BlackBerry CEO John Chen is taking a hard stand against leakers

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If you are one of many folks that own a BlackBerry device and really look forward to the next leak for it, or just any info you can get about the next device BlackBerry has in the works, then you may want to stop reading this post because we have some bad news. BlackBerry CEO, John Chen has just sent out word on a Inside BlackBerry blog post that they will “take strong action” on leakers. We have the full post that John Chen posted on the inside BlackBerry Blog for you to check out.

Here’s the full post:

In my short time leading BlackBerry, I’ve been impressed by this company’s fighting spirit. It’s this resilience that is driving us to transform the company and bring the brand back to its iconic stature. And I know that you – our customers and partners – are all in the fight with us.

One of the most frustrating things for all of us at BlackBerry is when a critical and confidential project is reported in the media before we are ready to discuss it. Leaks are, at their best, distracting, and at their worst downright misleading to our stakeholders. The business implications of a leak are seldom advantageous.

This is why I want to make you aware that, right now, we are pursuing legal action against a party who stole confidential information about a future BlackBerry product and made that information public. This person falsely posed as an employee of one of our carrier partners to obtain access to secured networks.

I recognize that, in some cases, the leaks reflect people’s genuine interest in BlackBerry. There are a lot of people whose enthusiasm for our company and our products makes them want to know what we will do next — and that can be a tremendous asset for us as a brand.

But, when curiosity turns to criminality, we must take strong action.

We will always take appropriate actions to prevent leaks from happening and in some cases this means prosecuting individuals — internally or externally — who leak confidential information.

This may mean you see a few less blog posts with photos and rumors of the next BlackBerry smartphones. I know those can be fun for our fans, but rest assured that we’re committed to communicating our biggest updates to you early and often – when they are ready to be shared.

Now from reading this it definitely looks like BlackBerry will pursue legal action against the source of the leaks in the future (looks like they are now going after someone) so that will probably slow any leaks that may appear in the future. I for one love the leaked OS’s as they are probably the main reason I’m still with BlackBerry. If we had to wait on the carriers here in the U.S. then as you all know we will wait far to long for the offical OS to hit so hopefully BlackBerry can get the OS’s released in a timely manner. I know BlackBerry has no control over the carriers here but if they can’t get the OS’s out faster then I can honestly see the few folks that use a BlackBerry here in the States jumping ship soon if the leaks dry up.

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