Blackberry ban violates right of free use, says Hillary Clinton

As we were saying in a previous article, Saudi Arabia banned RIM. Well of course, people started talking about it, and most of them didn’t quite appreciate it. Recently, Hillary Clinton got involved in the dispute between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Research In Motion (RIM) over BlackBerry’s ban.

Clinton said the whole situation is a “complex set of issues”, and the US is working to fix this issue with UAE, as well as with other countries, with Lebanon Telecom Authority claiming that they’re also considering the security implications that come with the Blackberry use.

“We are taking time to consult and analyze the full range of interests and issues at stake because we know that there is a legitimate security concern, but there’s also a legitimate right of free use and access,” she said. “So I think we will be pursuing both technical and expert discussions as we go forward.”

Well, thing is Blackberry isn’t taking this too good, with their stock shares dropping since the RIM ban in UAE was announced. Thing is, it’s about to get a lot more complicated, especially if the US government gets involved.