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Title: Carrier IQ - privacy?
Post by: Rico on December 05, 2011, 08:41:29 AM
Listening to the TWIT podcast this morning and they talked about this whole Carrier IQ subject.  Basically for some smart phone users this seems to run in the background collecting info on you, texts you send, keystrokes, etc.  It seems there might be a way to remove it too.  Read on...

http://www.bgr.com/2011/12/05/apple-samsung-and-six-more-companies-sued-over-carrier-iq-scandal/ (http://www.bgr.com/2011/12/05/apple-samsung-and-six-more-companies-sued-over-carrier-iq-scandal/)

http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/291327-how-to-delete-carrier-iq-from-your-android-phone-or-iphone (http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/291327-how-to-delete-carrier-iq-from-your-android-phone-or-iphone)
Title: Re: Carrier IQ - privacy?
Post by: KingIsaacLinksr on December 05, 2011, 11:43:08 AM
Yeah, Apple has already begun removing it in iOS5 and will be completely removed in further updates. 

Its a big invasion of privacy and no doubt there will be hell to pay for it...

King
Title: Re: Carrier IQ - privacy?
Post by: Dangelus on December 05, 2011, 01:52:59 PM
But very useful if you need an alibi for something ;)
Title: Re: Carrier IQ - privacy?
Post by: Rico on December 07, 2011, 08:47:13 AM
More on this here:

http://www.t-g.com/story/1792029.html (http://www.t-g.com/story/1792029.html)
Title: Re: Carrier IQ - privacy?
Post by: Feathers on December 08, 2011, 12:30:24 AM
Quote from: KingIsaacLinksr on December 05, 2011, 11:43:08 AM
Its a big invasion of privacy and no doubt there will be hell to pay for it...
Really? It might be, but at the moment nobody seems able to say what it's actually reporting or whether anyone's actually looking at the data.

It comes across as a bit too much hype and over-reaction to me.
Title: Re: Carrier IQ - privacy?
Post by: Rico on December 08, 2011, 04:22:39 AM
The "Person of Interest" TV series is becoming more real everyday.  :)