BlackBerry in race to satisfy Saudis – answers
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- What is ‘hanging over’ BlackBerry’s messenger service? a ban
- What must be allowed on the service? official monitoring
- When is the deadline? Monday
- Who would have better access to data? Saudi officials
- How many people use BlackBerry’s? 700,000
- Why do Saudi officials want to monitor data? because of security fears
- Which verb is used to describe the influence of Saudi clerics? wield, ‘wield strong influence’
- What does the device encourage? men and women who are not related to interact
- Who else has threatened to block BlackBerry Services? the United Arab Emirates
- On what grounds do countries such as India and Kuwait have concerns? security and moral