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  • BlackBerry will continue to operate in Pakistan after all

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    Mona Lalwani
    Mona Lalwani
    12.31.2015

    BlackBerry has decided to stay and operate in Pakistan. Earlier this year, when the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority asked for "unfettered access" to users' information, including emails and BBM exchanges, the Canadian phone company refused to allow back door access that would jeopardize the privacy of its customers. The government pushed back and notified local mobile phone operators to discontinue BlackBerry Enterprise Service for "security reasons". With the shut down order looming over its existence, the company decided it was better to leave the country rather than change its privacy policy.