Your Cellphone Secretly Records Everything You Do

dgridley · 12-03-2011, 05:13 PM

Carrier IQ is a piece of software installed on millions of mobile phones that logs everything their users do, from what websites they browse to what their text messages say.

The software secretly runs on your smart phone and logs every key press, every text, and the full URL of every website you visit.

Carrier IQ: Your phone's secret recording device - Dec. 1, 2011

Carrier IQ Part #2 - YouTube

**MrKhay** · 12-04-2011, 05:19 PM

New paradigm, privacy has been redefined. Alot of the english language has been redefined. Might be because of the teachers in the schools, parents not doing their part to make sure their children know what they are talking about, or too much television. Some of the offerings on television is crap. Nothing but "dumbing down" of the future societal leaders.

As for being spied upon through your cell phone, just be aware of what you are saying/sending on your personal communications device.

So sayeth MrKhay

Kens Digital Media · 12-04-2011, 07:19 PM

People pay to prevent and delete key loggers but I guess this is legal key logging?

Question is, who has access to this information and what do they use this information for.

The phone companies are forbidden from letting it's customers know that their keystrokes, voice and text is shared. Who has the power to do this, Big Brother, the Patriot Act started the ball rolling.

I guess I'm on a list now for saying this, lol.

dgridley · 12-04-2011, 08:49 PM

In reading the article, the idea is the data is used for "diagnostic" purposes but my thought is the data can be easily misused.. wondering how this affects those "pay by phone" apps.. seems to me they wouldn't be very safe.

**MrKhay** · 12-04-2011, 10:25 PM

Carrier IQ

Android system developer Trevor Eckhart has produced a sort of long video on the app he found on his handset. Posted earlier on this thread (first post). Her is the InfoWorld article on this topic.
Carrier IQ: The Sony rootkit all over again | Cringely - InfoWorld

Additionally, last night/this morning, a radio program that I like to listen to nightly, had as a guest a man named Lauren Weinstein. Mr Weinstein afforded the listening audience information on how the government electronically tracks (stalks) this country's citizenry. US. Find details on that program in the first portion of this link.
Government GPS Spying - Shows - Coast to Coast AM

This is Mr Weinstein's website:
Vortex Technology

During the first half hour of the program, Wired Magazine Kim Zetter commented on the news of two tracking devices were found on the same SUV in Southern California. At the link, find the Wired Magazine article by reporter David Kravets.
Carrier IQ Admits Holding ‘Treasure Trove’ of Consumer Data, But No Keystrokes | Threat Level | Wired.com

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