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CarrierIQ Denies It Violated Wiretap Laws, Defends Product

CarrierIQ Denies It Violated Wiretap Laws, Defends Product

  When news of CarrierIQ’s possibly extensive data-collecting habits began to circulate, consumer reaction was swift- and legal experts opined that the actions could not possibly be in line with federal wiretapping laws. CarrierIQ initially attempted to remove 25-year-old Trevor Eckhart’s lengthy […]

[CarrierIQ] Developer Finds Scary Hidden Functionality in Many Popular Smartphones

[CarrierIQ] Developer Finds Scary Hidden Functionality in Many Popular Smartphones

A 25-year-old Connecticut system administrator has discovered what appears to log every action users engage in using their smartphones, and is back with another muckracking video after rootkit maker CarrierIQ attempted to quash speculation about the functionality of their software. […]