BlackBerry provided cell phone messages and user information at the request of dozens of worldwide investigative agencies

It was reported that the Canadian investigation officials had provided the master code to access the user's messageBlackBerryWas providing user data not only for Canada but also for investigators in dozens of countries,CBC NewsIt reports.

BlackBerry hands over user data to help police 'kick ass,' insider says - Technology & amp; Science - CBC News
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BlackBerry was a seller of strong security, but when organized crime occurred in Canada between 2010 and 2012, the master code to decrypt the encrypted message to the used BlackBerry terminal was sent to the investigative agency It was proved that it was provided to the user and was accused of problems from the viewpoint of privacy protection to users.

It turned out that the police had obtained the decryption key of the smartphone "BlackBerry" - GIGAZINE


However, the following movie reveals that Canadian-based BlackBerry was actively involved in investigation and cooperation not only in Canada, but in dozens of countries worldwide.

BlackBerry hands over user data to help police 'kick ass,' insider says - Technology & amp; Science - CBC News


Representative cooperation with the investigation organization to the United States. New York Yankees'Alex RodriguezThe players were suspended for 1 year due to the doping problem, but BlackBerry contributed to the complete elucidation of suspicion.


According to CBC News, the statement about drug use left in the BBM message of BlackBerry terminal which Rodriguez was using was decided on the disposition.


Also, in corruption investigations over Brazilian state-owned oil capital Petrobras, BlackBerry has leaked by BlackBerry stakeholders that BlackBerry intercepted the user's message by cooperating with police officials in Brazil to investigate.


According to BlackBerry stakeholder's internal accusations, BlackBerry has a department that works in cooperation with investigative officials called "Public Safety Operations", and there are dozens of countries in the world that responded to investigation cooperation.


Information provided for investigation cooperation is "information of terminal and contractor", "log of message transmission / reception" "other", and others includes acts such as providing interception of communication and decryption key .


In response to CBC's interview, BlackBerry officials claimed that cooperating in the investigation was drug trafficking, trafficking in person, trafficking in person, money laundering, kidnapping, and crime related to children, claiming legitimacy as an act against these violent crimes is.


However, BlackBerry does not publish data on the number of cooperation requests from the investigators or the number actually cooperated by BlackBerry in the transparency report. About this point Privacy experts on technology say that cooperation with BlackBerry's investigative authority is quite different from that of other high-tech companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook.


CBC inquired BlackBerry about cooperation with the investigative organizations of each country, but the spokesperson replied that they are unable to answer because it is a sensitive issue concerning the investigation. Then, "Responding to the support requested using legally and ethically appropriate methods for arresting criminals is an obligation required of high-tech companies, and BlackBerry follows this basic philosophy It is said that he responded "I am acting."