] Article outlining 4 of the key ways that Blackberrry uses to protects your privacy.
] We live in an age where our personal information is more valuable than ever. Some vendors want to silently collect and sell our data, while others want to capitalize on our worries by selling privacy “features.” At BlackBerry, consumer privacy is not a new and exciting feature; it is, and has always been, an intrinsic part of our culture and technology.
[WHY]
] Privacy by Default
] BES messages, BBM and Blend are encrypted by default
] Connections to mail servers that support encyrption are encrypted by default
] Connections to web servers that support encryption are encrypted by default
] Connection blackberry are encrypted by default
] BlackBerry, we’re big believers in device encryption. In fact, we’ve supported FIPS 140-2 validated encryption in all of our devices for the past 10 years
] Passwords for human beings
] making simple passwords secure. limit password attempts so that after 10 incorrect tries, your device automatically wipes to protect your information.
] BlackBerry ID also limits password attempts, which protects both BBM and your payment information in BlackBerry World.
] BlackBerry Protect, so if you lose your device you can immediately locate it, make it ring, set a password, change the password, and remotely wipe all of your information.
] Ask - for permission, NOT foregiveness
] BlackBerry lets you opt in to data collection and opt out anytime. When you first boot your BlackBerry 10 device, you’ll see a screen that asks if you want to enable Location Diagnostics. We securely collect anonymous data to do neat things like improve turn-by-turn navigation in BlackBerry Maps and learn which BBM Emojis are the most popular, which is why most people choose to enable this. But if you change your mind later on, you can disable it anytime from Settings -> Security and Privacy -> Diagnostics.
] CYA - Cover your Apps
] We’ve partnered with Trend Micro to automatically scan all apps on BlackBerry World , and starting with the BlackBerry Passport, we also scan Android apps for malware as you install them.
] When you install an app, it gets put in its own sandbox separate from your personal data, and the only way to access things like your location, camera, or BBM is by asking your permission.
] And for BlackBerry apps, you can choose to deny individual permissions and still run the app.
[what] new mobile operating system (OS) from Blackberry(BBRY)for a new series of smartphones [why] new user interface (UI)[where] NEW bb 10 smart phones [when] 2013-01-31
] no S/MIME - All this is true, and yet, for reasons I cannot fathom, blackberry fails to support S/MIME for consumers, but only for consumers: the code is in there on the device, if only we could put a cert in via, say, bb-link, and suddenly BB would catch up with the droids and IOS just a little, feature-wise.