There are reports around the internet today that MobileMe—Apple’s paid-for membership to heaps of Mac/iOS4 services—has been blocked in Saudi Arabia. As you know, the Saudi Arabian government has had a hot temper in the last year when it comes to technology, specifically products (like BlackBerry smartphones) and services which are too secure, and keep their data on foreign servers.
https://gizmodo.com/rim-will-share-blackberry-code-with-saudi-authorities-5609600
Various commenters on 9to5Mac have found that the block is pretty ad-hoc with MobileMe users, dependant on whether “https” or “http” is used in the URL.
Saudi Arabian MobileMe customers—any luck? [9to5Mac]
