US Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) wants Carrier IQ to explain why its
diagnostic software does not violate the Electronic Communications
Privacy Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. In a letter to the
company, Senator Franken writes that “it appears that [the] software
captures a broad swath of extremely sensitive information from users
that would appear to have nothing to do with diagnostics.” Carrier IQ’s
software reportedly runs every time users turn on their smartphones and
logs most every action they take on the device, including phone numbers
dialed, contents of received text messages, contents of online search
queries, even when encrypted, and users’ locations while using the
devices. The software is reportedly designed to help carriers learn what
problems users are having and which features of their phones are the
most popular.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/01/al_franken_carrier_iq/
http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/01/technology/carrier_iq/index.htm
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/carrier-iq-speaks-out-points-finger-at-networks-customers/64528
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/faster-forward/post/today-in-tech-carrier-iq-draws-consumer-lawmaker-questions/2011/12/01/gIQAeewCIO_blog.html
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/carrier-iq-backlash/
