The controversy, which involved department of telecom and Canadian company Research in motion (RIM) regarding the data and encryption level of the Blackberry doesn’t seem to fade as it is once gain in the limelight.

Earlier, the Department of Telecom (DoT) had asked RIM to give the Indian agencies an access to the e-mails it sends to the Blackberry customers and also to reduce the encryption level of the Blackberry.

It had also asked the RIM to set a local server in the country, which would have given DoT control over the data being transferred by the company.

But the Canadian company had simply refused to do so, since it imposed a great threat for the data being hacked and misused. RIM had clarified that if they lower the encryption data, then it would be an open invitation for the hackers to hack the information being sent to the Blackberry users.

Following this, DoT has now involved National Security Advisor (NSA) to find a way to help the government agencies to monitor Blackberry data. The panel of NSA would consist of officials from NTRO, DOT and RIM itself. The panel will try to find an appropriate solution to the existing controversy.

RIM said that it has approximately 100,000 Blackberry users and if can’t face a risk by lowering the encryption level or giving access to the data to Indian agencies, since it will enable hackers to hack into the network and steal information and important business data. One benefit of longer encryptions is that it protects longer transactions that are worth millions of dollars.

The company also said that it sis being singled out by the DoT, since there are many other companies which provide similar services with the same levels of encryption to its users, but no action is being taken against them. RIM has named four Indian companies which provide similar services and encryption levels which include the names of Windows Mobile ActiveSync, Nokia Intellisync, Motorola Good and Seven Networks.