tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post8934850929513592305..comments2024-03-27T15:47:17.599+04:00Comments on UAE Community Blog: Blackberry Shenaniganssecretdubaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-67024924059577499522010-07-26T21:22:03.176+04:002010-07-26T21:22:03.176+04:00Sometimes I feel like the UAE is a testing ground ...Sometimes I feel like the UAE is a testing ground for other countries to learn from. It seems they want alot of government control over everything. Might as well put cameras in our houses to make sure people aren't creating a threat to society.Saifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388707573731563451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-75679046478595175712010-07-26T09:27:29.913+04:002010-07-26T09:27:29.913+04:00http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?x...http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2010/July/theuae_July488.xml&section=theuae<br /><br />(WAM)<br /><br />20 July 2010, 1:18 PMA recent consumer poll conducted in the UAE showed that more than half of the Emirati respondents (55 per cent) do not trust the information they receive via Blackberry Messenger.<br /><br />A full 61 per cent of Nationals surveyed agree that people use Blackberry Messenger to anonymously spread rumours and false information, said Integral Research in its survey field work conducted between 14-16 July 2010. <br /><br />Despite this distrust, 71 per cent of the respondents are always available to their BBM contacts, with only 19 per cent switching off their Blackberry as part of their regular day. <br /><br />The national survey queried Blackberry subscribers in the UAE, including a dedicated sample of UAE Nationals, on their use of Blackberry Messenger. Almost three quarters (70 per cent) of Emirati subscribers believe that the use of Blackberry Messenger by children and teenagers is inappropriate – compared to the survey average of 52 per centAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-56313867507360560472010-07-26T05:04:35.355+04:002010-07-26T05:04:35.355+04:00Ha! It's taken them this long to figure out h...Ha! It's taken them this long to figure out how to get back at RIM after Etisalat's spyware download fiasco a year ago!<br /><br />This was excellently covered by Alexander <a href="http://fakeplasticsouks.blogspot.com/2009/07/speech.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://fakeplasticsouks.blogspot.com/2009/07/incompetence-or-arrogance.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />Keefie - in Alexander's first link, you make a comment about the UAE Black Berry users being reported as 145,000. In a year, it's gone to 500,000!nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-89165981127589054522010-07-26T01:27:11.420+04:002010-07-26T01:27:11.420+04:00500,000 users?! I don't think so. And surely t...500,000 users?! I don't think so. And surely the telcos knew what the score is with RIM. What a crock, same as always.Keefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820411415545249138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-91214018017980191612010-07-25T20:36:59.358+04:002010-07-25T20:36:59.358+04:00Interesting synopsis:
The final thing to mention ...Interesting synopsis:<br /><br /><i>The final thing to mention is that the spyware does appear to be installed in a non-running state by default, where it's not actually exfiltrating data once the initial registration packet has gone out. However, using the command and control mechanism we described earlier, the carrier can remotely start/stop the service at will on a per-device basis.</i><br /><br />Source: http://www.veracode.com/blog/2009/07/blackberry-spyware-dissected/<br /><br />There's never a dull moment as far as Etisalad is concerned. In a way, I'm glad I'm dumped my BB for an HTC Droid.<br /><br />From a technical point of view, a restore to default factory settings should get rid of this spyware, which when prompted, an alert techie can simply choose to ignore, no? Or does this spyware code stay embedded forever?Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249412273016951816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-50197465650341188012010-07-25T20:36:25.279+04:002010-07-25T20:36:25.279+04:00This has nothing to do with recent messages discus...This has nothing to do with recent messages discussing Sharjah power situation, which I have seen a few debate on twitter?Rupert Neil Bumfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460239805603476978noreply@blogger.com