Mobile device maker BlackBerry has announced it will no longer operate in Pakistan because of local government demands for access to communications, Computerworld reports. The government wanted access to all Blackberry Enterprise Service (BES) traffic in the country, including all BES emails and messages. “We do not support ‘back doors’ granting open access to our customers’ information and have never done this anywhere in the world,” wrote BlackBerry Chief Operating Officer Marty Beard in a blog post. Though the company plans to be out by December 30, the report states that a compromise between it and the Pakistani government may be possible. A spokesperson from the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority said they are working “to find out a solution.”
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