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I'm not too sure what the difference is here. One of the reasons that Blackberries are so common in the business and government sectors is because of the security(and privacy) that they provide. The two are basically the same thing.

The Indian government was asking for a backdoor into the system. That's more of a security issue than privacy.

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It's a security issue if the Indian government, or anyone else for that matter, found a way to create a backdoor into RIM's system without RIM's knowledge and consent.

As that isn't the case, then it's a privacy issue because the Indian government demanded RIM put in a backdoor for reasons or surveillance of its population.

Does this privacy issue potentially lead to a security issue? Yes, but not for RIM, but rather for it's users that depend on the privacy of RIM's service over which they may transmit sensitive information.

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