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A week ago it looked like the government was nearer a solution than ever before, with the imminent possibility of RIM allowing the Indian government to intercept non-corporate emails sent through Blackberry smart phones. In a top-level meeting reported to have taken place May 7 between the Canadian High Commissioner David Malone, RIM officials, and Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura, the Canadian side was said to have conveyed that RIM is considering giving access to individual users' emails to the Indian government.
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With the additional security capabilities that Blackberry devices typically afford, Blackberry customers tend to use their smart phones even for things like bank transactions and other money-related matters.
RIM officials are believed to have now asked the DoT to take responsibility as 'custodian of the Private Keys' and bear the consequences -- in the event of any loss of essential data of Blackberry customers.
