LONDON -- BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law-enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. telecommunications chief said, adding that governments have legitimate security concerns that should not be ignored.
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Hamadoun Toure, the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union, said that officials fighting terrorism had the right to demand access to users' information from the maker of the BlackBerry -- Research in Motion Ltd.
RIM is embroiled in parallel disputes with at least five countries -- India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates -- over concerns that the smart phone's powerful encryption technology could be used as a cover for terrorism or criminal activity.
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