CarrierIQ: Most Phones Ship with Rootkits

Slashdot

+ - CarrierIQ: Most Phones Ship with Rootkits-> 1

Submitted by Kompressor on Tuesday November 15, 2011 @12:58PM

Kompressor writes "According to a developer on the XDA forums, TrevE, many Android, Nokia, and BlackBerry smartphones have software called "Carrier IQ" that allows your carrier full access into your handset, including keylogging, which apps have been run, URLs that have been loaded in the browser, etc.

Discuss."
Link to Original Source

This discussion was created for logged-in users only, but now has been archived. No new comments can be posted.

CarrierIQ: Most Phones Ship with Rootkits

Load All Comments

Search 1 Comments Log In/Create an Account

Comments Filter:

I wonder (Score:2)

by Megaweapon (25185) writes:

how much wireless bandwidth this uses and how much it counts against what I'm paying monthly for.

There may be more comments in this discussion. Without JavaScript enabled, you might want to turn on Classic Discussion System in your preferences instead.

If the ends don't justify the means, then what does? -- Robert Moses

CarrierIQ: Most Phones Ship with Rootkits More Login

CarrierIQ: Most Phones Ship with Rootkits

I wonder (Score:2)