BUSTED! Secret app on millions of phones logs key taps

by **Jack Flash** » 30 Nov 11, 2:53 pm

An Android app developer has published what he says is conclusive proof that millions of smartphones are secretly monitoring the key presses, geographic locations, and received messages of its users.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/30 ... pying_app/

by **cerina** » 30 Nov 11, 6:38 pm

I haven't started to use my smartphone yet but the more I hear, the less inclined I am to do so.

by **Jack Flash** » 02 Dec 11, 3:45 pm

follow up:
US Senator demands answers from Carrier IQ - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/01 ... arrier_iq/

Senator and former late-night funnyman Al Franken has called on Carrier IQ to explain why its diagnostic software, buried in the bowels of 141 million smartphones, isn't a massive violation of US wiretap laws.

by **cerina** » 02 Dec 11, 4:24 pm

Probably because their lobbyists say it isn't!

by **Jack Flash** » 13 Dec 11, 7:23 am

A follow up:

Legal threats to attempt to muzzle researcher
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/11/c ... gal-threat

Google's Schmidt calls Carrier IQ software a keylogger
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/ ... _keylogger

The FBI disclosed this weekend that data gathered by Carrier IQ software is used by it for "law enforcement purposes", but refused to give details
http://boingboing.net/2011/12/12/fbi-sa ... iq-fo.html

by **cerina** » 13 Dec 11, 8:41 pm

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