Casper Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/30/smartphone_spying_app/Poor Android and Blackberry owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1crusher Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Glad I switched from HTC to Motorola this past weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Isnt HTC a main company producing sub-apps of droid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Eckhart said he chose the HTC phone purely for demonstration purposes. Blackberrys, other Android-powered handsets, and smartphones from Nokia contain the same snooping software, he claims.Ain't just HTC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 This is old news man, all I had to do was install a custom rom and I was done with CIQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienpi Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 It's ok because it will protect us from the terrorists. www.infowars.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Casio didnt sell me out with my Commando! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisknight Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) There is a trend starting here:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8912714/Apple-iTunes-flaw-allowed-government-spying-for-3-years.html&http://www.intomobile.com/2011/11/30/carrier-iq-code-spotted-ios/ Edited December 1, 2011 by chrisknight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisknight Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 http://www.slashgear.com/developer-reveals-hidden-carrier-iq-smartphone-app-logging-everything-you-do-30198935/Apparently "Carrier IQ" can be uninstalled. I was a bit relieved to read that Verizon doesn't use it. ...And, the Nexus doesn't (shouldn't) have it. It's NOT part of android. It's a (carrier) app that runs on android. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 http://www.slashgear.com/developer-reveals-hidden-carrier-iq-smartphone-app-logging-everything-you-do-30198935/Apparently "Carrier IQ" can be uninstalled. I was a bit relieved to read that Verizon doesn't use it. ...And, the Nexus doesn't (shouldn't) have it. It's NOT part of android. It's a (carrier) app that runs on android.It takes allot of configuration modification to remove or keep it from starting. Not something the average person would be comfortable doing. There are allot of potential implications to this software and we havent seen the last of this.Apple involved as well.http://mobile.theverge.com/2011/11/30/2601875/carrier-iq-references-discovered-apple-ios-iphone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 It takes allot of configuration modification to remove or keep it from starting. Not something the average person would be comfortable doing. There are allot of potential implications to this software and we havent seen the last of this.Apple involved as well.http://mobile.theverge.com/2011/11/30/2601875/carrier-iq-references-discovered-apple-ios-iphoneWe already knew Apple was tracking us. Duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/01/ios_has_carrier_iq_client/Flatfish beat me.to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Carrier IQ Is Misunderstood, Not Evil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Law enforcement and bureaucracies need to keep track of all people for there own good.(without a warrant just a request)Silly citizens can't be trusted to know where they are at all times. This has happened so many times in the past it seems inevitable that it will become part of everyday life.Coming soon, "The Thought Police" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Carrier IQ Is Misunderstood, Not EvilThey go to him. Their mind control software in his phone sent radio waves into his head, brainwashing him into writing this blatant cover-up.Where's my tinfoil hat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Law enforcement and bureaucracies need to keep track of all people for there own good.(without a warrant just a request)Silly citizens can't be trusted to know where they are at all times. This has happened so many times in the past it seems inevitable that it will become part of everyday life.Coming soon, "The Thought Police"WikiLeaks files expose surveillance-industrial complexhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57335240-281/wikileaks-files-expose-surveillance-industrial-complex/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Flyer Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Root android like you're supposed to. Problem fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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