[LINK] Carrier IQ

[Kim Holburn]

It's blowing up today:

http://daringfireball.net/
Oh and BTW note that Apple was using it!!!

Questions are being asked:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/sen-franken-demands-answers-from-carrier-iq-suggests-phone-snooping-violates-federal-law.ars

And wikileaks says it's a much more general problem:
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/12/wikileaks-docs-reveal-that-governments-use-malware-for-surveillance.ars
http://www.itworld.com/security/229473/bulletin-wikileaks-launches-new-whistle-blowing-platform


On 2011/Dec/01, at 2:13 PM, Ivan Trundle wrote:

> So where's the outrage, the indignation, the calls for retribution?
> 
> Now that developer Trevor Eckhart has discovered logging software installed on most Android, Blackberry and Nokia phones, and with far-reaching implications of what that data can be used for, I had anticipated an outcry.
> 
> Apple was almost crucified (Senate hearings, etc) over their location-caching data collection, but this is far more reaching. Even back then, Steve Jobs asserted that Android was tracking everyone.
> 
> What have I missed? Is it a beat up?
> 
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