Stealthy cellphone software stirs outcry
(AP)
AP - Technology bloggers are asking if our cellphones are spying on us after a security researcher said a piece of software hidden on millions of phones was recording virtually everything people do with them.
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Fallout Continues for Carrier IQ Tracking Software
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The fallout following the discovery of Carrier IQ's monitoring software on millions of smartphones continues to build. European privacy officials are investigating, the company said it has not violated wiretap laws, three class-action lawsuits have been filed, and a U.S. senator wants answers.
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Lawmaker calls for FTC probe into Carrier IQ
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Representative Edward Markey on Friday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether software maker Carrier IQ violated millions of mobile phone users' privacy rights.
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Mobile carriers split over Carrier IQ controversy
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - It seems the dark side of pre-installed software on our Android devices is emerging, as the Carrier IQ controversy continues. What Android researcher and app developer Trevor Eckhart uncovered with Carrier IQ’s data collection methods has upturned an entire mobile industry, questioning what mobile carriers and manufacturers are really doing with the information generated by our handset activity. Carrier IQ has already issued a statement, defending a snowball of accusations regarding its “rootkit” software status. ...
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