Even "Private" BlackBerry Messages Can Be Made Public
Many people were surprised to learn in a recent Canadian lawsuit that so-called PIN messages sent on BlackBerry devices can be logged and archived. These messages are thought to be more private than regular BlackBerry e-mails because PIN messages are sent directly from one device to another without going through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. But direct does not mean untraceable, and more companies are beginning to log and archive all BlackBerry messages.
Canadian lawsuit raises messaging privacy issue, Computerworld, January 14, 2005
