The encryption of data on BlackBerry smartphones has put RIM on a collision course with some of the world's more controlling Governments.
Earlier this week, the UAE telecoms authority said BlackBerrys worked "beyond the jurisdiction" of national laws because data is stored beyond the country's borders.
"As a result of how Blackberry data is managed and stored, in their current form, certain Blackberry applications allow people to misuse the service, causing serious social, judicial and national security repercussions," the authority stated, raising concerns the UAE would ban the device.