[liberationtech] BlackBerry and CALEA-II

[Jacob Appelbaum]

Griffin Boyce:
> Andreas Bader <andreas.bader at nachtpult.de> wrote:
> 
>> Blackberry secures the connection if other firms want to get your data.
>> If the government wants it then you should better use open source
>> encrypted  Hardware.
>> I have been a BB user for years, but there are some mail accounts that
>> are only used on my Laptop, not on the BB.
>>
>> Andreas
>>
> 
>   I disagree.  Blackberry isn't openly selling your data or otherwise
> gifting it to third parties, but I don't think that's really enough.

That is exactly what they're doing. They have a key that is static and
from what I've heard, disclosed to LE and intel agencies, specifically
to retain or to enhance their marketshare.

> 
>   To me, it's disingenuous for companies to promote secure solutions that
> they know allow some kind of backdoor access.
> 
> Jacob Appelbaum <jacob at appelbaum.net> wrote:
> 
>> What an embarrassing joke
>>
> 
> Keep in mind that all PINs are 8-digit hex strings. Narrows the field a
> bit. ;P
> 

The PIN is just the hardware identifier as I understand things - that
isn't my concern - my concern is the fixed key.

All the best,
Jake