Saturday, December 3, 2011

Mobile companies respond to Carrier IQ controversy

For weeks, privacy concerns swirled around a piece of software installed on millions of phones that allegedly logs keystrokes, location data and a host of other information.

Today, major phone companies are finally responding with denials of any involvement, but Sprint and AT&T say they are using Carrier IQ to improve performance.

Android developer Trevor Eckhart says the software is from a California-based company called Carrier IQ. He says the application logs keystrokes, and tracks users locations even if the phone is not connected to a carrier's network. Eckhart charges surfaced in mid-November, but the story picked up steam after he expanded his claims on Tuesday in a YouTube video that now has over half a million views.

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