Article W63Y BlackBerry to pull out of Pakistan over government surveillance

BlackBerry to pull out of Pakistan over government surveillance

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Samuel Gibbs
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Smartphone maker plans exit after ban on secure communications sees demand for 'unfettered access' to all customer information

Smartphone and secure communications company BlackBerry will pull out of Pakistan by the end of the year over government intrusions into user privacy.

The Pakistani government has banned the use of the company's BlackBerry Enterprise servers, which provide encrypted data and communications services to BlackBerry mobile phones.

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