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Originally Posted by penguin3107
No one thought you'd ever see a camera on a BlackBerry. As soon as you did, you then saw an IT policy which can disable it when the device is connected to a BES. I predict similar changes when HTML messaging arrives.
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This is probably what we're really waiting for.
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Originally Posted by NutritionN
Not to start anything here, but the standard answer of "security risk" just doesn't fly anymore when it comes to standard features.
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There are definitely very real security concerns with HTML mail support whatever your personal opinion on the matter may be...
As a BIS user the security concerns probably aren't such a big deal to you. However just because you can't see or understand why there might be an issue doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. BES devices not only have access to sensitive corporate data via email but they also have access to a company's intranet if allowed. Since there aren't BIS-only and BES-only devices RIM really does have to seriously consider security before rolling out changes.
Again, what isn't a security issue for you can easily be a major concern in a corporate environment. RIM's certainly not going to risk its corporate user base just because Joe Consumer is all antsy for this or that feature.