India will take a final decision on August 30 on whether to block some BlackBerry services over which the country has security concerns, a senior government source said on Tuesday.

The maker of the smartphone, Canada’s Research In Motion, faces an August 31 deadline to give India the means to track and read its secure email that officials fear have the potential to be misused by militants.

To read this Reuters report in full, see:
uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE67J2GC20100824
in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51034420100824