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: Dave Schroeder <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:24:42 -0600
On Dec 1, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> 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.
Huh? If Location Services is disabled, even if Send Diagnostics is turned on, location data is still not sent.
- Dave
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