The software is factory installed by network operators and manufacturers onto mobile phones. in the United States, some mobile phone models come with standard carrier-iq enabled software. the mobile phone companies use to limit the software to malfunction, in networks and individual devices.
a little more but the software has been recorded. iq carrier admits now publish in the opinion in certain cases also have the recorded program customized sms messages in. this was solely due to a programming error. Although the content of the SMS are for diagnostic purposes in conjunction with other data to the mobile telephone operators have been submitted. but the content of the news no one could read without special software. The opinion states: "so that mobile telephone operators can analyze the contents of the sms, would have to write additional carrier iq software, which is never done."
The vendor is also some allegations of a developer trevor eckhart. the programmer had in early december, the carrier-iq software analyzed on an Android-smartphone. Eckhart came to the conclusion that the control software has access keystrokes and can see which websites a user invokes the browser.
control software can monitor Internet use
iq carrier admits now that the control software can monitor what websites with a mobile phone or tablet to be called. whether such details are stored and transmitted, the mobile telephone operators will decide who is installing the software control of Carrier IQ, the company says.
The software can also record conversations with telephone numbers which when were out. But that was not well too bad, argues carrier iq: "Our customers - mobile wireless providers - telephone numbers are distinguished in the frame on the invoice." This rate will probably suggest: what's so bad that our software is recording information, the mobile telephone operators have anyway?
iq carrier denies that the control software was developed for keyboard input to monitor on their mobile devices. eckhart in a video of trevor is seen that exposure data and contents of sms and e-mails in plain text are stored in a log file. these records have nothing to do with iq carrier, the manufacturer says: The investigations have shown that this information was stored, because the manufacturer of the device was activated to a software that is used only for tests in the factory. these log files have the access software from any carrier iq.
fbi is silent because of "potential or ongoing investigations"
only this time a bit more detail - - iq carrier apart, as before pushing the responsibility for the use of control software for the mobile phone companies. they decide according to Carrier IQ, which keeps track of what is transmitted and what is evaluated. The company asserts: "According to our customer contracts, we have no right to resell the data to analyze, to use or transmit to third parties, unless the law prescribes this."
it is not entirely clear how this presentation fits into a press release from the carrier iq october: market researchers then joined the company one of partnership with Nielsen. which should be determined by the carrier-iq analyze data, which make consumer experience with their smartphones and tablets - Carrier IQ have a "unique source of knowledge." it may be, of course, that is the use of evaluation data for market research only with the consent of the mobile telephone operators.
is also currently unclear whether investigators in the United States the use of carrier-iq use data collected. request to us at the FBI after the use of these data, the authority responded by saying it could not respond due to ongoing or pending investigations may be. which can mean anything: perhaps actually use carrier-IQ data, officer, maybe the fbi but expects only that, because of all the pending legal action against carrier iq now even have to be determined in Case.
not active in Germany
in Germany had to reflecting the major online provider T-Mobile, Vodafone, E-Plus, O2 and freenet (debitel / mobilcom / clear mobile / mobile call) a precluded the use of carrier-iq software. many readers of mirror online but discovered on tablets and mobile phones manufacturer Samsung data tracks of the carrier iq. the software was not active. Samsung says this: "We are currently reviewing the matter carefully."
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