Lukey. 381 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 A piece of logging and sniffing software called Carrier IQ has been embedded so deeply in a number of manufacturers phones that it is invisible to the average user and virtually impossible for anyone to fully remove.It is in fact in front of the user interface meaning it logs things before the phone has displayed the action.This is all done with no authorisation from the user, no opt in or out and sends the information to the company before you even receive it.It also logs and sends https website information, (this means usernames, passwords, bank details the lot!) and it doesnt matter if your phone is on 3G, airplane mode, wifi or even if it doesnt have a sim altogether, the logging and sending still takes place.Very informative video, bit long at 17mins, the interesting demonstration of this basically total phone hacking starts just before 9minsT17XQI_AYNo Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 As you say, Long but informative.....Never watched it to the end though, does he say how to get rid of it? also WHY is it there?? Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 you cant get rid of it, it is there to collect all data and send it to wherever they configured it to send, both manufacturers and networks are doing this. Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Sneaky.......... espec if they can see passwords etc...... Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 supposedly if on iphone with iOS 5 you can turn it off by turning off Diagnostics and Usage in settings, but on android, nokia or blackberry there seems to be no way to turn it off yet Link to post Share on other sites
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