AfterDawn: Tech news

Carrier IQ

FTC has strong words for other OEMs following HTC ruling
FTC has strong words for other OEMs following HTC ruling
Security must be paramount, says agency 27 Feb 2013 - 1 comment
Sprint removing Carrier IQ from smartphones, starting this month
Sprint removing Carrier IQ from smartphones, starting this month
Sprint has confirmed today that it will be providing maintenance releases to its smartphone devices to remove Carrier IQ. In December, Sprint, ...... 18 Jan 2012 - 3 comments
Carriers and handset vendors provide senator information about Carrier IQ deployment
Carriers and handset vendors provide senator information about Carrier IQ deployment
Carriers give Senator Franken vague details about what data is collected with Carrier IQ. They also say subscriber agreements allow them to use it. 19 Dec 2011 - 1 comment
RIM gives out instruction on how to remove Carrier IQ from BlackBerry
RIM gives out instruction on how to remove Carrier IQ from BlackBerry
RIM has become the first handset maker to officially give instructions on how to remove the smartphone rootkit Carrier IQ. The software runs ...... 16 Dec 2011 - 2 comments
FBI denies FOIA request for their use of Carrier IQ
FBI denies FOIA request for their use of Carrier IQ
Carrier IQ, the much maligned rootkit installed on over 140 million smartphones around the globe, is back in the news today, but this time with ...... 13 Dec 2011 - 1 comment
Google: We don't support Carrier IQ
Google: We don't support Carrier IQ
Google chief executive moves to distance company from on-going Carrier IQ saga. 10 Dec 2011
Another security researcher examines Carrier IQ - says keylogging concerns are unfounded
Another security researcher examines Carrier IQ - says keylogging concerns are unfounded
A security researcher appears to have verified Carrier IQ's claim that their smartphone software does not log keystrokes or SMS messages. 05 Dec 2011 - 7 comments
Apple questioned about Carrier IQ in Germany
Apple questioned about Carrier IQ in Germany
German regulators question Apple about the use of Carrier IQ software. 03 Dec 2011
FTC must investigate Carrier IQ: U.S. lawmaker
FTC must investigate Carrier IQ: U.S. lawmaker
U.S. Representative says that the FTC should probe whether Carrier IQ violated the privacy of millions of smartphone users. 03 Dec 2011 - 2 comments
Carrier IQ hit with its first class-action lawsuit
Carrier IQ hit with its first class-action lawsuit
That was fast. Plaintiffs have sued Carrier IQ, and phone makers HTC and Samsung for violating federal wiretapping laws this week, just one ...... 02 Dec 2011 - 6 comments
Android app checks for Carrier IQ software
Android app checks for Carrier IQ software
Android app provides easy way to check if your handset contains software from under-fire firm Carrier IQ. 02 Dec 2011 - 5 comments
Quick Guide: How to check if your smartphone is infected with Carrier IQ (requires root)
Quick Guide: How to check if your smartphone is infected with Carrier IQ (requires root)
Quick Guide: How to check if your smartphone is infected with Carrier IQ For the past few weeks, there has been much ado about Carrier IQ, ...... 02 Dec 2011 - 13 comments
Carrier IQ drops legal threat against security researcher
Carrier IQ drops legal threat against security researcher
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) secures withdrawal of baseless cease and desist threat aimed at security researcher. 24 Nov 2011
     

News archive