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Old 14th Jul 2009, 03:23
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Etisalat bust putting spyware on Blackberry

Just for interest..........

Have you installed a special "performance enhancing" patch from Etisalat on your Blackberry..

"Dear Etisalat BlackBerry Customer,
Etisalat is always keen to provide you with the best BlackBerry service and ultimate experience, for that we will be sending you a performance enhancement patch that you need to install on your device. For more information, please call 101 Empower your Business with BlackBerry® and Mobile Solutions from Etisalat"



It turns out this patch is spyware that sends copies of your messages to their server.

Unfortunately for them, the patch has been causing huge battery drainage issues and people started to investigate.

Follow the comments on this blog........

UAE spying on citizens through an Etisalat BlackBerry update? | BlackBerry Cool

Man what a bunch of clowns
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