Spyware Scandal - Have your say

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Have you been effected by the BlackBerry spyware scandal? Tell us what you think about it and join the discussion.

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What abt Q-Tel?
Posted by K.Alex, Doha, Qatar on Thursday 13 August 2009 at 11:01 UAE time

I wonder if Q-Tel (Qatar Telecommunication) also does the same to its Blackberry users??
i will not be surprised if they do so... but any Qatar users here have any idea?

Moraity
Posted by Ace on Sunday 2 August 2009 at 13:30 UAE time

Everyones talking about compensation. How can everyone let Etisalat get away with such a disaster with no explanation. Can they take people for a fool ? by getting away with such a ridiculous infantile explanation !

compensation
Posted by HD on Sunday 2 August 2009 at 11:14 UAE time

I dont think there is any point in being angry about etisalat/gov wanting to spy on blackberry users, considering they probably already spy on us with the internet and any other mobiles we use.

But we do have every right to be furious and compensated for the inconvenience they have caused with the stupid patch. Batteries being drained, phones burning out is absolutely unacceptable and so is just an apology/lie that came out weeks later.
One would assume some sort of compensation from the carrier is EXPECTED. Otherwise the consumers will always have a bad taste in their mouth and ***if*** things ever change and healthy competition is permitted here and we do have a choice we will find any means possible NOT to give etisalat our money.

I dream for that day to come. For I have had a horrible taste in my mouth since long before even this fiasco.

Not a problem
Posted by Jack Black on Saturday 1 August 2009 at 12:23 UAE time

Do I care about my blackberry being spied on? No. I got nothing to hide. Butt man, just be upfront and announce your plans first. Let's say… “Hey, we want to screw you over with this shiny state of the art spyware we got. If you don’t want in, switch to DU…” okay.

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