Re: [Fed-Talk] ABC WNN reports the iPhone has Carrier IQ software installed
Re: [Fed-Talk] ABC WNN reports the iPhone has Carrier IQ software installed
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] ABC WNN reports the iPhone has Carrier IQ software installed
- From: Jeffrey Walton <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:26:09 -0500
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:14 PM, David Emery <email@hidden> wrote:
> Even here, we're falling prey to speculation.
>
> As I understand it:
> a. Carrier IQ software and its behavior has been demonstrated/shown/verified on some Android phones.
> b. What data actually gets transmitted -off the phone- has not been established.
> c. There's an URL on earlier iOS versions that shows data exchanges with CarrierIQ servers/website. (That's not the same as having CarrierIQ software within iOS!)
> d. Access to that URL on the iPhone is disabled by default. (But it's not clear to me if this is only activated by a local action, or if it can be enabled by a TELCO remotely.)
>
> Is this a correct statement of the facts as we know them now?
You forgot the part about Apple not telling the truth. For example,
Apple had a number of class actions filed against it due to
unauthorized collection and use of location data. This is despite the
fact that Apple told us all we needed to do was turn off Location
Services.
Jeff
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