S.Africa won't tap into Blackberry: Ministry

Release Date 8 Sep, 2011 in Economic Times

S.Africa won't tap into Blackberry: Ministry Economic Times - 8 Sep, 2011 JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's communication ministry on Thursday said it would not regulate Blackberry smartphone's encrypted messenger service to help catch criminals. Earlier this week, deputy minister Obed Bapela told a telecommunications conference ...
	No regulation on Blackberry in S Africa: Justice Minister Zee News - 8 Sep, 2011 Johannesburg: South Africa on Thursday said it has no plans to regulate Blackberry's encrypted message service BBM for the cyber security. Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said that there were no plans at this stage to regulate the BBM service of ...
	Govt: No intention to regulate Blackberry Independent Online - 8 Sep, 2011 The minister of communications, Radhakrishna “Roy” Padayachie said on Thursday that the department has no intention to regulate or legislate against Blackberry Encryption messenger services (BBM). It follows a call from deputy communications minister ...
RIM Working With South Africa to Prevent Blackberry Messenger Use in Crime Bloomberg - Vernon Wessels - 8 Sep, 2011 South Africa's government has “no intention” of regulating or legislating against the use of Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM)'s Blackberry Messenger services, Communications Minister Radhakrishna Roy ...
S.Africa will not regulate BlackBerry chat -minister Reuters Africa - 8 Sep, 2011 CAPE TOWN, Sept 8 (Reuters) - South Africa has no intention to clamp down on Research in Motion's BlackBerry Messenger service, the country's communications minister said on Thursday, contradicting comments this week from a junior minister. ...
South Africa joins the call for BlackBerry messaging keys Register - Bill Ray - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ South Africa has joined the call for access to the BlackBerry Messaging service, quoting the usual security concerns and pointing out that the UK plans much the same thing. BBM, the BlackBerry messaging service, ...
S.Africa mulls regulation of BlackBerry chat Economic Times - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is considering regulation on users of Research in Motion's Blackberry Messenger to prevent crime, a deputy minister said in speech this week. The government is concerned the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), instant chat service, ...
	S.African police may tap into Blackberry smartphones AFP - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ JOHANNESBURG �" The South African government is considering allowing police access to the Blackberry smartphone's encrypted messenger service to help catch criminals, reports said Tuesday. Deputy communications minister Obed Bapela said the Blackberry ...
	Govt wants access to BBM: reports Times LIVE - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎ The government wants new regulation giving the police access to BlackBerry's encrypted messenger service (BBM), according to reports on Tuesday. BBM had become the favoured way of executing crimes, Deputy Communications Minister Obed Bapela told the ...
Calls for BBM decryption not for spy purposes Mail & Guardian Online - Gareth Vorster - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎ Deputy Communications Minister Kopeng Obed Bapela on Monday called for the decryption of BlackBerry Messenger-type services amid an increase in cybercrime in the space. Speaking at the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications ...
SA Gov issues statement on BBM debate IT News Africa - 8 Sep, 2011 Following the announcement made by Communications Deputy Minister, Obed Bapela at the recent SATNAC Conference in East London, about the South African government joining in the call to regulate Research In Motion's BlackBerry Messenger service, ...
	SA comms minister says government will not regulate BlackBerry services Technology Zimbabwe - 8 Sep, 2011 Yesterday, we posted that the South African government was considering allowing the police access to the BlackBerry encrypted messenger service (BBM) in their operations to catch criminals. The article was based on reports that the South African deputy ...
	South African Authorities Will Not Monitor BBM Social Barrel - Solon Harmony Dolor - 8 Sep, 2011 After reports saying that South African authorities are considering monitoring the BlackBerry Messenger service (BBM), the country's Communications Minister has said that authorities from the country will not do so. Communications Minister Radhakrishna ...
South Africa says it has no plans to regulate Blackberry chat Monsters and Critics.com - 8 Sep, 2011 Johannesburg - South Africa's Communications Ministry assured Blackberry users on Thursday that there would be no crackdown on the mobile device's chat services. 'Government has no intention to regulate or legislate against Blackberry Encryption ...
	BBM safe for now: Minister of Communications MyBroadband - 8 Sep, 2011 Jan Vermeulen is a technology journalist and web developer at MyBroadband. After receiving a Computer Engineering degree at the University of Pretoria he worked at... Earlier this week the deputy minister of communications, Obed Bapela, said that the ...
	Padayachie takes issue with deputy's BBM comments TechCentral - 8 Sep, 2011 This article was posted by Editor on Sep 8th, 2011 and filed under News, Top. You can follow any responses to this entry using RSS 2.0. You can also leave a comment below this article Communications minister Roy Padayachie has downplayed recent ...
	South Africa wants to access BBM too Ubergizmo - George Wong - 8 Sep, 2011 RIM can't seem to catch a break whenever it comes to issues of its customers' privacy. The company has gotten into trouble with multiple governments before over its unwillingness to give up the privacy of BlackBerry users that make use of BBM to ...
	South Africa Wants Access to RIM's BBM Service Mobiledia - 8 Sep, 2011 By Kat Asharya \| Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:05 pm South Africa wants police access to the encrypted messenger service on BlackBerry devices to help catch criminals, echoing similar requests from other governments as BBM continues to fall under scrutiny. ...
South Africa Wants Access To BBM Messages TechCrunch - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Crook dabbled in mobile marketing and mobile apps as well as doing device reviews for MobileMarketer and MobileBurn. ...
	BBM May Soon Be Monitored By South African Authorities Social Barrel - Solon Harmony Dolor - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎ South African authorities may soon be monitoring the encrypted BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service of Research In Motion phones, a report from the Agence France-Presse reveals. South African authorities may be given access to the BlackBerry Messenger ...
South African government apprehensive about BlackBerry encryption Technology Zimbabwe - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ Reports coming out of South Africa yesterday suggest the country's government is apprehensive about BlackBerry services. The South African government is proposing allowing the police access to the BlackBerry encrypted messenger service supposedly in a ...
No plan yet to regulate BlackBerry �" Radebe Business Day - Wyndham Hartley, Chantelle Benjamin - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ CAPE TOWN �" There is no plan yet for regulations or legislation regarding BlackBerry's encrypted messenger service (BBM), as the government's cyber policy was still being devised, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said yesterday. ...
BlackBerry: No special access for SA Fin24 - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ BlackBerry maker Research In Motion says it maintains a global standard which does not include "special deals" for countries to access its BBM service. There is a serious problem with the property valuation system in South Africa, according to Land ...
Cyber regulation debated by Cabinet Jacaranda 94.2 - Devereaux Morkel - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ The government has not taken a decision regarding the cyber regulation and use of Blackberry instant messaging, Minister of Justice Jeff Radebe said on Tuesday. This after reports that the government wants new regulation giving the ...
	SA not using technology for problem solving BusinessLIVE - Gareth Vorster - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ Kopeng Obed Bapela, the deputy minister of communications says that SA has not moved as a nation to adapt the use of technology to deal with its problems and using it to provide solutions. Speaking at the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and ...
SA might decrypt BBM messages IT News Africa - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ South Africa's Deputy Communications Minister Kopeng Obed Bapela told a delegation at the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (Satnac) in East London, that South Africa might look into the decryption of ...
	State's BBM access plan: BlackBerry reacts TechCentral - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ This article was posted by Editor on Sep 6th, 2011 and filed under News, Top. You can follow any responses to this entry using RSS 2.0. You can also leave a comment below this article BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) has vowed to “work ...
Increased calls for social media, BBM regulation Memeburn - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ By Michelle Atagana: Managing Ed. Formal content regulation on social networks and messenger services like BlackBerry's BBM is currently a topic of heated discussion around the world. Governments in disparate countries from the UK, Saudi Arabia, India, ...
'Low internet penetration is worrying' The New Age Online - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ The government was worried about the slow progress of broadband penetration in the country and planned to afford the service to all by 2020, a senior government official said in East London. SA has penetration of 10% among a population of 50 million. ...
South Africa plans BlackBerry interception legislation Telecompaper (subscription) - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ South Africa's Communications deputy minister Obed Bapela told delegates at Telkom's annual Satnac conference that the government was considering a change to legislation to allow the South Africa Police Service to get access, through court orders, ...