Expert: Denny Adams - 2/14/2011

Question
Hi

I have a blackberry given by my office with BIS and BES. The corporate email is synchronized on the devise, and i also installed my personal yahoo email. Since the office administrator has an access to all emails on the outlook can he view also my personal mails on the blackberry also?

Answer
Ini, here's the answer to your question and some other things i've learned by researching your question.  

What could be accessed/logged/viewed by the BES System Admin includes, but may not limited to:
• Corporate Email
• Corporate PIM data including Address Book, Memo Pad and Tasks
• Corporate calendar entries
• Browser site history using the BlackBerry Browser
o SPECIAL NOTE: If the Company utilizes a firewall, then the BB Browser will probably be controlled by the firewall. For example, if dating service sites are blocked in your office then they will also be blocked to the BB Browser
o You can often get around this by changing the Default Browser Configuration to Internet Browser….Only if the option is available of course…..Options > Advanced Options > Browser > Default browser configuration > Change to Internet Browser > Save your changes
• PIN messages
• Phone call data, NOT the actual calls. No, they are not recording the calls, but they could see the date, time, numbers called, numbers received, length of call, etc.
• Text message data including the actual messages, the times, dates, screen name sent to and the carriers involved
• Blackberry Messenger data
• All applications installed on the device including any IM apps, RSS feeds, games, etc.
• The OS version installed on the BB. The Admin can tell if you upgraded from what had been originally installed
• Don’t forget that the Admin may also have IT Policies installed, which can restrict many functions of the BB and that would include your personal device if you choose to connect to the BES server and it Is permitted. You could find yourself unable to install any add-on applications or certain apps. You may be forced to use a password to wake the device. You could even be told how “strong” a password has to be as well as how often it has to be changed.

What a BES Admin can't see includes, but may not limited to:
• BIS Email messages. However, keep in mind that the Admin can restrict use of BIS Email preventing you from being able to send it
• Email using separate Email Apps such as the Gmail App
• Browser site history using Internet Browser (see above)
• Third-party IM messages such as AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, etc. Remember that the Admin will know you have the App installed though. The Admin can block your ability to even install these apps so they won’t have to worry about messaging if that is done

Hope this helps.

Denny