Tinkerer, Carrier, Rootkit, Spy

Saturday - December 3, 2011

The company Carrier IQ became an overnight pariah this week after a security researcher published information suggesting that software it makes could potentially be used to significantly violate the privacy of millions of smartphone users. The researcher is Trevor Eckhart, and he said that the way Carrier IQ's application is used could allow it to tell your cellphone carrier all sorts of things about when and how you use your phone -- info like what applications you use, geographic location, what buttons are being pressed and usage history -- all without you knowing. [More...]