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Released: December 28, 2011
Your cell phone is out of your control
Source: David Goldman, CNNMoney.com (Free Registration)
Here’s the takeaway from the Carrier IQ fiasco: Mobile phone owners have no clue what data-gathering tools are running on their devices, and little ability to control them.
Tiny Carrier IQ’s sudden jump into the national spotlight ignited widespread confusion and anger. The flap began late last month after Android developer Trevor Eckhart released a 17-minute YouTube video indicating that the little-known application was sending everything you do on your phone back to your carrier—including what websites you visit, what your texts say and what keys you press.
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