Blackberry 8707 - VERSION 4.1, User Manual

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Third-party program control
Prevent third-party programs from transmitting data
Set permissions for third-party programs
Control external connections
Control connections with the device
Control access to personal information
Security — frequently asked questions
About firewall settings
If you have third-party programs on your BlackBerry®
device, the firewall option is designed to prevent these
programs from transmitting data without your
knowledge.
Related topic
Legal notice (See page 149.)
Prevent third-party programs from
transmitting data
When a third-party program on your BlackBerry®
device attempts to transmit data, a dialog box
appears. Accept or deny the connection request.
To reset the firewall settings, in the device options,
click
Security Options. Click Firewall. Click the
trackwheel. Click Reset Settings.
Related topics
About firewall settings (See page 101.)
Legal notice (See page 149.)
About permissions for third-party
programs
You can set whether third-party programs on your
BlackBerry® device can use data or connections from
other programs. For example, a third-party program
might use data from personal information
management (PIM) programs or connections from
programs such as the phone.
On the Permissions screen, if you set a permission
field to Allow, you are granting third-party programs
access to that program or connection.
If you set a permission field to Prompt, you are
prompted whenever a third-party program requests
access to that program or connection.
If you set a permission field to Deny, access to that
program or connection by third-party programs is
designed to be blocked.
If programs or connections within a group have
different permission values, the permission field for
the group is Custom.
Related topic
About firewall settings (See page 101.)