up its server in Mumbai following intense pressure from the government
to provide a mechanism for lawful interception of its messenger
services and mobile maker Nokia has been asked to follow suit.
During a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs recently,
officials of the security agencies were informed that Canada-based
Research in Motion has installed the servers in Mumbai.
The servers have been inspected by a team of officers and permission
for direct linkage for lawful interception was expected to be issued
shortly, a presentation made at the meeting held in the office of the
Home Secretary said.
About the Nokia Push Mail, the Department of Telecom also prescribed a
similar policy as in the case adopted by the BlackBerry, the
presentation said.
The government and BlackBerry manufacturers were in a logjam over its
services in India as security agencies had raised a red flag over its
operations citing non availability of method to intercept its
messenger service and enterprise mail.
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