JAKARTA, Indonesia — The government said Wednesday it is considering following the lead of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in banning BlackBerry services, adding to pressure on devicemaker Research in Motion Ltd. to give governments greater access to data.
Gatot Dewabroto, spokesman for Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information, wants RIM to set up a server locally so encrypted information sent by the phones won’t have to be routed through the Canadian company’s overseas computers.
“We don’t know whether data being sent through BlackBerrys can be intercepted or read by third parties outside the country,” he said, expressing concern that information could be used by criminals or spies. Niniek Karmini, The Associated Press
