CarrierIQ Is Spying On Your Phone?
by chris on Nov.30, 2011, under general
Though the software is installed on most modern Android, BlackBerry and Nokia phones, Carrier IQ was virtually unknown until 25-year-old Trevor Eckhart of Connecticut analyzed its workings, revealing that the software secretly chronicles a user’s phone experience — ostensibly so carriers and phone manufacturers can do quality control.
But now he’s released a video actually showing the logging of text messages, encrypted web searches and, well, you name it.
CarrierIQ went after Eckhart, but the EFF came to his defense (thank you).
Here’s Eckhart’s dizzyingly comprehensive and alarming video breakdown of CarrierIQ:
As Wired notes, it’s not clear what CarrierIQ is doing or who they are giving this data to. All we know is that it is happening consistently, and, until now, in secret.
