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Seems that the French are no longer fans of the Blackberry. Orders have been issued that no member of the French Government may use the addictive email device due to fears that foreigners could spy on them.

A member of France’s governing UMP party in the National Assembly, Jacques Myard, said French politicians needed to be aware that Blackberries were not secure devices.

“It’s very good to say ‘be careful’, because we don’t live in an ordinary world in which you can talk on your mobile or private line without any warning, without caution,” he told the BBC’s World Today programme.

RIM responded to the allegations by saying that Blackberry’s encryption system was “the most secure wireless data solution available”, pointing out that it had been approved for the transmission of sensitive data by the UK government and by Nato.

Considering how long the company has been around and there have been no reported data leaks should be a testament to RIM’s success. I do however understand the French goverments point of view. Although there have been no data leaks, I believe all crypto should be open source for the public to examine gauge its effectiveness and not take the word of one multinational company.

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