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		Duff on Aug 12, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Blackberry Shift: From the executive phone to ... Funny, because for a long time executives used BlackBerry devices to avoid litigation hold/e-discovery considerations. BBM's are popular with certain types of "entrepreneurs" for the same reason that Nextel/Boost direct connect was -- they are difficult/impossible to intercept.

gaius on Aug 12, 2011 [–]

Not necessarily - so long as RIM are willing to get involved: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/08/blackberry_riots/

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