Despite denials last month from the Indian telecoms secretary, BlackBerry maker RIM is once again under threat in the country after the government there has insisted carriers open all content transmitted to official scrutiny.  According to the Department of Telecom (DoT), the move is required to ensure “fool-proof security”, and networks have been given fifteen days to concede else the BlackBerry system will be stopped.

There are over 400,000 BlackBerry users in India, all of whom face either a sudden disconnection from their service or the knowledge that their emails are no longer for their eyes only.  The DoT already has the systems ready to monitor RIM’s servers; what’s missing is the encryption keys that secure the messages.

RIM has declined to comment.

[via Electronista]