in the way of official statements on this one just yet, but itp.net is reporting that a recently pushed out update for all BlackBerry users on the UAE-based carrier Etisalat is not a "performance enhancement patch" as advertised, but rather some spyware that could potentially give Etisalat the ability to keep an eye on its customers' messages.

The first suspicions about the update apparently arose when users noticed dramatically reduced battery life and...

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